Madelyn van der Hoogt

Madelyn van der Hoogt


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Ask Madelyn: Using a Warp Color Order Chart

Learn how to read a warp color order chart.

Ask Madelyn: 8-Shaft Tie Up

What's the best tie-up for an 8-shaft loom?

Ask Madelyn: Advice on Buying a "Dream Loom"

What is the best size loom to buy? And how many shafts do you need?

Ask Madelyn: Using an End-Feed Shuttle

What are some tips for using an end-feed shuttle?

Ask Madelyn: Fringe and Hemstitching

I hemstitched my project, but I am not sure if this is stable enough unless I allow for fringing. I do not really want fringe so would it be better for me to fold in the ends and machine stitch them?

Ask Madelyn: Shrinking Placemats

If two placemats are woven to the same length why is one shorter than the other? Madelyn makes an educated guess.

Ask Madelyn: Fringe Lengths

Plan for your fringe while the piece is still on the loom.

Ask Madelyn: Tying on a Warp

My sett is 48 epi (4/dent in a 12-dent reed). I’m worried that if I just tie one thread to each one of the four threads hanging from each dent without taking them in their exact order, they will be twisted when I start trying to wind the warp.

Ask Madelyn: Heavy Shafts

Raising four shafts with every treadle makes the treadling very heavy. Is there anything that you can think of that would make it easier to treadle?

Ask Madelyn: Color-and-Weave Defined

Are color-and-weave and shadow weave weave structures?

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