Madelyn van der Hoogt

Madelyn van der Hoogt


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Ask Madelyn: What Kind of "Hand" Will My Yarn Yield?

Is there any way to avoid sampling to determine "hand"?

Ask Madelyn: What Do Judges Look For When Judging Weaving Projects?

If you're weaving for a competition, what elements should you focus on in your handwoven project?

Ask Madelyn: Tying Treadles Together to Provide More Weight

Madelyn answers a question about tying up Swedish countermarch looms.

Ask Madelyn: Introduction to 8-Shaft Weaving

When weaving a 4-shaft project on an 8-shaft loom do you need to remove the extra shafts and heddles?

Ask Madelyn: Hemstitching Doublewave Layers

I'm weaving doubleweave—how can I hemstitch both layers without sewing them together?

Ask Madelyn: Maintaining Width in Rigid-Heddle Weaving

Draw-in is a problem many beginning weavers struggle with. Learn how Madelyn deals with it in her own weaving.

Ask Madelyn: Using Finer Weft Thread in Hems

How do you prevent your plain weave hems from flaring out?

Ask Madelyn: A Question of Belonging in the Weaving Community

Whether you think of yourself as an artist or a fine crafter, weavers share something more unifying than any difference between those two roles might suggest. We all know the joy of watching a cloth grow and making that happen with our movements.

Ask Madelyn: Weaving Overshot for a Shawl?

How do you go about figuring out the best sett for an overshot shawl?

Ask Madelyn: How to Choose a Weaving Shuttle

Is there a rule of thumb regarding the choice of shuttle?

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