Madelyn van der Hoogt

Madelyn van der Hoogt


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Ask Madelyn: Using End-Feed Shuttles

An end-feed shuttle operates with a pirn instead of a rotating bobbin. The problem with a rotating bobbin is that when the bobbin is full, it rotates fewer times than when it is empty to unload the same length of yarn.

Ask Madelyn: Doublewidth Doubleweave on a Jack Loom

Madelyn explains how to set yourself up for success when weaving doublewidth doubleweave on a jack loom. 

Ask Madelyn: A Dent Dilemma

With twisty yarns or when you have several ends in a dent, you want to maintain the exact order of the threads from warping board to heddle.

Ask Madelyn: Twisting Linen

I just wound a linen warp of 35/2 linen and the threads were quite twisted as I sleyed, threaded, and beamed the warp. What was I doing wrong?

Ask Madelyn: Converting Projects to Doubleweave

I'd like to weave a baby blanket but all of the patterns I've looked at are wider than my loom. Would this be an opportunity to try doubleweave?

Ask Madelyn: Translating Treadling for a Table Loom

How do you rewrite a complicated draft so it's readable for weaving on a table loom? Madelyn has a few suggestions to make your life so much easier.

Ask Madelyn: Best Structures for Space-Dyed Warps

First of all, whenever you cross a space-dyed warp with a weft (whether solid or space-dyed itself), if the weft shows at all, it will interrupt the stretches of solid color in the warp.

Ask Madelyn: Multiple Projects on One Warp

Is there anything wrong with putting on one warp, and using it to weave many different things? 

Ask Madelyn: Weaving Double Wide

If I want to weave a structure such as overshot, summer and winter, or a lace weave double wide for a tablecloth, what problems can I expect? I have just given away my large floor loom and will be using a 36” table loom for this.

Ask Madelyn: Uneven Warp Threads

When it comes time to tie on the warp threads at the front, I consistently get a diagonal line of threads, with the threads on one side being shorter than the other.

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