Scottish weavers have a pattern they call barleycorn? What is it, and is it the same as American barley corn?
I am thinking this is the very project that the person was weaving who asked about “smiles" in a previous "Ask Madelyn" post.
What size cottons work best for overshot? Can you use a 3/2 cotton pattern pick with a 10/2 cotton base? Madelyn has all the answers!
What's the best way to wind a striped warp? Madelyn has some suggestions!
When do you use a floating selvedge? Madelyn van der Hoogt explains how to determine if you need them and how to set them up.
What do you do when you realize you've sleyed your reed to the wrong sett? Do you sley again? Or is there a faster way? Here's Madelyn to explain!
I'm buying a new loom and choosing a reed with more dents. I'm trying to decide between a 10-dent and 12-dent. Which size should I get first?
What do you do when you're warping a loom front to back, with multiple ends per dent, and your warps won't stop twisting? Madelyn is here to answer!
Taqueté is a complementary-weft structure usually used for sturdy pieces, especially rugs.