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Ask Madelyn: Choosing a Reed for Even Sleying (Or Close)

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?

Ask Madelyn: How to Divide the Reed to Sley Multiple Ends Per Dent

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!

Ask Madelyn: How to Sett Turned Taquete

Taqueté is a complementary-weft structure usually used for sturdy pieces, especially rugs.

Ask Madelyn: Weaving a Project with Many Weft Color Changes

I'm interested in a project with lots of weft color changes. I'm worried that my edges will build up more than the rest of my weaving if I overlap tails.

Ask Madelyn: Tips for Beating the Weft

Beating the weft just so is one of the hardest weaving techniques to master. Madelyn is here with some tips to help you perfect your weaving projects.

Ask Madelyn: Tabby and Temple for Weaving Overshot

If the instructions say to "use tabby," is this weaving overshot that's reversible? Should I use warp or weft yarns for the tabby to make it stand out?

Ask Madelyn: Tied Overshot Draft

I was reading your article on Tied Overshot from Handwoven, and it doesn't look like the drawdown and treadling match in Figure 2, page 16.

Ask Madelyn: Testing for Colorfastness

Is there a way to test yarn for color fastness?

Ask Madelyn: Unsure of How to Use a Temple

The temple will keep the warp threads parallel to each other so that the reed doesn’t rub on them.

Ask Madelyn: Using a Temple

I have read in various places that you recommend using a temple (stretcher) as a means of getting good selvedges.