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Ask Madelyn: Choosing a Temple to Use in Weaving

There are some reasons to choose one temple over the other, but none are really “right” or “wrong.”

Ask Madelyn: How to Use a Temple

I know you recommend using a temple (stretcher) when you weave. I have had terrible luck doing that.

Ask Madelyn: Quigley and Half Satin

Madelyn explains the weave structures Quigley and Half Satin.

Ask Madelyn: Determining Warp Sett for Boundweave

How do you determine sett for boundweave, a weft-faced weave?

Ask Madelyn: More on Sectional Warping

Madelyn helps a weaver find good resources for warping her sectional warp beam.

The Draft: Tied Overshot Corrected Treadling

Corrected treadling for a figure in "The Draft: Tied Overshot" where the treadling and drawdown did not match. Get the corrected figure here.

Ask Madelyn: Half Dukagång and a Correction

Patterning in half dukagång is usually done with pick-up rather than with loom-controlled blocks, but structurally it is the same as a version of summer and winter in which only one tie-down shaft is raised throughout.

Ask Madelyn: What is the Best Loom to Use For Table Runners?

Read Madelyn's advice on how to pick the right loom for weaving runners or other projects.

Ask Madelyn: Weaving on Opposites

I have trouble understanding the concept of weaving on opposites.

Ask Madelyn: The False Cross

What causes a false cross when winding warp and how do you deal with it?