Ask Madelyn


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?

Ask Madelyn: How to Measure Projects on the Loom

Here's Madelyn with some weaving techniques to help you accurately measure the length of a project on the loom. It's a key part of learning how to weave!

Ask Madelyn: A Missing Pattern

A weaver wants to know why the pattern isn't showing up the way it should in their weaving.

Ask Madelyn: All About Beating

What's the best time to beat the weft? It depends. Madelyn explains how to weave with different styles of beating, and when to use them.

Ask Madelyn: Running Colors

Sometimes handwovens bleed dye, especially if you used yarn dyed with red. Color bleeding can be prevented with good wet-finishing technique. Here's how!

Ask Madelyn: Weaving in a Stick

Weaving in a stick lets you cut your work off the loom and keep weaving on the same warp. It's one of those weaving techniques you'll turn to over and over.

Ask Madelyn: Warping Method Pros and Cons

Wondering what method of warping a loom you ought to use? Madelyn lays out the factors you should consider when deciding how to warp.

Ask Madelyn: Resolving Ruffling Edges

Are there any weaving techniques I can use to keep my edges from ruffling when I do a plain weave border on my lace handwovens?