Ask Madelyn


Ask Madelyn: Choke Tie Distance

How far from the cross should you make your first choke tie?

Ask Madelyn: Dealing with Loose Ends

When your shuttle runs out , how do you change wefts?

Ask Madelyn: Doubleweave Pick-Up

For doubleweave, you can consider a single dark/light pair as the smallest number of threads in a pattern/background choice.

Ask Madelyn: Floating Selvedges and Twill

What's the best way to handle floating selvedges when weaving twill?

Ask Madelyn: Cutting a Warp Off the Warping Board

What's the best way to cut a multicolored warp off of a warping board?

Ask Madelyn: Weaving a Coverlet with Eight Shafts

The problem is that the snowball and pine tree design is a 5-block design. Summer and winter and doubleweave are both weaves that can produce it, but they don’t require the same number of shafts per block.

Ask Madelyn: Calculating Weft

How do you calculate the amount of weft needed for a project?

Ask Madelyn: Tromp as Writ

"Tromp as writ" means to “treadle as written,” and the assumption is that the “written” part is the threading draft. Here's more explanation of the term and technique.

Ask Madelyn: Warp-Faced Weaves

Is the weft always thinner in a warp-faced weave?

Ask Madelyn: Lifting Plans and Tie-Ups

What's the lifting plan for doubleweave?