Ask Madelyn


Ask Madelyn: Double-Doubleweave

Can you weave 4 layers of cloth at once on an 8-shaft loom? How do you get started?

Ask Madelyn: Waffle Weave and Sett

How do you determine sett for waffle weave? Madelyn can help you figure it out.

Ask Madelyn: Whether to Lash or Knot

Which is the best way to attach to the apron rod? Lashing on or knotting?

Ask Madelyn: A Fickle Selvedge

I am not quite sure why the right selvedge is somewhat messy while the other selvedge is very neat. I am pretty sure it has to do with carrying the yarn.

Ask Madelyn: Centering the Warp

How important is centering the warp? It is OK to split patterns in the middle?

Ask Madelyn: Copyright and Weaving Patterns

If someone makes a project from Handwoven and then puts it in a guild sale, is that against the law? If the fiber, color or size is altered, then is it acceptable?

Ask Madelyn: Block Weaves vs Unit Weaves

Why is 4-shaft Ms & Os considered a block weave but not a unit weave?

Ask Madelyn: Broken Warp Threads

Why do my selvedges keep breaking? Help!

Ask Madelyn: Warping for Rep-Weave

When you have multiple ends in a dent how do you keep them from twisting around each other?

Ask Madelyn: A Brittle Selvedge

Why would one selvedge end break but not the other? Is it the weight on it?