Ask Madelyn


Ask Madelyn: A Strange Selvedge

Does it matter if the edge thread is up or down when you go into the shed with your shuttle?

Ask Madelyn: Transferring the Cross

But I only have a 12-dent reed and I needed a 24 epi sett, so I would have to put two threads in each dent. How would I then know which thread comes from which side of the cross so that I can thread the heddles in the correct order?

Ask Madelyn: Threading Dents and Heddles

I read the patterns for a project and one of the things that confuses me is, say you have a 12-dent reed and you are told to put two ends in a dent to make it 24 ends. Now what do you do with these when it comes to putting them through the heddles?

Ask Madelyn: Converting Yarn

A project calls for 10/2 cotton but I want to use 5/2 cotton--how do I convert?

Ask Madelyn: Mixing Fibers

When you have a stash of yarns, how do you know which ones you can weave together?

Ask Madelyn: Learning About Yarns

How do you learn about the best yarns to weave with?

Ask Madelyn: Fringe Without Hemstitching

Do you have to hemstitch when you are planning on twisting fringe? Madelyn doesn't think so!

Ask Madelyn: Sectional Warp Beam Alternative Uses

I've come into possession of 36" floor loom with a sectional warp beam. I've not done sectional warping and do not plan to do so at this time. How would I go about warping in this case?

Ask Madelyn: No Shortcuts for Counting Heddles

What is it about counting heddles that everyone including Madelyn hates?