Ask Madelyn


Ask Madelyn: Translating Treadling for a Table Loom

How do you rewrite a complicated draft so it's readable for weaving on a table loom? Madelyn has a few suggestions to make your life so much easier.

Ask Madelyn: Best Structures for Space-Dyed Warps

First of all, whenever you cross a space-dyed warp with a weft (whether solid or space-dyed itself), if the weft shows at all, it will interrupt the stretches of solid color in the warp.

Ask Madelyn: Multiple Projects on One Warp

Is there anything wrong with putting on one warp, and using it to weave many different things? 

Ask Madelyn: Weaving Double Wide

If I want to weave a structure such as overshot, summer and winter, or a lace weave double wide for a tablecloth, what problems can I expect? I have just given away my large floor loom and will be using a 36” table loom for this.

Ask Madelyn: Uneven Warp Threads

When it comes time to tie on the warp threads at the front, I consistently get a diagonal line of threads, with the threads on one side being shorter than the other.

Ask Madelyn: Irregular Denting Orders

The most important principle about irregular sleying orders is to spread the threads as evenly as possible throughout the reed.

Ask Madelyn: Winding Bobbins

I read in Allen Fannin's book about how best to wind a bobbin. I started winding bobbins that way and my selvages are better.

Ask Madelyn: Rayon Chenille Fringe

I wove a scarf with rayon chenille warp and a silk/cotton weft. Now I have a chenille fringe that is raveling away. What would be the best way to avoid a "bare" fringe for this scarf?

Ask Madelyn: Tie-Ups and Treadles

How can you weave a project that calls for 7 treadles using a loom with only 6 treadles? Try changing your tie-up.

Ask Madelyn: Setts with Deflected Doubleweave

Is there anything I should be aware of when it comes to deflected doubleweave patterns using a wool that will full quite a bit after it is washed?