Ask Madelyn


Ask Madelyn: Changing Color in the Weft

What is the proper way to deal with changing weft color? Does one break and restart or carry the yarn up the edges?

Ask Madelyn: De-Mystifying Mystery Yarn

I’m looking at some wool yarn on eBay. They give the weight of the mystery yarn as 12 wraps per inch. I’ve asked the owner if they know how many yards per pound it is, but they don’t know. Can you point me in the right direction?

Ask Madelyn: Temple Trouble

I am weaving a chenille afghan and using a temple to keep my edges straight. The afghan is 56” wide on loom, and I wanted the finished width to be about 50”. My question is what width should I set the temple to?

Ask Madelyn: The Sweet Spot

What is the sweet spot, and how often should you be advancing the warp so you're always weaving in it? Madelyn shares her keys to weaving in the sweet spot.

Ask Madelyn: Deflected Doubleweave Selvedges

I’m wanting to weave my first piece in deflected doubleweave but I’m not sure how to handle the selvedges (I have to weave 4 picks of one color followed by 4 picks of another).

Ask Madelyn: The Sett for Doubleweave

I have only been weaving for three years and am fascinated with doubleweave, but how do I determine the sett for a doubleweave project?

Ask Madelyn: More About Tying on New Warps

I have been using your method of tying on a new warp to an old one for several years. I’m wondering how you calculate warp length for the new warp. I’m not sure how to determine the amount of loom waste for the new warp and I don’t want to run out of it!

Ask Madelyn: Tying a New Warp Onto an Old One

Madelyn gives her advice for tying on warps.

Ask Madelyn: Treadling Orders

I’m wondering if you have any tips on keeping track of treadling orders. I keep losing my place.

Ask Madelyn: Why Don’t Ruler Wraps Always Tell the Correct Sett?

Yarn and structure nuances to keep in mind when you’re planning a warp