Weaving master Madelyn answers a question about a master yarn chart sett and warping a loom in this helpful weaving article.
The types of cotton yarn most often used in weaving are 10/2 pearl cotton and 8/2 unmercerized cotton. What's the difference between pearl and unmercerized?
Is there a reason for warping an overshot rug front to back, rather than back-to-front warping? How do you decide how to warp a loom for a given project?
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What do you do if you need to substitute yarn that requires a different sett? How do you modify weaving drafts to get the same final project size?
I carefully wound a 13-yd warp of 8/2 natural cotton and took it off the warping board and then realized that I forgot to tie the cross. What should I do?
Why would a warp get tighter on one side of the loom and looser on the other?
You explained the need for and ways to use floating selvedges when you are weaving overshot. I was wondering why you would need a floating selvedge?
I’m trying to understand the rules regarding tabby and floating selvedges in Donna Lee Sullivan’s Weaving Overshot: Redesigning the Tradition.