Ask Madelyn


Ask Madelyn: How to Measure Projects on the Loom

Here's Madelyn with some weaving techniques to help you accurately measure the length of a project on the loom. It's a key part of learning how to weave!

Ask Madelyn: A Missing Pattern

A weaver wants to know why the pattern isn't showing up the way it should in their weaving.

Ask Madelyn: All About Beating

What's the best time to beat the weft? It depends. Madelyn explains how to weave with different styles of beating, and when to use them.

Ask Madelyn: Running Colors

Sometimes handwovens bleed dye, especially if you used yarn dyed with red. Color bleeding can be prevented with good wet-finishing technique. Here's how!

Ask Madelyn: Weaving in a Stick

Weaving in a stick lets you cut your work off the loom and keep weaving on the same warp. It's one of those weaving techniques you'll turn to over and over.

Ask Madelyn: Warping Method Pros and Cons

Wondering what method of warping a loom you ought to use? Madelyn lays out the factors you should consider when deciding how to warp.

Ask Madelyn: Resolving Ruffling Edges

Are there any weaving techniques I can use to keep my edges from ruffling when I do a plain weave border on my lace handwovens?

Ask Madelyn: Floating Selvedges Made Easy

Is using a floating selvedge "cheating" for a weaver? Madelyn van der Hoogt weighs in and explains how to navigate floating selvedges easily.

Ask Madelyn: More About Floating Selvedges

What do you do if your floating selvedge is getting paired with your edge warp thread in a visible way you don't like? Madelyn explains her method.

Ask Madelyn: Where to Put Floating Selvedge

If you have a choice between sleying your floating selvedge in a dent by itself or with another thread, what should you do?