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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?

Ask Madelyn: The Loose Sett Blues

Madelyn explains how to know if you're weaving at the wrong sett and whether or not you need to re-beam if your sett is too loose. 

Ask Madelyn: Troublesome Treadle Ties

Madelyn explains how to use Texsolv cord to create treadle ties for a weaver who is tired of her treadle chains snapping mid-weave.

Ask Madelyn: Matching the Warping Method to the Project

There's no right answer for how to warp a loom. Warping a loom front to back might be right for one project, back to front for another. Here's why.

Ask Madelyn: Correcting Tension

I'm having a problem with my warp tension. Are there any weaving techniques that allow you to correct warp tension once you've already started weaving?

Ask Madelyn: Fulling vs Felting

What exactly is fulling fabric, and how is it different from felting? Ask Madelyn also covers the basic process of fulling handwoven fabric.

Ask Madelyn: Make Your Own Raddle to Modify a Sectional Warp Beam

Madelyn explains how you can modify a loom with a sectional warp beam for easier warping. All you have to do is make your own raddle!