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Ask Madelyn: Resleying a Countermarch Loom

I use a Glimakra countermarch loom with an overhead beater. I am wondering if there is any good technique for resleying on the loom.

Ask Madelyn: Substituting Yarns

How do you substitute one yarn for another in a project?

Ask Madelyn: Warping a Drawloom

What method do you use for warping your drawlooms? I use a method I learned in Denmark, but it's very cumbersome, and I usually end up dealing with quite a few problems during the process.

Ask Madelyn: A Question of Shafts

What do you get with twelve shafts? You get more blocks,you can produce twills that are even more complex, and more layers (or two layers of more structures).

Ask Madelyn: Extra Heddles

My heddles are distributed evenly on all eight shafts, but I'm not going to be using very many heddles on shafts 5 and 8. Should I remove them?

Ask Madelyn: Weaving Lace with Wool

How do you weave a light and lacy throw using wool?

Ask Madelyn: A Question of Tie-Ups

I'm wondering how the tie-ups in Handwoven are determined. I've heard about "walking" tie-ups; what are those?

Ask Madelyn: Maintaining the Cross

What is the reason for keeping the cross when threading? Aren't the ends in order after they have been sleyed through the reed.

Ask Madelyn: Reducing Drafts

What is the best way to reduce a draft when the draft calls for a loom that is bigger than the one you have at home?

Ask Madelyn: Dornick Towels Difficulties

The Dornick Towels' sett seems a bit loose to Madelyn. She suggests tightening it up.