Color


Ask Madelyn: Weaving a Project with Many Weft Color Changes

I'm interested in a project with lots of weft color changes. I'm worried that my edges will build up more than the rest of my weaving if I overlap tails.

Ask Madelyn: Testing for Colorfastness

Is there a way to test yarn for color fastness?

Surprise! A Weaving Studio in Dixon NM

After taking a wrong turn while searching for a brewery just outside of Taos, we found ourselves driving through Dixon, New Mexico and driving past Metier Weaving and Gallery.

Need a Change? Weave a Runner!

Runners are a great way to decorate a table. Check out this ebook of 12 table runner patterns for 4 and 8 shaft looms.

Warming Winter Weaving

I hope you love these towels as much as I do, and that if you end up weaving them that they make you feel as happy and cozy as they do for me.

Weekend Weaving: American Snowflake Scarf

I don’t think I can think of a better project for a cold December weekend that weaving up a nice, cozy scarf, and I don’t know of a more wintery scarf than the gorgeous American Snowflake Scarf by Jan Josifek.

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!

The History of Air Conditioning and the Textile Industry

The history of air conditioning was nearly cut short by a health trend of the day, but here's how it spread from the textile industry to homes and schools.

To the (Wet) Finish Line!

Wet-finishing is one of those weaving techniques that intimidates many--including me! Here's how I overcame my fears and learned the magic of wet-finishing.

Inspired by Color

For my breadcloth, I took an even more spontaneous approach. Rather than stick to a few specific colors I grabbed my box of partial bobbins of 8/2 cotton and started weaving.