Cotton


Ask Madelyn: Shrinking Towels

I have a question about cotton shrinking. When I use handwoven kitchen towels, usually 8/2 cotton, they seem to keep shrinking every time they are washed.

Next Steps in Weaving: Warping Tips from Pattie Graver

Expert weaver Pattie Graver, author of Next Steps in Weaving: What You Never Knew You Needed to Know, shares her warping tips for more successful weaving projects in this excerpt straight from her best selling book.

Weekend Weaving: Picnic Blankets

Wouldn't you love to have a handwoven picnic blanket? Weave one!

Weekend Weaving: Weave a Scarf Over a Weekend

Get out your rigid-heddle loom if you need a warm scarf in a hurry.

Ask Madelyn: Relative Absorbency of Mercerized and Unmercerized Yarns

Isn't mercerized cotton as absorbent of water when using it to dry dinnerware? I'd like to make these towels using mercerized cotton if possible.

Cotton + Corn = Sustainable Shoes

With Cotton + Corn, which is what Reebok is calling this initiative, the brand will focus on the development, use, and post-use shoe production cycles.

The Best Weaving Projects For Thanksgiving

Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving or going to visit loved ones here’s a list of the top five weaving projects for Thanksgiving.

Ask Madelyn: Washing Handwovens

There are two factors that contribute to choosing the optimum methods of wet finishing handwoven textiles. Madelyn explains the details.

Your Weaving Studio: Peace or Chaos?

I'm not advocating that everyone clean up their weaving studio, far from it. My point is about making your studio someplace that you want to be.

Ask Madelyn: Determining Sett for Doubleweave

Learn how to best determine sett for your doubleweave projects