Cotton


Ask Madelyn: Selecting a Reed

Sometimes the pattern indicates the best reed to select.

Ask Madelyn: Finishing Handwovens

How do you finish finishing and care for pieces made from yarns that are a blend of fibers with different properties, such as a blend made of cellulose-based and protein-based fibers?

Ask Madelyn: Adjusting Setts

Is there a cheat sheet telling how to know there is enough of a difference in weight to change setts or is this something that only comes with experience?

Ask Madelyn: Calculating Weft

How do you calculate the amount of weft needed for a project?

Who Says Weavers Can't Buy Local?

You may be surprised by the fibers that are available to you locally, in your own fibershed.

Ask Madelyn: Double-Doubleweave

Can you weave 4 layers of cloth at once on an 8-shaft loom? How do you get started?

Weaving Toward Enlightenment

Read a weaving book or a good article, visit a weaving exhibit at a museum or gallery, hang out with your guild or study group, in person or online. Wind a warp and pick up a shuttle when you can.

Ask Madelyn: Waffle Weave and Sett

How do you determine sett for waffle weave? Madelyn can help you figure it out.

Ask Madelyn: Broken Warp Threads

Why do my selvedges keep breaking? Help!

Ask Madelyn: Warping for Rep-Weave

When you have multiple ends in a dent how do you keep them from twisting around each other?