Loom


Don’t Look to Me for Weaving Loom Maintenance Advice!

If I had rewatched The Loom Owner’s Companion Course, I would have been reminded about weaving loom maintenance and many other important tips.

The Draft: What is a Gamp?

Want to learn more about a particular structure? Want to learn more about how different warp and weft colors interact? Try weaving a gamp! What is a Gamp?

Natural Dyeing: Finding the Color Growing Around You

For centuries people dyed cloth with whatever they could find in nature. Natural dyeing drastically decreased when chemical dyes came on the market.

Guide to Selecting & Using a Weaving Loom

Learn everything you need to know about selecting and using weaving looms in this exclusive, FREE eBook that showcases different weaving looms & more.

Free Guide to Weaving on a Loom

Learning how to weave on a loom is easier than you think with this FREE eBook that includes the basics of weaving, weaving looms, weaving terms, and more!

Finishing Handwovens is Part of Weaving

Applying the same standards to the finishing as you did to everything else about a project sometimes takes more time than the weaving.

Ask Madelyn: Master Yarn Chart Setts

Weaving master Madelyn answers a question about a master yarn chart sett and warping a loom in this helpful weaving article.

Ask Madelyn: How to Warp a Loom for an Overshot Rug

Is there a reason for warping an overshot rug front to back, rather than back-to-front warping? How do you decide how to warp a loom for a given project?

Ask Madelyn: Calculating Take-Up and Predicting Final Size

When learning how to weave, many weavers struggle with calculating take-up. Learn to predict your final weaving dimensions based on materials and structure.

Ask Madelyn: How to Deal with Very Short Warps

Need to learn how to warp a loom with a very short warp, maybe for a precious yarn? Here's how to make sure you get even tension when warping back-to-front.