Loom


Ask Madelyn: Shrinking Placemats

If two placemats are woven to the same length why is one shorter than the other? Madelyn makes an educated guess.

Ask Madelyn: Fringe Lengths

Plan for your fringe while the piece is still on the loom.

Ask Madelyn: Tying on a Warp

My sett is 48 epi (4/dent in a 12-dent reed). I’m worried that if I just tie one thread to each one of the four threads hanging from each dent without taking them in their exact order, they will be twisted when I start trying to wind the warp.

Ask Madelyn: Heavy Shafts

Raising four shafts with every treadle makes the treadling very heavy. Is there anything that you can think of that would make it easier to treadle?

Ask Madelyn: Determining Warp Length

How much more length do you need to add to a warp to weave eight towels instead of four?

Ask Madelyn: Converting Rigid-Heddle Projects

Is it possible to weave rigid-heddle projects on a multishaft loom? What do you need to know?

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: 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.