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Ask Madelyn: Sectional Beam Warping with a Raddle

How do you beam onto a sectional beam without using a sectional warping method (spool rack, tension box, etc.)?

Ask Madelyn: Weaving Blankets on a Narrow Loom

How do you weave a blanket on a narrow loom? Madelyn gives some options.

Sharon Alderman: Lessons in Weaving Mastery

I never took an actual class from her, but so much of what I know about weaving I learned from Sharon Alderman.

Ask Madelyn: No Advantages to Draw-In

Is there any advantage to draw-in? Madelyn has the answer!

Ask Madelyn: Why Pleats Don't Always Pleat

I wet-finished my pleated scarf according to the directions, but it didn't pleat right? What could have happened?

Ask Madelyn: Twisted Warps

Madelyn helps a weavers whose warp is full of twisted threads.

Ask Madelyn: Bobbins, Selvedges, and a Trapeze

Why do tightly wound bobbins make for selvedges? Madelyn has the answers!

Ask Madelyn: Scrap Yarn Spreaders and Draw-In

I like to tie the warp onto the apron rod in small groups (a half inch of warp width or less), and then just start weaving, using the yarn that will be used in the project. The first half inch of weaving will do the job of aligning the warp threads,