Loom


Ask Madelyn: Determining Sett: When Warp Doesn't Match Weft

Madelyn gives advice on how to figure out sett when your warp and weft are two different sizes.

Ask Madelyn: Mystery Weft Floats Explained

Unwanted weft floats can be avoided if the warp ends are resting on the shuttle race.

Ask Madelyn: Tension Issues

I have only been weaving for a short time and have a horrible time with tension. Is warping either front to back or back to front better for controlling tension?

Ask Madelyn: The Lowdown on Lease Sticks

How should you position lease sticks for threading?

Ask Madelyn: Two Shafts vs Second Rigid Heddle

Two heddles on a rigid-heddle loom are not the equivalent of two shafts on a 4-shaft loom. It takes one heddle on a rigid-heddle loom to produce plain weave; whereas it takes two shafts on a 4-shaft loom.

Ask Madelyn: Doubleweave, Part 3: Stitched Double Cloth

In this third part of Madelyn's description of the different types of doubleweave, she addresses stitched double cloth.

Ask Madelyn: Clean Selvedges with Fishing Line?

Is using fishing line the solution to better selvedges? Madelyn weighs in.

Ask Madelyn: Capabilities of a Rigid-Heddle Loom

How do rigid-heddle looms differ from multishaft looms? What types of projects can you weave on a rigid-heddle loom?