Loom


Ask Madelyn: Weaving Overshot on a Small Loom

What's the best approach to weaving a coverlet when you have a narrow loom?

Recreating Herringbone on a 16-Shaft Loom

I recently saw some blankets for sale with a really broad version herringbone, a kind of magnified or giant herringbone with each stripe several threads thick. Could you please explain how (or if!) I might re-create this on a 16-shaft loom?

Ask Madelyn: Converting Twill Pattern into Doubleweave

There isn’t a specific tie-up and treadling order for doublewide weaving; it depends on your threading (the weave structure you are producing, and the way you choose to assign the shafts to the layers).

Ask Madelyn: Calculating Yarn Yardage for Weaving Overshot

What is the best way of calculating the yardage for weft yarns used in a woven project in overshot? Is there some kind of formula to apply that would give an accurate estimate?

Ask Madelyn: Using Sticks vs. Paper for Warps

Which works better, warping sticks or paper for packing your warp?

Ask Madelyn: Tying Treadles Together to Provide More Weight

Madelyn answers a question about tying up Swedish countermarch looms.

Ask Madelyn: Introduction to 8-Shaft Weaving

When weaving a 4-shaft project on an 8-shaft loom do you need to remove the extra shafts and heddles?

Ask Madelyn: Hemstitching Doublewave Layers

I'm weaving doubleweave—how can I hemstitch both layers without sewing them together?

Ask Madelyn: Maintaining Width in Rigid-Heddle Weaving

Draw-in is a problem many beginning weavers struggle with. Learn how Madelyn deals with it in her own weaving.

Ask Madelyn: Using Finer Weft Thread in Hems

How do you prevent your plain weave hems from flaring out?