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Ask Madelyn: Do I Need to Use a Temple?

In essence, you are asking whether weavers really need to use a temple.

Next Steps in Weaving: Warping Tips from Pattie Graver

Expert weaver Pattie Graver, author of Next Steps in Weaving: What You Never Knew You Needed to Know, shares her warping tips for more successful weaving projects in this excerpt straight from her best selling book.

Ask Madelyn: Selvedge Denting

The closer denting of the edge threads is probably suggested in order to add a bit of strength to the selvedges.

Weekend Weaving: Picnic Blankets

Wouldn't you love to have a handwoven picnic blanket? Weave one!

Father’s Day Is for Cloth

On Father’s Day, I remember how I learned about cloth from my dad.

Weavers in Laos Aim to Share Their Culture with Textiles

A group of 8 weavers from Laos are working hard to fulfill their textile dreams this year. The weavers are part of Ock Pop Tok in Luang Prabang, Laos, a team that works to shed light on Lao textiles and artists while increasing economic opportunity.

On Babies, Weaving, and Tom Knisely

Babies change everything. This is what I was told frequently while I was pregnant, and today it’s a mantra I repeat as I try to balance the aspects of my old life, like weaving, with my new reality.

A Designer From the Loom Up: John Mullarkey

Having bought the spinning wheel, John Mullarkey looked around for an inexpensive way to give weaving a try and spotted weaving cards (or tablets, as they are officially known).

Weekend Weaving: Weave a Scarf Over a Weekend

Get out your rigid-heddle loom if you need a warm scarf in a hurry.

Ask Madelyn: Relative Absorbency of Mercerized and Unmercerized Yarns

Isn't mercerized cotton as absorbent of water when using it to dry dinnerware? I'd like to make these towels using mercerized cotton if possible.