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Ask Madelyn: Floating Selvedges and S-Hooks

I have recently watched your Weaving Well DVD and picked up many ideas that will be helpful in my weaving. I have now begun to use S-hooks to weight my floating selvedges.

27 Uses for Wool Wash (Besides Washing Wool)

You know you've been wondering about how to use that big bottle of wool wash you've had for 3 years. Here you go!

We’re Falling in Love with These Bright Autumn Color Trends

After looking at Pantone’s 2017 Fashion Color Report for fall, I am genuinely excited about the bright autumn color trends.

Ask Madelyn: How to Telescope Weaving Drafts

Madelyn explains how to telescope weaving drafts so you can turn 8-shaft (or more) into drafts for a 4-shaft loom. 

Bandweaving in the Central Bolivian Highlands: A View to the Future

Maxima and I met several years ago when I was searching for a weaver to teach me the bandweaving style used in the remote rural communities of the central Bolivian highlands.

Weaving Failure or Learning Opportunity?

I struggle with a fear of failure in some aspects of my life, but in weaving I have come to recognize that failure is an option.

Ask Madelyn: What is Barleycorn?

Scottish weavers have a pattern they call barleycorn? What is it, and is it the same as American barley corn?

My Greatest Talent Is Unweaving, And It Should Be Yours, Too

To weave well, you must also be able to unweave well.

Hack Your Studio: Measuring Tools

I have found that different measuring tools help in different ways to improve my weaving speed and process.

Hack your Studio: Kitchen Scales and Yarn Balances

You'll find kitchen scales to be as useful in the studio as in the kitchen.