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Ask Madelyn: Winding Warps for Stripes

What's the best way to wind a striped warp? Madelyn has some suggestions!

Ask Madelyn: Working With Floating Selvedges

When do you use a floating selvedge? Madelyn van der Hoogt explains how to determine if you need them and how to set them up.

Ask Madelyn: How to Re-Sley a Mis-Sleyed Reed

What do you do when you realize you've sleyed your reed to the wrong sett? Do you sley again? Or is there a faster way? Here's Madelyn to explain!

Ask Madelyn: Choosing a Reed for Even Sleying (Or Close)

I'm buying a new loom and choosing a reed with more dents. I'm trying to decide between a 10-dent and 12-dent. Which size should I get first?

Ask Madelyn: How to Divide the Reed to Sley Multiple Ends Per Dent

What do you do when you're warping a loom front to back, with multiple ends per dent, and your warps won't stop twisting? Madelyn is here to answer!

Ask Madelyn: How to Sett Turned Taquete

Taqueté is a complementary-weft structure usually used for sturdy pieces, especially rugs.

Ask Madelyn: Weaving a Project with Many Weft Color Changes

I'm interested in a project with lots of weft color changes. I'm worried that my edges will build up more than the rest of my weaving if I overlap tails.

Take Advantage of the Bells and Whistles on Your Loom

I believe a loom’s ability to hold warp yarns under tension is its primary job, and that I consider all other aspects of a loom to be bells and whistles.

Glad I Jumped

In her Endnotes article from the May/June 2017 issue Susan discusses her leap of faith and she's glad she jumped in!

How One Family Turned a Small Town into a Quilting Hub

The rural town of Hamilton, Missouri, is home to 1,724 residents and at least one family of quilting enthusiasts.