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Ask Madelyn: Widely Spaced Warp

I’m weaving a double-krokbragd piece, and with most shafts raised on each pick, the shuttle is falling through the widely spaced warp threads that are down. Should I be using stick shuttles instead, or am I just missing the shuttle race?

Ask Madelyn: Doubleweave on 4-Shafts

Can you weave checks in 4-shaft doubleweave?

Ask Madelyn: Double Two-Tie Unit System

What is a double two-tie unit system and why does it allow fancier twills?

Asks Madelyn: Long Eye Heddles

What are long eye heddles used for?

Ask Madelyn: Sett

What's the best way to sley a reed when your optimal sett is 11?

Ask Madelyn: Doubleweave

Wondering how to weave a tube with doubleweave? Here's a quick explanation.

Counting Sheep (And Goats and Alpacas...)

How many breeds of sheep and goats can you count?

Weaving Through Time

Christina contemplates how back issues of Handwoven still inspire her today.