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Ask Madelyn: Cutting a Warp Off the Warping Board

What's the best way to cut a multicolored warp off of a warping board?

Ask Madelyn: Weaving a Coverlet with Eight Shafts

The problem is that the snowball and pine tree design is a 5-block design. Summer and winter and doubleweave are both weaves that can produce it, but they don’t require the same number of shafts per block.

Ask Madelyn: Calculating Weft

How do you calculate the amount of weft needed for a project?

Ask Madelyn: Tromp as Writ

"Tromp as writ" means to “treadle as written,” and the assumption is that the “written” part is the threading draft. Here's more explanation of the term and technique.

Who Says Weavers Can't Buy Local?

You may be surprised by the fibers that are available to you locally, in your own fibershed.

Ask Madelyn: Warp-Faced Weaves

Is the weft always thinner in a warp-faced weave?

Ask Madelyn: Lifting Plans and Tie-Ups

What's the lifting plan for doubleweave?

Ask Madelyn: Double-Doubleweave

Can you weave 4 layers of cloth at once on an 8-shaft loom? How do you get started?

Weaving Toward Enlightenment

Read a weaving book or a good article, visit a weaving exhibit at a museum or gallery, hang out with your guild or study group, in person or online. Wind a warp and pick up a shuttle when you can.