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Ask Madelyn: Determining Warp Length

How much more length do you need to add to a warp to weave eight towels instead of four?

Ask Madelyn: A Plain Weave Border Around Twill

Learn how to surround a twill blanket with a plain weave border using six shafts.

Ask Madelyn: Friction and Fraying Threads

Could the reed with small dents cause warp ends to break?

Ask Madelyn: Sett and Supplementary Warps

How do you calculate sett when you are using a supplementary warp?

Ask Madelyn: Converting Rigid-Heddle Projects

Is it possible to weave rigid-heddle projects on a multishaft loom? What do you need to know?

Ask Madelyn: Resleying a Countermarch Loom

I use a Glimakra countermarch loom with an overhead beater. I am wondering if there is any good technique for resleying on the loom.

Ask Madelyn: Substituting Yarns

How do you substitute one yarn for another in a project?

Ask Madelyn: Warping a Drawloom

What method do you use for warping your drawlooms? I use a method I learned in Denmark, but it's very cumbersome, and I usually end up dealing with quite a few problems during the process.

Ask Madelyn: A Question of Shafts

What do you get with twelve shafts? You get more blocks,you can produce twills that are even more complex, and more layers (or two layers of more structures).