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Ask Madelyn: No Advantages to Draw-In

Is there any advantage to draw-in? Madelyn has the answer!

Ask Madelyn: Why Pleats Don't Always Pleat

I wet-finished my pleated scarf according to the directions, but it didn't pleat right? What could have happened?

Ask Madelyn: A Problematic Plaid

Madelyn talks a weaver through a particularly problematic plaid project.

Ask Madelyn: Wooly Lace for Huck Throws

I'm trying to weave huck-lace throws. What I'm looking for is a light and lacy look. What I'm getting are really nice throws, but there are no lacy holes and what you see is the pattern created by floats. Help!

Ask Madelyn: Twisted Warps

Madelyn helps a weavers whose warp is full of twisted threads.

Ask Madelyn: Why Did I Run Out of Yarn?

You've done all of the calculations so why did you run out of yarn when you were warping?

Ask Madelyn: Bobbins, Selvedges, and a Trapeze

Why do tightly wound bobbins make for selvedges? Madelyn has the answers!

Folk, Art, and Life

Last weekend I was showing my neighbors photos of weavers, spinners, and dyers I visited on a recent trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.

Ask Madelyn: Determining Sett for Deflected Doubleweave

How does one figure out the appropriate sett for doubleweave?