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Ask Madelyn: Turning a Sample into an Actual Piece

After sampling at the beginning of a warp, how do you start the actual project?

Ask Madelyn: Choosing a Sett for a Shawl

I am weaving a shawl in huck lace using 10/2 bamboo. I have woven samples at both 20 epi and 24 epi. I’m not sure which sett to use for the shawl or whether the pattern is supposed to look the way it does.

Ask Madelyn: Why are Threading Drafts Read from Right to Left?

What is the logic behind how threading drafts are written out? Why right to left?

Ask Madelyn: Trouble with Edges

I am having trouble with my edges. One consistent problem I notice is that the fell is not straight. It slants downward at both sides. I have beamed the same warp several times, as I think this must be related to tension. Can you help me?

Ask Madelyn: All About the Countermarch Loom

What are countermarch looms like? How do they differ from jack looms?

Ask Madelyn: Warping With Multiple Chains

How do you handle multiple overlapping warp chains?

Handwoven Corrections 2014

Oops! While we try our best to keep our projects error-free, sometimes corrections need to be made. Here are some corrections from Handwoven, 2014.

Ask Madelyn: Joining Old and New Warp

How do you tie an new warp onto an old warp?

Ask Madelyn: Using a Sectional Beam

I just got a loom with a sectional beam. Now what?

Ask Madelyn: Troubleshooting Elongated Designs

I have been falling in love with overshot and have done several recent projects from Handwoven. My problem is that I am not, as hard as I try, able to beat my designs to square.