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Autumn Leaves 16-Shaft

Woven in cozy wools and featuring just a hint of differential shrinkage, this statement scarf is sure to make you smile on a chilly autumn day.

Silk Wall of Troy 16-Shaft Scarf

I was immediately smitten with Laura Fry’s Wall of Troy 16-shaft scarf in silk. Woven in robin’s egg blue, this scarf is the epitome of elegance.

Ask Madelyn: To Unweave or Not to Unweave

I am weaving a silk scarf in huck lace and noticed that about four inches back I had made a serious treadling error. What can I do?

Ask Madelyn: Twisting Threads

I had no idea how difficult woven rep was going to be—the threads are twisting between the reed and the heddles as I wind on. What else can I do?

Ask Madelyn: Two Ways to Wind Floating Selvedges

There are two typical methods for handling floating selvedges. One is to wind and beam the floating selvedge with the rest of the warp...

Ask Madelyn: Yarn Tracking

Yarn tracking is something that happens to some yarns when they are woven in plain weave—but why and how?

Ask Madelyn: Warping Question: Raddles and Warp Spacers

Winding the warp with spacers between the warp layers is a vital step in warping a loom. What material works best as a spacer? Cardboard? Paper? Sticks?

Ask Madelyn: Lashing Your Warp

The method you are referring to for tying the warp onto the apron rod is usually called "lashing." Madelyn gives instructions on just how this is done.

Spinning Wheels Old and New

First of all, I apologize for bursting any romantic ideas about spinning wheels, but they are simply a means of twisting fiber into a usable thread.

Autumn Leaves 8-Shaft

Celebrate autumn with Deanna Deeds’s 8-shaft Autumn Leaves Scarf from Handwoven Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection. Woven in scrumptious Jagger Spun wools, this scarf will keep you warm and cozy on the coolest of autumn days.