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Twist
Ask Madelyn: Tracking
Sometimes after wet-finishing, plain-weave fabrics will have a cross-hatching pattern that won't press out. Madelyn describes what is commonly known as tracking.
Notes from the Fell: Twist
You can use a yarn's twist in your handwoven cloth to your advantage. Tom explores tracking and then spins yarns to test how it affects cloth in this article from Handwoven Jan/Feb 2022.
Satin Dreams
Satin is the backbone of Jacquard weaving because the high warp-dominant vs weft-dominant contrast creates wonderful patterning possibilities.
Ask Madelyn: Unwinding Linen
It is true that if you unwind from a yarn package (cone or spool) with the package on a horizontal spindle of some kind that you won’t be adding or subtracting twist to the yarn as it unwinds. How do you manage that?