Warp And Weft


Ask Madelyn: Warping with a Sectional Beam

Most of the projects in Handwoven can be woven on any loom using any warping method. Some of the projects are easier to warp using a specific method.

Ask Madelyn: Yarns and Setts for Rep Weave

How do you sett yarns correctly for rep weave? Madelyn has the answers!

Ask Madelyn: Aprons vs Cords

Which is better on the cloth and warp beams, cords or cloth aprons?

Ask Madelyn: Heddle Counts

How do you figure out how many heddles you need if there isn't a heddle count available?

Ask Madelyn: Warp Color Changes

When a warp has lots of color changes, what is the easiest and least time consuming method to wind them??

Ask Madelyn: Best Way to Warp

What is the best way to warp, front to back or back to front?

Ask Madelyn: The Surgeon's Knot and Tips for using a Warping Paddle

Madelyn offers a little clarification about the surgeon's knot and how to use a warping paddle.

Ask Madelyn: Pleated Scarves

I love the Twill Stripes scarves by Ruby Leslie in the Nov./Dec. 2009 issue of Handwoven. I would love to use some handpainted soy I have on hand as the warp.

Ask Madelyn: Widely Spaced Warp

I’m weaving a double-krokbragd piece, and with most shafts raised on each pick, the shuttle is falling through the widely spaced warp threads that are down. Should I be using stick shuttles instead, or am I just missing the shuttle race?

Ask Madelyn: Double Two-Tie Unit System

What is a double two-tie unit system and why does it allow fancier twills?