Warp And Weft


The Best Weaving Projects For Thanksgiving

Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving or going to visit loved ones here’s a list of the top five weaving projects for Thanksgiving.

What’s on Your Loom? Glacial Weaving

When Handwoven November/December 2010, dedicated to “slow cloth,” came out, Deborah told me her style of weaving might best be called “glacial weaving

Sublime Weaving

The older I get, the more I choose to weave with thin fibers, such as fine cotton, linen, and silk because the results are more interesting for me. I also love to combine weave structures because that also produces interesting results.

Ask Madelyn: Determining Sett for Doubleweave

Learn how to best determine sett for your doubleweave projects

Ask Madelyn: DIY Spool and Cone Rack for Warping

Spool and cone holders are must-have weaving supplies, but you can DIY! Madelyn shares how to make a cone and spool holder from a plastic file crate.

Ask Madelyn: Warping Stripes With a Paddle

I am planning a project that has regularly repeating stripes in the warp. There are three colors. and their order repeats after every 7 ends. What is the most efficient way to wind this warp?

Ask Madelyn: Selvedges

Selvedges are always a concern to weavers, even though most non-weavers would never notice what we consider to be terrible flaws.

Ask Madelyn: How To Sley Floating Selvedges

I have an odd number of threads, so my last dent will have only one thread. Won’t this put extra stress on that thread? Should I sley floating selvedges?

Ask Madelyn: Too-Tight Floating Selvedge Threads

My floating selvedge threads, one on each side, are getting progressively tighter. What could the cause be, and how could I avoid it?

Ask Madelyn: Floating Selvedges: To Wind Or To Hang?

I've gotten lots of different answers when I've asked about floating selvedges. Do you wind them on the back beam with the warp, or hang them over the back?