Warp And Weft


Ask Madelyn: Friction and Fraying Threads

Could the reed with small dents cause warp ends to break?

Ask Madelyn: Sett and Supplementary Warps

How do you calculate sett when you are using a supplementary warp?

Ask Madelyn: Converting Rigid-Heddle Projects

Is it possible to weave rigid-heddle projects on a multishaft loom? What do you need to know?

Ask Madelyn: Resleying a Countermarch Loom

I use a Glimakra countermarch loom with an overhead beater. I am wondering if there is any good technique for resleying on the loom.

Ask Madelyn: Substituting Yarns

How do you substitute one yarn for another in a project?

Ask Madelyn: Warping a Drawloom

What method do you use for warping your drawlooms? I use a method I learned in Denmark, but it's very cumbersome, and I usually end up dealing with quite a few problems during the process.

Ask Madelyn: Extra Heddles

My heddles are distributed evenly on all eight shafts, but I'm not going to be using very many heddles on shafts 5 and 8. Should I remove them?

Ask Madelyn: Weaving Lace with Wool

How do you weave a light and lacy throw using wool?

Ask Madelyn: A Question of Tie-Ups

I'm wondering how the tie-ups in Handwoven are determined. I've heard about "walking" tie-ups; what are those?