Yarn


Ask Madelyn: 4-Shaft Draft for Savory Towels

The last issue of Handwoven shows a rigid-heddle project for towels (Jenny Sennott, Two Savory Towels for the Rigid-Heddle Loom, November/December 2017).

Natural Dyeing: Finding the Color Growing Around You

For centuries people dyed cloth with whatever they could find in nature. Natural dyeing drastically decreased when chemical dyes came on the market.

Guide to Selecting & Using a Weaving Loom

Learn everything you need to know about selecting and using weaving looms in this exclusive, FREE eBook that showcases different weaving looms & more.

Free Guide to Weaving on a Loom

Learning how to weave on a loom is easier than you think with this FREE eBook that includes the basics of weaving, weaving looms, weaving terms, and more!

Finishing Handwovens is Part of Weaving

Applying the same standards to the finishing as you did to everything else about a project sometimes takes more time than the weaving.

Ask Madelyn: Master Yarn Chart Setts

Weaving master Madelyn answers a question about a master yarn chart sett and warping a loom in this helpful weaving article.

Ask Madelyn: Pearl vs. Unmercerized Cotton: What's the Difference?

The types of cotton yarn most often used in weaving are 10/2 pearl cotton and 8/2 unmercerized cotton. What's the difference between pearl and unmercerized?

Ask Madelyn: Calculating Take-Up and Predicting Final Size

When learning how to weave, many weavers struggle with calculating take-up. Learn to predict your final weaving dimensions based on materials and structure.

Ask Madelyn: How to Deal with Very Short Warps

Need to learn how to warp a loom with a very short warp, maybe for a precious yarn? Here's how to make sure you get even tension when warping back-to-front.

Ask Madelyn: How to Modify Weaving Drafts for Yarn Substitutions

What do you do if you need to substitute yarn that requires a different sett? How do you modify weaving drafts to get the same final project size?