Yarn


Ask Madelyn: More on Sectional Warping

Madelyn helps a weaver find good resources for warping her sectional warp beam.

Weavers Workshop: What’s a Fibonacci?

The Fibonacci Sequence can be a great aid in designing handwovens.

Yarn Lab: Rigid-Heddle Experiments

In her Yarn Lab from the March/April 2017 issue of Handwoven, Jodi Ybarra takes cotton and linen yarns loved by mutlti-shaft loom weavers and makes them sing on her rigid-heddle loom.

Ask Madelyn: What is the Best Loom to Use For Table Runners?

Read Madelyn's advice on how to pick the right loom for weaving runners or other projects.

Ask Madelyn: False Cross

I wound 2 ends of 8/2 unmercerized cotton and 1 end of 20/2 pearl cotton together. Now I am having all sorts of tension issues with the ends twisted together.

Ask Madelyn: A Fear of Fraying

Reducing draw-in will also prevent your selvedge ends from fraying, but how do you do it?

What’s Your Superpower?

My superpower is changing lengths of yarn into lengths of fabric.

Tricks of the Trade: Making Yarn Substitutions

You see a project you really love, but you don’t have the right yarns. You could order them, but you want to start weaving today. Here are some tips for using the yarns you have.

Notes From the Fell: Weaving With Novelty Yarns

Novelty yarns are very familiar to knitters, but not something you find in a hard-core weaving shop. Why is this? I think it’s because knitters have a much easier time working fancy yarns into their projects.