Yarn


Ask Madelyn: A Warping Dilemma

For doublecloth, is it better to weave front-to-back or back-to-front?

Ask Madelyn: Scrap Yarn Spreaders and Draw-In

I like to tie the warp onto the apron rod in small groups (a half inch of warp width or less), and then just start weaving, using the yarn that will be used in the project. The first half inch of weaving will do the job of aligning the warp threads,

Ask Madelyn: Determining Sett: When Warp Doesn't Match Weft

Madelyn gives advice on how to figure out sett when your warp and weft are two different sizes.

Ask Madelyn: Warped and Twisted

I just wound a linen warp of 35/2 linen and the threads were quite twisted as I sleyed, threaded, and beamed the warp. What was I doing wrong?

Ask Madelyn: Overshot Obstacles

I'm weaving overshot and my pattern is coming out elongated. Help!

Ask Madelyn: Doubleweave, Part 2: Beiderwand and Lampas

Madelyn delves in to two more forms of doubleweave in this second part of a three part series, Beiderwand and Lampas.

Ask Madelyn: What to do With Weak Wools

What can I do with wool yarns that won't stop breaking?

Ask Madelyn: Fine Threads and Warping

Is there a preferred way to warp thin threads such as 60/2 silk?

Ask Madelyn: A Question of Sett

Setting fine threads can introduce some interesting denting in the reed.

Ask Madelyn: Starting and Finishing a Weft

What is the best way to start/end a weft? At the beginning of a project, the end of a project, and when you run out of weft and start a new one?