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The World's Oldest Weavings

Turns out the fashions of prehistoric times that we all saw on the Flintstones was nothing like the real thing.

A Free eBook for Twenty-First Century Weavers

Download this free eBook on how to weave scarves with 7 scarf patterns

Ask Madelyn: Finishing Handwovens

How do you finish finishing and care for pieces made from yarns that are a blend of fibers with different properties, such as a blend made of cellulose-based and protein-based fibers?

Ask Madelyn: Unwinding Linen

It is true that if you unwind from a yarn package (cone or spool) with the package on a horizontal spindle of some kind that you won’t be adding or subtracting twist to the yarn as it unwinds. How do you manage that?

Who Says Weavers Can't Buy Local?

You may be surprised by the fibers that are available to you locally, in your own fibershed.

Weaving Toward Enlightenment

Read a weaving book or a good article, visit a weaving exhibit at a museum or gallery, hang out with your guild or study group, in person or online. Wind a warp and pick up a shuttle when you can.

Ask Madelyn: Broken Warp Threads

Why do my selvedges keep breaking? Help!

Ask Madelyn: Angle of the Weft

Does varying the angle of the weft help keep selvedges consistent?

Ask Madelyn: Substituting Yarns

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

Ask Madelyn: Baptism Napkins

I am a new weaver and want to make some fine woven baptism napkins.