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Ask Madelyn: Even More About Floating Selvedges

You explained the need for and ways to use floating selvedges when you are weaving overshot. I was wondering why you would need a floating selvedge?

The Woes and Wonders of Weaving with Rags

I needed a rug for my kitchen, and weaving with rags sounded like the perfect solution. I have never woven with rags before.

Ask Madelyn: The Best Reed Sizes

Probably having multiple reeds would be preferable, however, reeds are expensive.  If you could have only a few reeds, what reed sizes would you suggest?

The Draft: Overshot Threading Then and Now

In her article for the November/December 2017 issue of Handwoven, Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches you how to decipher old overshot drafts.

Yarn Lab: Milk Fiber

Milk fiber is a relatively new fiber with a lot of potential. In her Yarn Lab in Handwoven November/December 2017 Liz Moncrief wove samples using this yarn.

Adventures in Weaving: Warp Chicken

Knitters use the expression yarn chicken when don't know if they have enough yarn to complete a project. I adapted the phrase warp chicken for weavers.

Ask Madelyn: More on Handling Floating Selvedges

I’m trying to understand the rules regarding tabby and floating selvedges in Donna Lee Sullivan’s Weaving Overshot: Redesigning the Tradition.

Weaving Around the World

It was my great pleasure to put together our last pattern pack of 2017 featuring 5 of my favorite patterns, Handwoven Presents: Weaving Around the World.

Ask Madelyn: How to Rethread Mid-Warp

How do you rethread a warp that is already on your loom? Part of the answer is preserving the cross.

This Holiday Season: Worry Less, Weave More

I swear just a minute ago October was starting and we had months—months!—until The Holiday Season. Guess how many holiday weaving projects I’ve started.