warp


Ask Madelyn: Turning a Draft

The attached draft is from a non-weaving friend. How do I change the draft to put the pattern stripes in the warp? I have an 8-shaft, 10-treadle loom.

Ask Madelyn: Fishing Line for Neat Selvedges?

In a Weaving Today Q & A, a weaver asked about using fishing line for neat selvedges. What thickness fishing line is best?

Ask Madelyn: Dense Sett for Better Selvedges?

I’m trying to work on my selvedges. I’ve heard that you can get better, stronger selvedges by setting the warp threads denser at the selvedge edges.

Ask Madelyn: Too Late to Use a Temple?

When is it too late to start using a temple? Madelyn explains to a reader how to salvage her much-too-drawn-in selvedges!

Weaving Silk with Treenway Silks

Weaving silk is absolutely a wonderful experience—perhaps the only thing better is wearing silk.

Warp Therapy: Turning a Draft

Turn the overshot draft so a section of the overshot pattern became two supplemental warp stripes running the length of the scarf.

Why We Love Rag Rugs

Weaving with rags, for example, shows up around the world for millennia. And it’s easy to see why: when people made all their cloth by hand, they didn’t want to waste even a scrap.

A Yarn About Rags from Tom Knisely

I still remember very well the first time I spoke with Tom Knisely. I had just started at Handwoven and Madelyn told me to call Tom to interview him.

It's All How You Look at It: Weaving Perspective

Lately I’ve been thinking about perspective and how it impacts my weaving and my life.

Ask Madelyn: Do I Need to Use a Temple?

In essence, you are asking whether weavers really need to use a temple.