weaving


Ask Madelyn: Cotton Sizes for Overshot

What size cottons work best for overshot? Can you use a 3/2 cotton pattern pick with a 10/2 cotton base? Madelyn has all the answers!

Ask Madelyn: Winding Warps for Stripes

What's the best way to wind a striped warp? Madelyn has some suggestions!

Ask Madelyn: Working With Floating Selvedges

When do you use a floating selvedge? Madelyn van der Hoogt explains how to determine if you need them and how to set them up.

Ask Madelyn: How to Re-Sley a Mis-Sleyed Reed

What do you do when you realize you've sleyed your reed to the wrong sett? Do you sley again? Or is there a faster way? Here's Madelyn to explain!

Ask Madelyn: Choosing a Reed for Even Sleying (Or Close)

I'm buying a new loom and choosing a reed with more dents. I'm trying to decide between a 10-dent and 12-dent. Which size should I get first?

Ask Madelyn: How to Divide the Reed to Sley Multiple Ends Per Dent

What do you do when you're warping a loom front to back, with multiple ends per dent, and your warps won't stop twisting? Madelyn is here to answer!

Ask Madelyn: Weaving a Project with Many Weft Color Changes

I'm interested in a project with lots of weft color changes. I'm worried that my edges will build up more than the rest of my weaving if I overlap tails.

Take Advantage of the Bells and Whistles on Your Loom

I believe a loom’s ability to hold warp yarns under tension is its primary job, and that I consider all other aspects of a loom to be bells and whistles.

Glad I Jumped

In her Endnotes article from the May/June 2017 issue Susan discusses her leap of faith and she's glad she jumped in!