weaving


Ask Madelyn: Weaving Help: I Forgot to Tie the Cross

I carefully wound a 13-yd warp of 8/2 natural cotton and took it off the warping board and then realized that I forgot to tie the cross. What should I do?

Ask Madelyn: Even Warp Tension: A Review

Why would a warp get tighter on one side of the loom and looser on the other?

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 Beauty of Boundweave

Whether done in traditional Scandinavian colors, or using a more contemporary palette, boundweave is a classic structure that is always in style.

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.

10 Insurance Tips for Crafters

Recent natural disasters have some of us in the office wondering what we’d do if it were us. Here are 10 insurance tips for crafters - take stock now!