Ask Madelyn: Preventing Warp Tangles
Is there a trick for preventing the tangles when warping multiple yarns per dent?
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Is there a trick for preventing the tangles when warping multiple yarns per dent?
Who among us hasn't woven on a deadline, be it a textile exhibit, guild sale, magazine submission (of course, I encourage these commitments), or an upcoming birthday or holiday gifting opportunity?
For doublecloth, is it better to weave front-to-back or back-to-front?
Is there a preferred way to warp thin threads such as 60/2 silk?
After first pulling on small bouts of the warp, when turning the beam to wind, do I not touch the warp threads at all?
How should you position lease sticks for threading?
Two heddles on a rigid-heddle loom are not the equivalent of two shafts on a 4-shaft loom. It takes one heddle on a rigid-heddle loom to produce plain weave; whereas it takes two shafts on a 4-shaft loom.
How do rigid-heddle looms differ from multishaft looms? What types of projects can you weave on a rigid-heddle loom?
When weaving a 4-shaft project on an 8-shaft loom do you need to remove the extra shafts and heddles?
Draw-in is a problem many beginning weavers struggle with. Learn how Madelyn deals with it in her own weaving.
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