Ask Madelyn: Capabilities of a Rigid-Heddle Loom
How do rigid-heddle looms differ from multishaft looms? What types of projects can you weave on a rigid-heddle loom?
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How do rigid-heddle looms differ from multishaft looms? What types of projects can you weave on a rigid-heddle loom?
What's the best approach to weaving a coverlet when you have a narrow loom?
I recently saw some blankets for sale with a really broad version herringbone, a kind of magnified or giant herringbone with each stripe several threads thick. Could you please explain how (or if!) I might re-create this on a 16-shaft loom?
There isn’t a specific tie-up and treadling order for doublewide weaving; it depends on your threading (the weave structure you are producing, and the way you choose to assign the shafts to the layers).
What is the best way of calculating the yardage for weft yarns used in a woven project in overshot? Is there some kind of formula to apply that would give an accurate estimate?
Which works better, warping sticks or paper for packing your warp?
Madelyn answers a question about tying up Swedish countermarch looms.
When weaving a 4-shaft project on an 8-shaft loom do you need to remove the extra shafts and heddles?
I'm weaving doubleweave—how can I hemstitch both layers without sewing them together?
Draw-in is a problem many beginning weavers struggle with. Learn how Madelyn deals with it in her own weaving.
How do you prevent your plain weave hems from flaring out?
How do you go about figuring out the best sett for an overshot shawl?