Ask Madelyn: Warp Color Changes
When a warp has lots of color changes, what is the easiest and least time consuming method to wind them??
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When a warp has lots of color changes, what is the easiest and least time consuming method to wind them??
What is the best way to warp, front to back or back to front?
Madelyn offers a little clarification about the surgeon's knot and how to use a warping paddle.
I love the Twill Stripes scarves by Ruby Leslie in the Nov./Dec. 2009 issue of Handwoven. I would love to use some handpainted soy I have on hand as the warp.
I’m weaving a double-krokbragd piece, and with most shafts raised on each pick, the shuttle is falling through the widely spaced warp threads that are down. Should I be using stick shuttles instead, or am I just missing the shuttle race?
What is a double two-tie unit system and why does it allow fancier twills?
What are long eye heddles used for?
What's the best way to sley a reed when your optimal sett is 11?
At some point, won't intuition take over while you are weaving?
No matter how long we’ve been weaving, there’s always something new to learn, some new reason to shout, “Eureka!”
I love twills. What most people don’t realize is that twills are all around us: from our denim jeans to stunning tartan fabrics woven in a technically precise 2/2 twill to high-tech fabrics that can be molded into three-dimensional shapes.
Here is Dianne telling about her journey to discover how to weave crimp cloth.