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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?
What are the advantages of an end-feed shuttle over a boat shuttle? Are they worth purchasing?
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).
The yarns are beautiful to look at and wonderful to pet, I’m not sure how to use them in weaving (or if I even can use them in weaving) so that their best traits will shine and I won’t end up with a mess. Any suggestions on weaving with thick singles?
Is there any way to achieve straight selvedges using weft yarns that shrink differently?
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?
Is there any way to avoid sampling to determine "hand"?
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.
