Ask Madelyn: Dummy Warp
I've heard of something called a dummy warp, where some inexpensive yarn is tied to the apron rod and then the real warp is tied to that, so that the cheap yarn becomes the loom waste.
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I've heard of something called a dummy warp, where some inexpensive yarn is tied to the apron rod and then the real warp is tied to that, so that the cheap yarn becomes the loom waste.
In her Texas Bluebonnets Towels Cheryl Leib beautifully captures the essence of the bluebonnet in warp and weft.
This simple, straightforward scarf uses 4 colors of 2/10 merino/Tencel. The warp has a main color and 2 accent colors, and the weft is another color altogether.
I love that Elisabeth Hill isn’t timid when she designs and weaves. She seems to have an uncanny sense of how color combinations and weave structures work together on the loom, and she jumps wholeheartedly into projects.
We thought it would be fun to take you behind the scenes at one of our more recent shoots: a set of workshops on doubleweave by the wonderful Jennifer Moore.
I was delighted to see Madelyn van der Hoogt listed as the inspiration for Ann Weymouth’s Tied Overshot Journey Runner in the March/April 2019 issue of Handwoven.
If you want to try weaving with vicuña fiber you can try mixing it with a less expensive, but equally luxurious fiber in the warp such as guanaco or qiviut.
When Susan E. Horton and I first decided to give our March/April 2019 issue of Handwoven an Americana theme, we knew there would be one weave structure that would probably reign supreme: overshot.
Madelyn explains how to set yourself up for success when weaving doublewidth doubleweave on a jack loom.
With twisty yarns or when you have several ends in a dent, you want to maintain the exact order of the threads from warping board to heddle.
I just wound a linen warp of 35/2 linen and the threads were quite twisted as I sleyed, threaded, and beamed the warp. What was I doing wrong?
I'd like to weave a baby blanket but all of the patterns I've looked at are wider than my loom. Would this be an opportunity to try doubleweave?