Ask Madelyn: Heddle Counts
How do you figure out how many heddles you need if there isn't a heddle count available?
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How do you figure out how many heddles you need if there isn't a heddle count available?
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.
"Balance" is a common concept in weaving that newer weavers might not understand without a little help from Madelyn.
What are some good sources for coverlet patterns that could be woven as a throw instead of a bedspread?
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?
Can you weave checks in 4-shaft doubleweave?
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?