Ask Madelyn: Dense Sett for Better Selvedges?
I’m trying to work on my selvedges. I’ve heard that you can get better, stronger selvedges by setting the warp threads denser at the selvedge edges.
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I’m trying to work on my selvedges. I’ve heard that you can get better, stronger selvedges by setting the warp threads denser at the selvedge edges.
I have a question about cotton shrinking. When I use handwoven kitchen towels, usually 8/2 cotton, they seem to keep shrinking every time they are washed.
Expert weaver Pattie Graver, author of Next Steps in Weaving: What You Never Knew You Needed to Know, shares her warping tips for more successful weaving projects in this excerpt straight from her best selling book.
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Isn't mercerized cotton as absorbent of water when using it to dry dinnerware? I'd like to make these towels using mercerized cotton if possible.
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