Ask Madelyn: Using a Variegated Warp
Using a variegated yarn in the warp can be challenging. Madelyn has some advice.
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Using a variegated yarn in the warp can be challenging. Madelyn has some advice.
Wool yarns can be tricky to sett resulting in an unbalanced fabric.
It comes on slowly but one day you might notice you are more interested in the fabrics around you than you were previously.
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I'm wondering how the tie-ups in Handwoven are determined. I've heard about "walking" tie-ups; what are those?
The Dornick Towels' sett seems a bit loose to Madelyn. She suggests tightening it up.
I’m working my way through your Block Weaves video, and I have a couple of questions.