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ArticleAsk Madelyn: DIY Spool and Cone Rack for WarpingSpool and cone holders are must-have weaving supplies, but you can DIY! Madelyn shares how to make a cone and spool holder from a plastic file crate.
ArticleAsk Madelyn: Washing HandwovensThere are two factors that contribute to choosing the optimum methods of wet finishing handwoven textiles. Madelyn explains the details.
ArticleAsk Madelyn: Do I Need to Use a Temple?

In essence, you are asking whether weavers really need to use a temple.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Too Late to Use a Temple? When is it too late to start using a temple? Madelyn explains to a reader how to salvage her much-too-drawn-in selvedges!

ArticleAsk Madelyn: How to Rethread Mid-Warp How do you rethread a warp that is already on your loom? Part of the answer is preserving the cross.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Weaving Help: I Forgot to Tie the CrossI carefully wound a 13-yd warp of 8/2 natural cotton and took it off the warping board and then realized that I forgot to tie the cross. What should I do?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: How to Deal with Very Short WarpsNeed to learn how to warp a loom with a very short warp, maybe for a precious yarn? Here's how to make sure you get even tension when warping back-to-front.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Master Yarn Chart SettsWeaving master Madelyn answers a question about a master yarn chart sett and warping a loom in this helpful weaving article.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: What is the Actual Definition of a Gamp?The word “gamp” comes from a slang term for “umbrella.” In weaving a gamp is a fun and interesting way to study weave structures, or color interaction, or both!

ArticleAsk Madelyn: How Do You Use a Warp Color Order?And how is it different from a draft?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: A Fun Poem of Weaving TermsWe all know that weaving terminology is confusing. One beginning weaver wrote a poem about all the weaving terms she learned at The Weavers' School!

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Tying a New Warp Onto an Old OneMadelyn gives her advice for tying on warps.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Deflected Doubleweave SelvedgesI’m wanting to weave my first piece in deflected doubleweave but I’m not sure how to handle the selvedges (I have to weave 4 picks of one color followed by 4 picks of another).

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Turned Twills DefinedMadelyn explains turned twills and how to weave them.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: The Sweet SpotWhat is the sweet spot, and how often should you be advancing the warp so you're always weaving in it? Madelyn shares her keys to weaving in the sweet spot.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Uneven Warp EndsI warp from front to back. I have found that no matter what I do, my warp ends are at different lengths once they are threaded through the heddles. If I have a fairly wide warp, I usually wind more than one chain.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Keeping Lease Sticks in the WarpI have a question about an issue that is being discussed in my guild. Should you leave the lease sticks in the warp, behind the shafts, after you have finished threading?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Strong Selvedges For a Baby BlanketWhat's the best way to strengthen your selvedges? Madelyn has the answers!

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Loom Bench ErgonomicsI was wondering if there is a rule of thumb regarding how a loom bench should be set up to prevent back problems?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Variegated YarnIt's sometimes tricky to figure out the best way to use variegated yarn and other novelty yarn for weaving. Here's Madelyn van der Hoogt to help!

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