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Showing 361–380 of 485 results for “ask madelyn” in Articles

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Pros and Cons of Rigid Heddle vs Shaft LoomsI have a rigid heddle, but I've seen many other kinds of looms. What are differences between those looms and mine, besides size? What are the pros and cons?
ArticleAsk Madelyn: Tabby and Temple for Weaving OvershotIf the instructions say to "use tabby," is this weaving overshot that's reversible? Should I use warp or weft yarns for the tabby to make it stand out?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Weaving a Project with Many Weft Color ChangesI'm interested in a project with lots of weft color changes. I'm worried that my edges will build up more than the rest of my weaving if I overlap tails.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Choosing a Reed for Even Sleying (Or Close)I'm buying a new loom and choosing a reed with more dents. I'm trying to decide between a 10-dent and 12-dent. Which size should I get first?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Weaving Smiles and Frowns What causes a project to "smile?"

ArticleAsk Madelyn: What is Barleycorn?Scottish weavers have a pattern they call barleycorn? What is it, and is it the same as American barley corn?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Floating Selvedges and S-HooksI have recently watched your Weaving Well DVD and picked up many ideas that will be helpful in my weaving. I have now begun to use S-hooks to weight my floating selvedges.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Edges for Baby BlanketsI’d love to make more baby blankets with fringe if there is a “fix” for the problem.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Keeping Fine Weft Threads From Becoming DistortedRecently, as I have been working with finer threads, I am finding my weft gets distorted, becoming like waves as I advance the warp and the fabric rolls over the breast beam. What can I do to prevent this?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Tie-up for Tabby on Eight ShaftsI am new to eight shafts and am wondering how to do tabby (plain weave) on an 8-shaft loom?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Remove or Not to Remove HeddlesBefore making any decisions about heddles, it is important to figure out how many you will use on each shaft (by checking the draft).

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Warp Tension I’ve been struggling to keep warp tension even for the entire length of the warp.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Raising the Height of Floating SelvedgesHow do I get my floating selvedges to rise up higher? I have them weighted with S-hooks off the back of my loom, but they only rise about a half-inch.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Floating Selvedges: To Wind Or To Hang?I've gotten lots of different answers when I've asked about floating selvedges. Do you wind them on the back beam with the warp, or hang them over the back?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Too-Tight Floating Selvedge ThreadsMy floating selvedge threads, one on each side, are getting progressively tighter. What could the cause be, and how could I avoid it?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: How To Sley Floating SelvedgesI have an odd number of threads, so my last dent will have only one thread. Won’t this put extra stress on that thread? Should I sley floating selvedges?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: SelvedgesSelvedges are always a concern to weavers, even though most non-weavers would never notice what we consider to be terrible flaws.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Warping Stripes With a PaddleI am planning a project that has regularly repeating stripes in the warp. There are three colors. and their order repeats after every 7 ends. What is the most efficient way to wind this warp?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Determining Sett for DoubleweaveLearn how to best determine sett for your doubleweave projects

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Relative Absorbency of Mercerized and Unmercerized YarnsIsn'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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