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ArticleAsk Madelyn: How to Modify Weaving Drafts for Yarn SubstitutionsWhat do you do if you need to substitute yarn that requires a different sett? How do you modify weaving drafts to get the same final project size?
ArticleAsk Madelyn: Calculating Take-Up and Predicting Final Size

When learning how to weave, many weavers struggle with calculating take-up. Learn to predict your final weaving dimensions based on materials and structure.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: How to Warp a Loom for an Overshot RugIs there a reason for warping an overshot rug front to back, rather than back-to-front warping? How do you decide how to warp a loom for a given project?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Pearl vs. Unmercerized Cotton: What's the Difference?The types of cotton yarn most often used in weaving are 10/2 pearl cotton and 8/2 unmercerized cotton. What's the difference between pearl and unmercerized?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Broken Warp Threads Throughout WeavingBroken warp threads at the edges aren't usually a problem for me. When they do occur, I understand that the breakage is probably due to draw-in.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: 4-Shaft Draft for Savory TowelsThe last issue of Handwoven shows a rigid-heddle project for towels (Jenny Sennott, Two Savory Towels for the Rigid-Heddle Loom, November/December 2017).

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Why Use a Temple?Is weaving with temples more time consuming because you have to keep advancing the temple? and does using one create a straight selvedge?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Ladder Hemstitching HandwovensWhat is the best yarn to use as a spacer for ladder hemstitching? And how do you make sure you don't catch it with the needle while you're working?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Formula for Changing the Sett of a WarpIs there a mathematical formula to use when you are changing the sett of a warp that has already been sleyed in the reed?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Having Trouble with ShedsI have a 4-shaft Nilus Leclerc loom. My current warp is 23" wide and I am having trouble with the sheds. I have to work to get the shuttle through them.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Sampling for a Wide WarpIf you weave a sample at 10" width and then weave the fabric at 30" width, you are going to have to up the acceleration to get the same weft density. In cases where you are trying for a dense weft sett, sometimes this can't be done.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Choosing Yarns for OvershotUsually, overshot is woven with a warp and tabby weft of the same size and a pattern weft that is two to three times heavier/thicker than the warp and tabby weft.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Using Tie-ups on Table LoomsHow do you translate the tie-ups in a block weave pattern to use on a table loom?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Name DraftsWhat is a name draft and how are they used?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Limits to Warp LengthHere at the Weavers' School, we put on warps (mostly on Baby Wolfs) that are about 30 yd long. We could probably fit close to 40 yd warp length on these looms.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Jack Looms and Counterbalance LoomsI weave with a jack-type loom (rising shed). I have never found a good description of the difference between counterbalance looms, countermarch looms and a sinking-shed lack loom (Louet's David loom is described as a "sinking shed jack loom").

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Counterbalance ShedI recently bought an old counterbalance loom. I thought one of the advantages of the counterbalance design was that they tend to give a larger shed, but I'm weaving my first project on it, and the shed seems fairly small.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Can You Sell a Project from Handwoven?I'm trying to understand weaving copyright. Can I sell pieces I wove based on instructions from Handwoven? How do I know a piece is truly "original?"

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Resources for Beginning WeaversI would love to be a weaver. I have a loom that I play around with. For some reason I just can't understand weaving terms or how a draft works. Is there a book or info anywhere to make this plain to me?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Adapting Reeds to Different Warp SettsThe Weavers' Companion, in addition to many other helpful tips and resources, has a handy Reed Chart that gives the sleying orders to use for all conceivable warp setts with all available reeds.

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