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ArticleAsk Madelyn: Dummy WarpI've heard of something called a dummy warp, where some inexpensive yarn is tied to the apron rod and then the real warp is tied to that, so that the cheap yarn becomes the loom waste.
ArticleAsk Madelyn: Weave Any 4-Shaft Draft with Just Four Treadles

There are 14 possible tie-ups for a 4-shaft loom, and all of them can be accomplished with just four treadles--even if the draft is for six treadles!

ArticleAsk Madelyn: When to HemI know some weavers hem their towels before finishing in the washing machine and dryer. Do you have a preferred way?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Floating Selvedge TensionFloating selvedges should always be weighted. You can choose to beam the floating selvedge with the rest of the warp, or you can add it as an additional thread suspended from the back beam.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Adjusting a Draft to Be Woven in Two PanelsBecause my loom is only 36" wide, I’m thinking of weaving the blanket in two panels. What would be the best way to do this?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: A Tale of Two TemplesThe amusing result has been that some students like wooden ones and some like metal ones and now I really need two temples for each school loom.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: When to Count PPIWhen to is the best time to count PPI, under tension or with slack tension?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Reed SubstitutionsI only have a 10-dent reed, so I used slightly finer warp threads and sleyed 4/dent for 4 dents and then skipped 1 dent, but the skipped dent is very obvious in the cloth. Any suggestions?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Beaming WarpsWhen beaming warps, I understand a lot of weavers like to use water-filled recycled plastic bottles with handles as weights. Can you suggest another thing that can be used as a weight?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Tie-Ups and Marguerite DavisonI am weaving some table napkins using a diamond pattern, Periwinkle from Marguerite Davison's A Handweaver's Pattern Book, and I find that the pattern comes out face down, i.e., upside down.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Reasons for a Broken Warp at the EdgeWhen I break a warp thread during weaving, it is always the thread on the far right (no matter if it is a floating selvedge or the first thread in the draft).

ArticleAsk Madelyn: 16/2 versus 8/2 CottolinI would like to know if 16/2 cottolin is a good choice of yarn for warp? I have used 8/2 cottolin, but not the finer 16/2.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Choosing the Right Dent for Your EPIIf I want 30 epi in my warp and I have the choice of an 8-, 12-, or 15-dent reed, which is the best?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Rule of Thumb for Using a PaddleWhen you were demonstrating using the paddle, I couldn’t tell when you moved it up or when you moved it down for sure.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Structures for Acrylic Baby BlanketsI would like to use up this yarn by weaving baby blankets for a local Project Linus chapter.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Best Way to Tie TreadlesI usually tie up the treadles the way the tie-up in the article shows them. This often seems to mean that the tabby treadles are tied up on the left side and therefore I need to use my left foot for both of them.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Joining a Twisted WeftWhen weaving a Shaker-style twisted rug, how do you join a new weft to an old—without making a lump?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Twill SettsHow do you know what sett to use for twill if your yarn isn't quite the same as the yarn used in the pattern you are following?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Which Loom is for You?How do I find out what loom I should get?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Using Two Thread Sizes as OneIf you have one thread that is half the size of the other, how can you use it in warp and weft?

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