Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on a Rigid Heddle
In this course with instructor Amanda Wood, you’re going to learn Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on a Rigid Heddle.
In a series of videos, Amanda shows warp and weft floats, both individually and in combination, guiding us in making five samples (including hemstitching). The samples are made on a 9” / 23 cm wide warp, so you’ll end the course with a set of lovely table squares. You can then choose a structure you’ve woven and expand it into a table runner on a wider warp. All this lace done by weaving with pick-up sticks with only a rigid needle loom!
For this course, you’ll need a rigid heddle loom. And you will need pick-up sticks! If you’re a beginner with the rigid heddle, remember to go through the Rigid Heddle Weaving Basics course first.
Throughout the videos, you’ll learn:
- Disrupting plain weave
- Lace exploration:
- Weft floats
- Warp floats
- Combined warp and weft floats, mock waffle
- 5/1 lace variations
- 5/1 lace with two pick-up sticks
- Turning your samplers into a project
- References & resources
The Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on Rigid Heddle includes a comprehensive workbook with beautiful photos, tips, and resources. You’ll also receive the Lacy Squares & Runner pattern PDF. Many additional supplies can be found at SweetGeorgia Yarns.
Talk about the Lace with Pick-Up Sticks on a Rigid Heddle course with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Tag what you are making everywhere with #sosweaving and #schoolofsweetgeorgia!
I finished weaving two more blankets from leftover skeins and scraps. It is SO MUCH FUN!!
48" #rigidheddleloom
#sosweaving
#knpknitchat2022
#littleredmitten
I finished weaving two more blankets from leftover skeins and scraps. It is SO MUCH FUN!!
48" #rigidheddleloom
#sosweaving
#knpknitchat2022
#littleredmitten
Reminder to join us online today for the final live lecture presentation in Laura Fry`s Fundamentals of Weaving Series, Colour Considerations! We`ll be starting at 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT), and Laura will talk about considerations to take when weaving with colour, to create designs that work best with your intended cloth.
We`ll see you online soon!
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #weaving #weavingworkshop #weaversofinstagram #weaversoftheworld #weavingcloth #handwoven #handwovencloth #weavingloom
Reminder to join us online today for the final live lecture presentation in Laura Fry`s Fundamentals of Weaving Series, Colour Considerations! We`ll be starting at 12:00 PM PDT (3:00 PM EDT), and Laura will talk about considerations to take when weaving with colour, to create designs that work best with your intended cloth.
We`ll see you online soon!
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #weaving #weavingworkshop #weaversofinstagram #weaversoftheworld #weavingcloth #handwoven #handwovencloth #weavingloom
The last lecture in master weaver Laura Fry`s Weaving Fundamentals series is coming up tomorrow... join Laura for our live lecture presentation Colour Considerations! Laura will talk about considerations to take when weaving with colour, to create designs that work best with your intended cloth. This Zoom lecture and Q&A session is open to all SOS members, and will be recorded and posted at the School following the presentation.
Follow our link in bio to the entire Weaving Fundamentals lecture series for all of the fabulous information that Laura has shared with us over the past couple of years.
Colour Considerations Live Lecture with Laura Fry
September 6th, 12:00 PM PDT on Zoom
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #weaving #weavingworkshop #weaversofinstagram #weaversoftheworld #weavingcloth #handwoven #handwovencloth #weavingloom
The last lecture in master weaver Laura Fry`s Weaving Fundamentals series is coming up tomorrow... join Laura for our live lecture presentation Colour Considerations! Laura will talk about considerations to take when weaving with colour, to create designs that work best with your intended cloth. This Zoom lecture and Q&A session is open to all SOS members, and will be recorded and posted at the School following the presentation.
Follow our link in bio to the entire Weaving Fundamentals lecture series for all of the fabulous information that Laura has shared with us over the past couple of years.
Colour Considerations Live Lecture with Laura Fry
September 6th, 12:00 PM PDT on Zoom
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #weaving #weavingworkshop #weaversofinstagram #weaversoftheworld #weavingcloth #handwoven #handwovencloth #weavingloom
#fo Before & After: Wet finishing edition. Look at how big of a difference it made! Interestingly, it only shrank for 2 inches warp-wise and 1.5 inches weft-wise. The minimal shrinkage is probably due to a combination of the cashmere not being fulled properly and it blooming significantly in the water.
(Please avert your eyes from the mistakes which I painstakingly corrected before wet finishing)
#rigidheddleloom #rigidheddleweaving #rigidheddleweaver #weaving #handweaving #weaver #fiberart #sosweaving #cashmere #logcabin #scarf
#fo Before & After: Wet finishing edition. Look at how big of a difference it made! Interestingly, it only shrank for 2 inches warp-wise and 1.5 inches weft-wise. The minimal shrinkage is probably due to a combination of the cashmere not being fulled properly and it blooming significantly in the water.
(Please avert your eyes from the mistakes which I painstakingly corrected before wet finishing)
#rigidheddleloom #rigidheddleweaving #rigidheddleweaver #weaving #handweaving #weaver #fiberart #sosweaving #cashmere #logcabin #scarf
Coming up in early September will be the final lecture in the Weaving Fundamentals series... join instructor Laura Fry at our live lecture presentation, Colour Considerations! Taking place September 6 at 12:00 PM PDT, Laura will talk about considerations to take when weaving with colour, to create designs that work best with your intended cloth.
This Zoom lecture and Q&A session is open to all SOS members, and will be recorded and posted at the School following the presentation if you`re unable to make it live. Find more information at the SOS Event Calendar, linked in our IG bio.
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #masterweaverlaurafry #colorgamp #weaving #handwoven #handwovengamp #weavingwithcolor #weaversofinstagram
Coming up in early September will be the final lecture in the Weaving Fundamentals series... join instructor Laura Fry at our live lecture presentation, Colour Considerations! Taking place September 6 at 12:00 PM PDT, Laura will talk about considerations to take when weaving with colour, to create designs that work best with your intended cloth.
This Zoom lecture and Q&A session is open to all SOS members, and will be recorded and posted at the School following the presentation if you`re unable to make it live. Find more information at the SOS Event Calendar, linked in our IG bio.
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #masterweaverlaurafry #colorgamp #weaving #handwoven #handwovengamp #weavingwithcolor #weaversofinstagram
I was trying to weave summer and winter without changing my tie-up… trying to take a short cut and just use the tie-up I had for overshot. But it made it slow, confusing, and inefficient. Just taking a bit of extra time to change the tie-up and also switching out a shuttle that kept catching… now this is weaving so easily and so quickly.
Sometimes it’s better to take the time upfront to stop, reset, and make things right. It just makes everything work better.
#summerandwinterweaving #learntoweave #weaversofinstagram #weaversgonnaweave #lomeetsloom #counterbalanceloom #leclercloom #sosweaving
I was trying to weave summer and winter without changing my tie-up… trying to take a short cut and just use the tie-up I had for overshot. But it made it slow, confusing, and inefficient. Just taking a bit of extra time to change the tie-up and also switching out a shuttle that kept catching… now this is weaving so easily and so quickly.
Sometimes it’s better to take the time upfront to stop, reset, and make things right. It just makes everything work better.
#summerandwinterweaving #learntoweave #weaversofinstagram #weaversgonnaweave #lomeetsloom #counterbalanceloom #leclercloom #sosweaving
Blocks!! This is the very start of an exploration into summer & winter on my 4-shaft counterbalance loom. Only two blocks are possible with four shafts, but I can see the possibilities…
Warp yarn: vennecolcoton 8/2 organic cotton
Pattern weft yarn: ashford_wheels_looms 5/2 mercerized cotton
#summerandwinterweaving #learntoweave #weaversofinstagram #weaversgonnaweave #lomeetsloom #counterbalanceloom #leclercloom #sosweaving
Blocks!! This is the very start of an exploration into summer & winter on my 4-shaft counterbalance loom. Only two blocks are possible with four shafts, but I can see the possibilities…
Warp yarn: vennecolcoton 8/2 organic cotton
Pattern weft yarn: ashford_wheels_looms 5/2 mercerized cotton
#summerandwinterweaving #learntoweave #weaversofinstagram #weaversgonnaweave #lomeetsloom #counterbalanceloom #leclercloom #sosweaving
Finished a large blanket on the 48" #RigidHeddleLoom
Mostly worsted weight wool with a bit of mohair thrown in here a there. I learned that 14-year-old boys are not great assistants when warping a loom if you don`t want tight selvedges.
Learned how to hemstitch and use a fringe twister with this project. Also, I used up A LOT of random skeins and leftover bits which is always a good thing.
#sosweaving
#knpknitchat
little.red.mitten
Finished a large blanket on the 48" #RigidHeddleLoom
Mostly worsted weight wool with a bit of mohair thrown in here a there. I learned that 14-year-old boys are not great assistants when warping a loom if you don`t want tight selvedges.
Learned how to hemstitch and use a fringe twister with this project. Also, I used up A LOT of random skeins and leftover bits which is always a good thing.
#sosweaving
#knpknitchat
little.red.mitten
Downloads
Equipment
- Rigid Heddle Loom with a minimum 16” / 40.5 cm weaving width
- 10-dent reed
*Please follow this link for Warping Equipment & Additional Tools needed
Materials
Lacy Squares & Runner:
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Warp & Weft: 3 cones of Gist Duet, 1 cone in Marble (Squares Colour) and 2 cones in Pear (Runner Colour) (600 yd / 549 m per 4 oz / 113 g cone; 2,390 YPP; 55% Tow Linen, 45% Cotton).
*You will need 5.1 ounces / 145 g for the runner and 2.3 ounces / 65 g for the squares. Two cones in one colour can make both projects if you want a matching set.
Additional Supplies shown/ demonstrated
- Pick-up sticks
- Shuttles for lace on rigid heddle:
- Glimakra (damask shuttle)
- Handywoman shop
- Schacht (slim 9”/ 23 cm open boat shuttle)
Do you have questions about Lace with Pick-Up Sticks Weaving Materials? Talk about it with members of the School of SweetGeorgia. Post project pictures, share personal reflections, and join the conversations in our Community Forums!
Course Content
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Course Includes
- 6 Lessons
