Rigid Heddle Study Guide
Follow the Rigid Heddle Study Guide at the School! Find weekly guidance to work through Colour & Weave on Rigid Heddle Loom course, from weaving a colour & weave gamp, wet finishing your gamp and weaving either the class pattern or designing your woven cloth.
Welcome to the Rigid Heddle Study Guide: Colour & Weave!
The rigid heddle is one of the most approachable looms to weave with. Plain weave and two contrasting colours become the perfect canvas so you can play with patterns and start designing your textiles!
Whether you are just starting your weaving journey or have plenty of experience, we hope you join us. This is the perfect opportunity to try a new-to-you yarn and either weave along with us using the course project or design your own woven textile.
We’ll work through the comprehensive Colour & Weave on Rigid Heddle Loom course by Amanda Wood. We have separated the course syllabus week by week to facilitate your work throughout the course.
On week two, you may choose to weave the course project kitchen towels or choose your favourite colour & weave combination to design your own project.
You can also find the recordings of the progress meetings Q&A’s with instructor Amanda Wood. Members just starting their weaving journey had their questions answered and shared their progress through the course.
Study Guide Syllabus
- Get Ready: Prep & Materials
- Week 1: Colour & Weave Gamp + Wet Finishing
- Week 2: Pick & Choose, Start Weaving your Project
- Week 3: Zoom Progress Meet Up (recording available)
- Week 4: Finishing
- Finale: Zoom Finale Meet Up (recording available)
If you are a new rigid heddle weaver, welcome! You may want to watch Felicia Lo’s Rigid Heddle Weaving Basics course and have a go at warping your loom and weaving a scarf first! You can also find all the rigid heddle courses with Amanda Wood at the School of SweetGeorgia.
Talk about the Rigid Heddle Style Guide 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!
Life of a Professional Weaver: Laura Fry // by Greta Cornejo
I’m excited to help you learn about professional weaver, and School of SweetGeorgia weaving instructor, Laura Fry. We approached Laura to film a couple of classes with us in 2021 because Felicia loved her The Intentional Weaver book. Laura replied and agreed to film two classes for the School. Both The Intentional Weaver and Magic in the Water courses are fantastic resources for our members. Laura Fry is a passionate and generous teacher. You will find her in the Community Forums often, sharing her knowledge and her latest weaving projects. Today, she shares some insights into her work and practices...
New at the SOS Articles section, continue reading Greta`s interview of Master Weaver Laura Fry »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #masterweaver #canadianmasterweaver #weaving #professionalweaver #weaversoftheworld
Life of a Professional Weaver: Laura Fry // by Greta Cornejo
I’m excited to help you learn about professional weaver, and School of SweetGeorgia weaving instructor, Laura Fry. We approached Laura to film a couple of classes with us in 2021 because Felicia loved her The Intentional Weaver book. Laura replied and agreed to film two classes for the School. Both The Intentional Weaver and Magic in the Water courses are fantastic resources for our members. Laura Fry is a passionate and generous teacher. You will find her in the Community Forums often, sharing her knowledge and her latest weaving projects. Today, she shares some insights into her work and practices...
New at the SOS Articles section, continue reading Greta`s interview of Master Weaver Laura Fry »
#sosweaving #schoolofsweetgeorgia #masterweaver #canadianmasterweaver #weaving #professionalweaver #weaversoftheworld
ONLINE TODAY // Reminder of today`s virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session with Felicia! Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects.
Structure:
We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
What it`s all about:
• quiet, focused time for deep work
• all participants will be on mute and will minimize distractions
• dedicated time, create a habit or practice of making
• friendly accountability and body doubling to help you reach your goals
Felicia will be online today, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT! The link to join in can be found at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #schoolofsweetgeorgia #sosweaving #lomeetsloom #cocrafting #weaving #weavingloom
ONLINE TODAY // Reminder of today`s virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session with Felicia! Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects.
Structure:
We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
What it`s all about:
• quiet, focused time for deep work
• all participants will be on mute and will minimize distractions
• dedicated time, create a habit or practice of making
• friendly accountability and body doubling to help you reach your goals
Felicia will be online today, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT! The link to join in can be found at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #schoolofsweetgeorgia #sosweaving #lomeetsloom #cocrafting #weaving #weavingloom
Coming up this Thursday, May 25th at 10:00 AM PDT, join Felicia online at the SweetGeorgia YouTube channel for our May Live Office Hours! We`ll be chatting about all of the latest from inside the School. If you have a fibre arts question or SOS project you would like shared during the session, please be sure to submit your questions and projects in advance.
Also, taking place on Friday, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT, Felicia will be live online once again for a virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session. Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects. We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
Find further information and links to join in both of these events at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #sosliveofficehours #sosweaving #felicialowong #lomeetsloom #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Coming up this Thursday, May 25th at 10:00 AM PDT, join Felicia online at the SweetGeorgia YouTube channel for our May Live Office Hours! We`ll be chatting about all of the latest from inside the School. If you have a fibre arts question or SOS project you would like shared during the session, please be sure to submit your questions and projects in advance.
Also, taking place on Friday, May 26th at 1:00 PM PDT, Felicia will be live online once again for a virtual co-working (or co-crafting) session. Join us in the co-working Zoom room and use the time to focus on your own projects. We`ll have 5 minutes to share goals for the session, then 50 minutes to work, then 5 minutes to celebrate our wins.
Find further information and links to join in both of these events at the SOS Event Calendar »
#soscommunity #sosliveofficehours #sosweaving #felicialowong #lomeetsloom #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Covering every thing 3-shaft to 16-shaft variations, Laura Fry talks about weave structure, balance, tie-ups, colour choices and even loom style at the recent Looking at Twills Zoom lecture. If you missed the live presentation, you can now find the replay video available at the School, shared at the Fundamentals of Weaving series. And be sure to save the date to join in Laura`s next lecture with us, Colour Considerations, also listed at the series page.
https://www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/courses/fundamentals-of-weaving-series/
Covering every thing 3-shaft to 16-shaft variations, Laura Fry talks about weave structure, balance, tie-ups, colour choices and even loom style at the recent Looking at Twills Zoom lecture. If you missed the live presentation, you can now find the replay video available at the School, shared at the Fundamentals of Weaving series. And be sure to save the date to join in Laura`s next lecture with us, Colour Considerations, also listed at the series page.
https://www.schoolofsweetgeorgia.com/courses/fundamentals-of-weaving-series/
STARTING SOON: We`ll be meeting online with Laura Fry for today`s Looking at Twills Live Lecture, part of the Fundamentals of Weaving series at the School.
Starting on Zoom at 12:00 PM PDT, Laura will talk about how twill works and how to start playing with the various progressions to create designs that work best with your cloth. Find more information plus the Zoom link by clicking our link in IG bio. We look forward to seeing you there!
#sosweaving #weavingtwills #weaversofinstagram #schoolofsweetgeorgia
STARTING SOON: We`ll be meeting online with Laura Fry for today`s Looking at Twills Live Lecture, part of the Fundamentals of Weaving series at the School.
Starting on Zoom at 12:00 PM PDT, Laura will talk about how twill works and how to start playing with the various progressions to create designs that work best with your cloth. Find more information plus the Zoom link by clicking our link in IG bio. We look forward to seeing you there!
#sosweaving #weavingtwills #weaversofinstagram #schoolofsweetgeorgia
@charlotte_milkteacup’s relaxing rigid heddle weaving sounds, pairing perfectly with the sound of rain falling outside. 🥰
#sosweaving #sosrigidheddleweaving #rigidheddle #weaversofinstagram #asmr #relaxingvideos #schoolofsweetgeorgia
@charlotte_milkteacup’s relaxing rigid heddle weaving sounds, pairing perfectly with the sound of rain falling outside. 🥰
#sosweaving #sosrigidheddleweaving #rigidheddle #weaversofinstagram #asmr #relaxingvideos #schoolofsweetgeorgia
Weaving with two heddles on a rigid heddle loom opens up so many possibilities now. We are exploring some techniques with @amanda_f_wood today on her @ashford_wheels_looms rigid heddle loom using Beam organic cotton yarn from @gistyarn. This workshop is being filmed today for the @schoolofsweetgeorgia and will be coming out very soon!
Weaving with two heddles on a rigid heddle loom opens up so many possibilities now. We are exploring some techniques with @amanda_f_wood today on her @ashford_wheels_looms rigid heddle loom using Beam organic cotton yarn from @gistyarn. This workshop is being filmed today for the @schoolofsweetgeorgia and will be coming out very soon!
Fresh off the loom and currently soaking before wet finishing. Happy with the pattern, warp is preserved, and moving on to shifted color combos. I’m hopping down to the city this weekend to work on a few opera workshops in the evenings, so I’m hoping to warp this up and take it with me! Love the benefits of folding table looms.
After the citric acid soak I’ll be following the Magic in the Water wet finishing methods from SOS. It’s superwash but the fiber will rebound a bit, fluff up, and then when I press the pattern will lock in! Torn on whether or not to twist the fringe since I did hemstitch as always 🧶
#weaving #fiberart #handwoven #crackleweave #offtheloom #fiberartist #loueterica #4shaftloom #sosweaving
Fresh off the loom and currently soaking before wet finishing. Happy with the pattern, warp is preserved, and moving on to shifted color combos. I’m hopping down to the city this weekend to work on a few opera workshops in the evenings, so I’m hoping to warp this up and take it with me! Love the benefits of folding table looms.
After the citric acid soak I’ll be following the Magic in the Water wet finishing methods from SOS. It’s superwash but the fiber will rebound a bit, fluff up, and then when I press the pattern will lock in! Torn on whether or not to twist the fringe since I did hemstitch as always 🧶
#weaving #fiberart #handwoven #crackleweave #offtheloom #fiberartist #loueterica #4shaftloom #sosweaving
Please refer to the Colour & Weave course for materials used as this study guide follows that course.
Course Content
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Course Includes
- 6 Lessons
