Live Office Hours // August 2022
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Tag: Rigid Heddle
Heddle Rod SetUp
A heddle rod is a wonderful tool when you have two pickup sticks that don’t slide past each other and you are making weft floats.…
Using a Heddle Rod
Learn how to use a heddle rod on your loom, as well as how to use a heddle rod and pick up sticks together.
Sectioning a Warp with Direct Warping Method
When we put a wider warp on a rigid heddle loom in the direct warp fashion, sometimes we can end up with different lengths in…
DIY Tensioning Device
Learn how to tension your warp on the rigid heddle loom as you are winding it on. I used three quarters of an inch rods…
How Materials Affect Tension
I’ve found that yarns with a bit of give like wool, silk, and cotton to a degree are better at holding tension. Linen needs a…
Leno Lace
Leno uses a pickup stick to twist alternating warp ends around each other, creating a pattern that is held in place with a single weft pick. There are…
Tensioning Sticks and S Hooks for Weaving
Learn about tensioning sticks and S-hooks used in weaving.
The Rigid Heddle Loom Meets Handspun Singles
I’m all for enlisting alternate solutions in utilizing my handspun, and I know of no better stash-busting ally than the rigid heddle loom.
Live Office Hours // June 2022
In this month’s Live Office Hours, Felicia talks about upcoming courses, recently released courses, upcoming Study Groups to SOS: Acid Dyeing & Ri…
Member Update // New Colour & Weave on Rigid Heddle Loom Course!
We're excited to share more fabulous weaving content with you today, all new at the School: the new Colour & Weave on Rigid Heddle Loom course taught …
Colour & Weave Gamp
A gamp is a sampler, a weaver’s way of using a single warp to test out multiple ideas. It could be a colour gamp or a weave structure gamp or in thi…