Two-Heddle Sampler
The pattern is featured in the Two-Heddle Weaving course with Amanda Wood.
The pattern is intended to be used alongside the class. This small sampler is a learning piece to explore how to weave multiple layers of cloth simultaneously using two heddles and four pick-up sticks. You’ll have fun learning the different ways of connecting the layers.
Two-Heddle Sampler by Amanda Wood
Skill Level: Intermediate
Finished Measurements
- Width: 4″ / 10 cm in one-layer sections and 3 1/2” / 9 cm in two-layer sections
- Length: 16 1/4” / 40.5 cm
Materials
- Warp & Weft: 2 cones of Gist Yarn Beam 3/2 organic cotton in contrasting colours, 1 each in Cobalt (dark), and Natural (light) (630 yd / 576 m per 8 oz / 227 g cone; 100% organic cotton).
Equipment & Tools
- rigid heddle loom with a minimum 10″ / 25 cm weaving width with a double heddle block,
- (2) 10-dent or 40/10 heddles, (2) boat or stick shuttles, bobbins and bobbin winder (if you are using a boat shuttle), four pick-up sticks at least 8″ long, reed hook, medium weight paper the width of the loom, waste yarn for warp separating, scissors, measuring tape, yarn needle
Structure
- Weave Structure: Plain weave layers with 2 heddles & 4 pick-up sticks
- Warp Length: 1.9 yd / 1.75 m (includes 24″ / 60 cm for loom waste, take-up, shrinkage)
- Warp Ends: 88
- Warp Sett: 10 epi / 4 epcm in each layer of two-layer sections
- Weft Sett: 10 ppi / 4 ppcm in two-layer sections
- Width in Reed: 4 1/2” / 11 cm
- Woven Length: 18″ / 45 cm
