Diy rigid heddle loom

DIY Laser Cut Rigid Heddle Loom - Part 1: Building the Loom: Welcome to The Interlace Project! Our mission is to make weaving more accessible by designing open-source weaving looms Rigid Heddle Looms are a great introduction to weaving and the skills you learn are all transferable to other types of looms. Eas…

Some of you may already know what I am about to confess. Some of you may not. At any rate, here it is: I built another loom last weekend. I know what you are thinking – Isn’t one enough…

Those simple handwoven cotton dish towels were made using a rigid heddle loom. The pattern is easy and perfect for beginner weavers.

Scrap Bin Rigid Heddle Loom: This year our family has made the decision not to buy anything that we can make. Along with that, we've stepped up learning to upcycle and repurpose the unused, unneeded and unwanted. My wife knits with recycled grocery bags and recently we discover…

Popsicle stick heddle

Although I have enjoyed strap weaving with a mini rigid heddle, until now all of my straps became much narrower than the heddle as all the warp threads were staked to a single point at each end. The concept of incorporating a beam on which to load the warp and another beam to hold the woven fabric is not new and basic horizontal looms have been in use since at least the later medieval period. One clear advantage to beam looms is that the warp threads can be kept evenly spaced out during the…

Rigid heddles are wonderful tools for bandweaving, once you know how to use them. Watch an exclusive video featuring Spin Off’s Kate Larson to learn how to warp and weave on a rigid heddle, no loom required!

DIY Laser Cut Rigid Heddle Loom - Part 1: Building the Loom: Welcome to The Interlace Project! Our mission is to make weaving more accessible by designing open-source weaving looms Rigid Heddle Looms are a great introduction to weaving and the skills you learn are all transferable to other types of looms. Eas…

One of the best ways for rigid-heddle weavers to make floats is to use pick-up sticks! This allows weavers to make a third or fourth shed, and break the over/under configuration of plain weave. This post explains how to use pick-up sticks with your rigid heddle loom.

How do I get the yarn on the loom? It's not nearly as complicated as you might think. Warping a rigid-heddle loom is particularly easy and fast. Here, I demo...