Heddle loom

The rigid heddle loom is compact and gives you the satisfaction of being able to weave beautiful scarves, mats, belts, dish towels, tapestries, and more.

Rigid Heddle loom patterns that will help you increase your weaving skills while creating beautiful garments and accessories for you and your home.

Weaving is something I've wanted to learn for a very long time. This Winter I bought myself a 60 cm Rigid Heddle Loom from Ashford, and with the help of books and online tutorials, taught myself the basics of weaving.

Most of the time when you are weaving on a rigid heddle loom and following instructions, there will be written notes for how to weave a pattern. For example, in any of my rigid heddle classes you will see threading instructions, telling you which holes and slots to thread, including colour order wherever it’s applicable....Read More

Hybrid warping on a rigid heddle loom – Ashford Wheels and Looms

Simple and Complex Patterns on the rigid heddle loom

Today I wanted to share a list of 42 rigid heddle loom tips that will make a difference.

I warped my rug with a couple of weights of crochet cotton. Size 3 crochet cotton (the Aunt Lydia's brand is commonly available) is a great warping material. Since I only had about half of what I needed, I interspersed it with some lighter weight crochet cotton just to see how it would work. In retrospect, the size 3 (which I think is also known at #10) is the perfect weight. Note to self: stock up. The numbers: 170 warp threads in the 7.5 dpi heddle, 58 inch warp length. In the future I'll…

A sampler idea to see how different combinations of threads produce different patterns - all in plain weave

What do you do if you want to weave a project wider than your loom? You can use doubleweave, or a unique technique from Sara Bixler. Learn more here!

When you first learn to thread two heddles, chances are you learned the standard threading first. This threading can be organized in many different ways to create the conditions for lots of weave structures: plain weave, Hopsack, lace, twill, doubleweave, and Summer and Winter. This setup gives you the ability to manage independently, or in ... Read more

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…

Pick the method that suits your own preferences the most. This online class offers a variety of set up options for your rigid heddle loom. Method one uses two heddles, a pick up stick and a heddle rod. Method two uses one heddle, 2 heddle rods and a pick up stick. Method three uses three heddles. "WOW! Weaving the herringbone pattern seemed so daunting - 3 days ago - but with your such clear and concise instructions and videos - mastered it almost flawlessly!!!" Tina

Get your tension just right when tying your warp on your rigid-heddle loom with these incredible tips from Sara Goldenberg White.

Description: Learn to use the clasped weft technique for a unique twist on the classic houndstooth pattern! Clasped weft makes a unique irregular pattern. It

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