Twill on rigid heddle loom

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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

Learning about how twills can be woven on a rigid-heddle loom has given me a deeper understanding of twills in general.

A while back, I posted about the possibility of doing a simple twill on a rigid heddle loom with two heddles (the original post is here). I never did try a two-heddle tabby, just launched straight in to attempting the...

I've been playing with 1/2 and 2/1 twill recently. I blame this book. On one of my rare forays to the shops, I visited Borders bookshop and found this, the only weaving book they had. No longer are fabric types totally mysterious. Sadly for me, the book is aimed at weavers with a 4 shaft loom, but there are a few things which are for 2. This twill isn't one of them really because it needs 3. Undaunted, I figured out the threading for extended point threading. I used two 10 dpi heddles and…

Learn why weavers love twill and what makes it a great weave for the rigid-heddle loom.

Diamond twill on Rigid heddle loom – Shuttles and Needles

We all know that the humble rigid heddle loom is capable of a lot more than first meets the eye. That is why it’s such a wonderful loom for beginners – you can use it for it’s most basic function (plain weave) to begin with and increase your skills and exploration from there.

There was a time when weavers were told that rigid-heddle looms were only good for scarves and shawls—thank goodness for everyone this was proved wrong.