Diy rigid heddle loom

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…

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…

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…

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…

It can be so hard to know where to start when you're in the market for a new rigid heddle loom, especially if it is to be your first ever loom. Having only used Ashford rigid heddle looms, it is not really within my scope to compare different looms from a practical perspective.

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…

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...

I am running an online workshop for the Braid Society on Braids & Bands group https://groups.io/g/braidsandbands This blog is part of the workshop for week one. The Woolery in the USA, has published a post about the workshop https://woolery.com/blog/ If you live in the USA, their online shop is open for equipment etc. I love band weaving. The back strap is such a practical way to weave and very portable. I also love weaving equipment, from the simple to the more highly decorated. I have…

Popsicle stick heddle

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