The Rigid Heddle, from Ask The Bellwether
Plain weave and beyond! Internet websites with great tips & advice for plain weave patterns and specific rigid heddle techniques. Enjoy!
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Hand Weaving Draft: Figure 109, A Manual of Weave Construction, Ivo Kastanek, 2S, 2T - Handweaving.net Hand Weaving and Draft Archive
A really cool color-and-weave pattern from handweaving.net that is — plain weave! wowser. 3 colors and you get all this motion in the design.
Direct warp painting on a Schacht Flip rigid heddle loom (by sockpr0n)
Magic-Step Towels | WeaveZine project
A really cool color-and-weave effect you can get on your rigid heddle!
The Joys of Learning to Weave… from Rheba's Reflections
This story is a good reminder that (a) any new skill has a learning curve and (b) persistence is helpful when learning a new skill!
Hansen MiniSpinner Quill demonstration 0001 (via szivec)
This is an interesting idea and could be applied to a manual spinning wheel as well, to create a bobbin-winder … if you end up with a boat shuttle and no bobbin winder.
Strings and Sealing Wax: Recycled Placemat Purse
Another fun project idea from a single length of cloth (ahem — called a placemat here ;-) )
Online Class: Weave Now - Basic Rigid Heddle Weaving
There’s no time like the present to learn to weave. This 5 session class starts with a discussion of tools, weaving starts the second week. You’ll warp and finish a scarf in the class, and learn the skills to weave anything you want on your rigid heddle loom.
Taught by me (Amelia Garripoli) through Weavolution’s Cyber Fiber classroom. You’ll need a webcam and internet connection to attend classes.
The next session starts Wednesday, January 19, 9-11pm EST (6-8 pm PST), 2011.
Ashford Knitter's Loom: Solo_Warping (PDF)
A 2-page writeup showing one way to warp alone and maintain even tension on your RH loom, by the folks at Ashford and featuring their Knitter’s Loom. This method can be applied to any RH loom (potentially table looms as well).
