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Heddle to the Metal: Rigid Heddle Study Group
Overshot by Maria Weber The “Heddlers” had our first/organizational meeting just before the pandemic closed things down. Thanks to the efforts of Donna Eash, we’ve been able to meet via Zoom and the group is thriving. While most, if not all, of us also weave on other types of looms, there is something about the Rigid Heddle…
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Mary Roper
These towels were woven on a 16-Inch Kromski Presto rigid heddle loom with a 10-dent rigid heddle. The warp was mostly Yarn Bee Rainbow Wrapsody brand (doubled in the warp, with a few quadrupled) plus additions of Sugar and Cream or “I Love This Cotton” . One warp used Yarn Bee Rainbow Wrapsody in Peacock with additions of purple…
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Pam James
These are pillows I just finished for my couch. The usual – – recycled yarn. I designed the pattern. The pattern is from Landis Valley Linen.. I’m not sure how much the finished pattern resembles what I started with! One back is just a variation on that without a border. The other back is rigid heddle. Because…
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Donna Eash
Silver Linings Shawl pattern by Tammy Bast from Holiday 2020 edition of Easy Weaving with Little Looms. Woven on 25″ Schacht Flip using a hack of 15 dent Ashford Heddle. Warp is Findley Juniper Moon Farms in Dove. Weft is same in Greyhound. 19″ x 85″. Leaving the fringe loose. It’s SO soft.
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Susan Griffiths
This is a cotton scarf woven on a rigid heddle loom with a 10 dent heddle. The inspiration fiber was spun (by Pattie Lamb) with analogous blue colors. I created a wrap with blues and greens and picked two complementary orange hues. For my second wrap I experimented with Fibonacci numbers to create the warp sequence. Ultimately…
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Ann Schelbe
The scarf was woven on a Rigid Heddle Loom with handspun yarn. The warp yarn is spun from roving from Fiddlehead Fibers in Pittsburgh, PA and is Merino/ Corriedale. The weft is Alpaca, origin unknown. Both yarns were spun in 2020 as spinning covid projects. The weave is a plain weave, done on a 10 dent on a rigid…
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Donna Eash
While in “stay at home” mode I’m learning new Rigid Heddle skills. First attempt at warp and weft floats. 10-dent Heddle on 15″ Cricket.
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Donna Eash
Donna is a beginning weaver, and wove this beautiful, warm and snuggly scarf. She says: “here is the first Cricket Loom finished product. Woven from Scrap Exchange finds.”
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Debbie Suchoff
I was intrigued by Dawn Hummer’s presentation about SAORI weaving. And so, I decided to give it a try using a Cricket loom. Used 3/2 pearl cotton for the warp and then experimented with assorted fibers: cotton, linen, silk, nylon mesh – then tried adding beads, knots, loops, etc. The process was exhilarating and the end product…
