Double weave rigid heddle

Liftplans for layer exchange - and tips for managing two shuttles - in order to create stripes and pockets in 4 shafts double weave.

Adventures in Doubleweave Squares and Checks Here are a few doubleweave projects featuring squares or checks. Be forewarned, this technique can be time consuming but yields awesome results. You will need a rigid heddle loom with two heddle capacity. There are many sites out there that have diagrams to show you how to thread two heddles. You will also need four pickup sticks. Threading two heddles for multiple colored stripes can be tedious, especially when using two 10 dent heddles 😉 but…

Marcy weaves, spins, knits and occasionally dyes. Because passing it on is so important, she also teaches and writes.

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Deflection in weaving happens when (intentional) floats curve around areas of plain weave, and doubleweave is the weaving of two layers of fabric simultaneously. Combining the curves of deflection and the layers of doubleweave creates deflected doubleweave, a common technique in shaft-loom weaving. But with two heddles and, in some cases, two pick-up sticks, the humble rigid heddle loom can also create this stunning structure.

Log cabin pattern done in a SAORI style

In an effort to be more brave about color, I'm trying some oddball (to me) color combinations in some small sprang-and-woven art pieces, just to see what happens with color blending and contrast. These are a series similar in structure to some of the doubleweave I had done a couple years ago. It's interesting that the sprang under the tension of the loom is causing the fabric to buckle slightly. I don't remember noticing this before, but the low light angle is really showing it up in this…

How do you weave a countless number of structures on one warp? With an extended parallel threading, of course! This particular technique offers a lot of "bang for the buck" for weavers. All you have to do is modify your treadling and, in some cases, change the tie-up. If you're REALLY ambitious, you can change the tie-up and re-sley as well to achieve Double Weave or Shadow Weave. What is an extended parallel threading? For those who follow the work of Marian Stubenitsky and/or Bonnie…