Rigid heddle pick up stick patterns

Simple and Complex Patterns on the rigid heddle loom

Sara Goldenberg White shares her tips, tricks, and best practices for using pick-up sticks on the rigid-heddle loom.

3 ways to level up your rigid heddle weaving

One of the many benefits of weaving with pick-up sticks is being able to change your pattern on a whim. Here’s one project that uses pick-up sticks to create 3 different towels.

A free weaving pattern for a set of cotton and linen placemats woven with 8/4 Un-Mercerized Cotton and Duet Cotton/Linen. This rigid heddle pattern uses 2 pick-up sticks and warp floats to create a motif reminiscent of Swedish Huck Lace.

Rigid Heddle Weaving: Weaving Patterns with Pick Up Sticks From www.rigidheddleweaving.com

Thanks to Jeen on Ravelry , I found a "recipe" for 8-shaft weaving on a rigid heddle loom. This is Pinwheel Weave. Yes, it is very cool....

Pick the method that suits your own preferences the most. This online class offers a variety of set up options for your rigid heddle loom. Method one uses two heddles, a pick up stick and a heddle rod. Method two uses one heddle, 2 heddle rods and a pick up stick. Method three uses three heddles. "WOW! Weaving the herringbone pattern seemed so daunting - 3 days ago - but with your such clear and concise instructions and videos - mastered it almost flawlessly!!!" Tina

A wool accent rug woven with a basketweave texture on a rigid heddle loom. This project uses pick-up sticks and a heddle rod with string heddles to create weft floats with two contrasting colors of Suffolk Wool. Designed by Christine Jablonski.

Most of the time when you are weaving on a rigid heddle loom and following instructions, there will be written notes for how to weave a pattern. For example, in any of my rigid heddle classes you will see threading instructions, telling you which holes and slots to thread, including colour order wherever it’s applicable....Read More

Twills bring sophistication to fabric: This beautiful diamond twill is woven on a Rigid heddle loom. This being a 3 shaft pattern, it is usually woven on a 4 shaft loom, but then the warper-friendly Rigid heddle loom always rises to the occasion when you want to weave something quick:-) This was woven using 2 heddles;

We are in the midst of the Spring 2018 Yarnworker Weave-Along, weaving the Linen Facecloths from Handwoven Home. This project provides all sorts of interesting challenges for new and experienced weavers alike by weaving windowpane with linen, using multiple colors in warp and weft. The thing I love best about the weave-along process is that I ... Read more

If you don’t know how to read them, pick-up charts and instructions can be confusing, but once you learn, a whole new world of weaving opens up. If you want to pick up the basics of pick-up, keep reading.

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One of the best ways for rigid-heddle weavers to make floats is to use pick-up sticks. This allows weavers to make a third or fourth shed, and break the over/under configuration of plain weave. This post explains how to use pick-up sticks with your rigid heddle loom.

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The humble rigid heddle loom offers many possibilities for those who want to do more than plain weave and colourplay. If you add another heddle and/or pick up sticks, you can venture into 3, or eve…

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