Rigid heddle weaving

A new weaver takes us on her odyssey from dishcloths to statement scarves.

Rigid Heddle loom patterns that will help you increase your weaving skills while creating beautiful garments and accessories for you and your home.

Simple and Complex Patterns on the rigid heddle loom

We all know that the humble rigid heddle loom is capable of a lot more than first meets the eye. That is why it's such a wonderful loom for beginners - you can use it for it's most basic function (plain weave) to begin with and increase your skills and exploration from there.

Rigid heddles are wonderful tools for bandweaving, once you know how to use them. Watch an exclusive video featuring Spin Off’s Kate Larson to learn how to warp and weave on a rigid heddle, no loom required!

Learn to weave graphic, complex-looking patterns on your rigid-heddle loom—no pick-up stick required.

A sampler idea to see how different combinations of threads produce different patterns - all in plain weave

Learn To Weave with Pickup Sticks in this rigid heddle weaving tutorial by Liz Gipson of Yarnworker.

You may want to add these seven easy to find items to your weaving equipment stash.

A major difference in weaving with cotton rather than wool is managing tension. Cotton behaves differently to wool because it doesn’t have any natural stretch. When we think about the triangles created by the moving shed positions, we know that the warp threads must be relaxed enough to extend to th

This page is all about the weaving of Houndstooth dishtowels with 8/4 cotton. It covers everything you need to know about their pattern.

Weave your way through Long Thread Media’s NEW rigid-heddle eBook! It features favorite projects from Handwoven, Spin-Off, and (of course) Easy Weaving with Little Looms!

I used 2 colorways of Noro Silk Garden sock yarn: a bold brightly colored one for the warp and a more subdued one for the weft. I’m not sure of the exact color numbers. 8 dent reed, 13” wide x 96...

Learn the advantages and expanded design possibilities of using two heddles on a rigid-heddle loom.

When you first learn to thread two heddles, chances are you learned the standard threading first. This threading can be organized in many different ways to create the conditions for lots of weave structures: plain weave, Hopsack, lace, twill, doubleweave, and Summer and Winter. This setup gives you the ability to manage independently, or in ... Read more

Ashford makes many different sizes and models or Rigid heddle looms but they are called different names, knitters loom, sample it loom , for example ..however their classic Rigid Heddle Loom size 32" is what i used to weave this hand spun art yarn throw. and it is just called rigid heddel loom . One of the reasons i love the this model is because it is the only model that you can attach on their FREEDOM ROLLER . a second front cloth beam that allows you to weave longer yardage on a rigid…

Warping a rigid heddle loom can be quite daunting when you’re just starting out, but with a little bit of practice and some simple tips to follow, it doesn’t need to be a headache! I actually love direct warping my rigid heddle loom, I find it so quick and easy compared with indirect warping. *This...Read More

Learn to weave a classic set of striped towels on your rigid heddle or multi-shaft loom.

I have done a double width weaving project! It was a bit hard at the beginning, but it became easier and more fun later. I think that my next double weaving project will go more smoothly. I’l…