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a blue rug sitting on top of a wooden floor next to a bag and purse

Did you know there were two methods for weaving krokbragd on the rigid-heddle loom? Learn from Kelly Casanova the different ways you can weave this versatile weave structure on a rigid-heddle loom.

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two blue and white striped towels hanging on a clothes line with a wooden pole in the background

On the rigid-heddle loom, Susan E. Horton designs gorgeous towels and napkins that have all the drape and absorbency of a floor loom–woven towel but with much less time spent warping.

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an old weaving machine with many different colored yarns

I warped my rug with a couple of weights of crochet cotton. Size 3 crochet cotton (the Aunt Lydia's brand is commonly available) is a great warping material. Since I only had about half of what I needed, I interspersed it with some lighter weight crochet cotton just to see how it would work. In retrospect, the size 3 (which I think is also known at #10) is the perfect weight. Note to self: stock up. The numbers: 170 warp threads in the 7.5 dpi heddle, 58 inch warp length. In the future I'll…

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a close up of a woven piece of cloth

These projects are all great ways to make useful items and experiment, when you’re first learning or learning a new technique. They can all be made with worsted or DK weight yarns with a 7.5 or 8 dent heddle.

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a close up view of a weaving machine with black and white squares on the fabric

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.

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an old weaving machine with many different colors

Join The Rogue Weaver and learn how to use string heddles on your rigid heddle loom.

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how to read a weaving draft for griddle weavers, with text overlay

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

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