Glynis Brooke
Glynis Brooke
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How to make an indirect warp with two threads simultaneously
i don't often post for harness weavers, but that is going to change a little I think.....
For all of us, making a warp using the indirect warping method can be quite a challenge and time consuming - especially if there are mutlltple colour changes, or a vast number of warp ends.
Using this method can halve the time that it takes to wind your warp on the warping frame.
It might look complex, but it is actually quite simple, and easily achieveable.
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Видео

How to sample efficiently on your rigid heddle loom
Просмотров 9945 месяцев назад
Most of us avoid the thought of sampling when we weave, citing the amount of 'waste' yarn that we would generate, let alone the time that we would waste too. My answer to these arguments is to ask how much waste you would generate, and how much time you would waste if you started a project entirely on the wrong foot and it ended up as a complete disaster? Sampling for weaving is NEVER a waste. ...
How to use the 'Lashing on' method for tying on your warp
Просмотров 6006 месяцев назад
The 'Lashing on' method of securing your warp has several advantages. First of all, it gives you a very fine adjustment of tension. Secondly, there is minimal warp waste, and certainly, if you are working with a very wide warp, the it makes a lot of sense to use this method. Under normal circumstances, I prefer to use a direct tie-on when I am working on a narrow warp, but in this instance I ch...
New on-line course for Rigid Heddle Weavers!
Просмотров 3796 месяцев назад
I am delighted to be able to tell you that my new "Rigid Heddle Consolidation Course"will launch on Friday 12th April!! This course has been such a long time coming - mainly because I wanted to be certain that the information I was offering was presented in a clear, concise and accurate manner. Suitable for an absolute beginner, or for someone who has some weaving experience already, the aim is...
The best way to wind your warp onto the roller.
Просмотров 6676 месяцев назад
TAKE CARE OR YOUR HANDS - THEY'RE THE ONLY PAIR YOU HAVE! A short clip to demonstrate the best way to wind a warp on to your rigid heddle loom without help, and keep an even tension, while protecting the health of your hands. Our hands are so important to us, and knowing which part can handle the load can help us avoid strain and possible injury. It is quite feasible to wind a warp on to your l...
Weaving tools - not the normal ones, just a few of the most useful....
Просмотров 2997 месяцев назад
In this video, I give you a quick tour of my weaving toolbox. It is small and compact, and I'm not talking about shuttles and pick-up sticks here, but the small, perhaps slightly unusual things that make my weaving life so much easier. Who knows, perhaps they will make a difference in yours too.
The best method for changing colour in your warp, and how to warp alternating colours.
Просмотров 9117 месяцев назад
I think it is safe to say, that as weavers we all have our preferred way of doing things. This is my method for changing colours in the warp, using the direct warping method. Not only is it the better way of doing things from a point of tension stability, but it is also the quicker and easier way to change colours in your warp. As a little bit of a bonus, I have also included an instruction on ...
What is a "Balanced Plain Weave" and what are the other two main weave structures?
Просмотров 4407 месяцев назад
All too often we get stuck in a comfortable 'balanced plain weave' rut - but there are other wonderful weave structures out there that offer different challenges and possibilities. From totally warp faced, to totally weft faced, join me for a few minutes as I try and guide you through just a few of them, and make sense of some of the terminology, that can be rather confusing!
Houndstooth video 3 Winding on and seperating
Просмотров 4378 месяцев назад
Winding the warp onto the warp roller with care and precision is an essential part of creating a good tension for your project. Use plenty of separation. Whether you choose to use a continuous form of separation, or whether you go with cardboard strips such as I use here, is entirely a matter of personal choice. What is important is that the separation is robust enough to withstand considerable...
How to read a colour threading draft for rigid heddle weavers
Просмотров 3198 месяцев назад
Although, as rigid heddle weavers, we generally don't need to know how to read a weaving draft, when it comes to specialized colour and weave patterns, we do need to know how to read a threading draft, both for the slots during the direct warping process, and then for the drawing through of the holes. It really is very simple, once one understands how it is all put together, and it allows one t...
Does a rigid heddle weaver need to know how to read a weaving draft?
Просмотров 3558 месяцев назад
A weaving draft, in all its glory, can be a pretty intimidating thing for the uninitiated. For a beginner on a rigid heddle loom however, all weaving instructions are written in plain language, and the reading of a draft is not a necessary skill - so please, don't let the idea that you have to decipher some strange, foreign code put you off beginning to weave - if you can read English ( or what...
How to quick unpick your weaving
Просмотров 69210 месяцев назад
we've all been in the situation, where we're weaving happily on a nice, complex little pick-up or lace pattern, and whoops! - There is is a mistake - glaring at you! The thing is that 'unweaving' a complex pattern is a real bind because you have to replicate all the pick-ups that make up the pattern in order to rectify your error - and sometimes it's just so difficult to see exactly what you di...
How much yarn should I wind onto my shuttle?
Просмотров 64710 месяцев назад
The answer to this question is - not that much. Many of us have a tendency to overfill our shuttles. Perhaps it is because we don't want to have to stop weaving and re-fill our shuttles, or because we have a morbid fear of dealing with the ends, or any other dozens of reasons. What we need to consider though, is that an overfull shuttle is potentially causing damaging friction to both warp and ...
My top tip for weaving a hem section when making a turned hem in your weaving
Просмотров 82010 месяцев назад
There are times when we really don't want to finish our weaving with a fringe. One of the way to get around this is to used a turned hem to finish the raw edges, but that always gives us a great fat roll of fabric at each end of our piece - right? No, - wrong! Using simple sewing thread to weave the hem sections, significantly decreases the bulkiness of a turned hem in our handwovens - it is we...
Advance your Warp!
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.10 месяцев назад
There is very definitely an area between the heddle and the cloth roller where the weft will meet the fell-line at the optimal angle for weaving accuracy. This is known as the 'Sweet Spot' - just as there is a 'sweet spot' the centre of the head of a tennis racket or a squash racket - so there is a sweet spot on our looms. Weaving too close to the heddle or too close to the cloth roller will ha...
How to use variegated yarns in your weaving to the best effect.
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How to use variegated yarns in your weaving to the best effect.
Big Rigid Heddle Weaving News!
Просмотров 66711 месяцев назад
Big Rigid Heddle Weaving News!
How to 'mend' a float in your weaving
Просмотров 70011 месяцев назад
How to 'mend' a float in your weaving
The best way to wind your stick shuttle with a doubled thread
Просмотров 61311 месяцев назад
The best way to wind your stick shuttle with a doubled thread
How to check the relative thickness of two different yarns
Просмотров 42811 месяцев назад
How to check the relative thickness of two different yarns
Two yarns I definitely would NEVER use in my warp
Просмотров 537Год назад
Two yarns I definitely would NEVER use in my warp
How to do the 'Tug Test' - the CORRECT way!
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How to do the 'Tug Test' - the CORRECT way!
How to secure and stabilize your pick-up stick on our rigid heddle loom
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How to secure and stabilize your pick-up stick on our rigid heddle loom
My top tips for accurately measuring your weaving!
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My top tips for accurately measuring your weaving!
How to join in a new weft yarn using a split ply join
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
How to join in a new weft yarn using a split ply join
How to hemstitch your handwovens
Просмотров 4,9 тыс.Год назад
How to hemstitch your handwovens
What to do when your weaving is 'crooked'!
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What to do when your weaving is 'crooked'!
Two great methods for weaving with two shuttles
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Two great methods for weaving with two shuttles
My method for weaving great selvedges on the Rigid Heddle Loom
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My method for weaving great selvedges on the Rigid Heddle Loom
The best way to wind your shuttle and take control of your selvedges.
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The best way to wind your shuttle and take control of your selvedges.

Комментарии

  • @banarasisuits
    @banarasisuits 6 дней назад

    ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @maryjamerson8288
    @maryjamerson8288 Месяц назад

    Thank you for the clear explanation.

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves Месяц назад

      @maryjamerson8288 great pleasure Mary. Pleased you found it useful

  • @amandag5072
    @amandag5072 Месяц назад

    You're so right about not focusing too much on them. I've often found that after washing and finishing a woven piece the selvedges sort of right themselves, so they don't look as bad as when it's straight off the loom.

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves Месяц назад

      Personally I find that we obsess too much about our selvedges. We are not machines - we're human and we're allowed some imperfections - we need to learn to embrace these imperfections! Not saying this as an excuse for bad workmanship mind you .......he-he!

  • @deweygraham2432
    @deweygraham2432 2 месяца назад

    Thank you for showing us how to get even selvedges. I like how you put pressure on the warp thread at the folded over end and then give the weft yarn on the other end a gentle tug to seat the edge. I am definitely going to give this a try tomorrow morning. I think this will speed up my weaving considerably. I won't have to fiddle around with the weft so much. I get so excited when I learn a new technique that solves my problem areas! I am definitely going to subscribe to your channel.

  • @jennifercongdon4583
    @jennifercongdon4583 2 месяца назад

    Thank you...helpful, indeed.

  • @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh
    @aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh 3 месяца назад

    This is really great!

  • @dorothythompson8139
    @dorothythompson8139 3 месяца назад

    Thanks very much Glynis! Super helpful as it has been frustrating with guessing! ❤

  • @marylambert6319
    @marylambert6319 3 месяца назад

    Am interested in your course but did not get your email address can you please send it to me.

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 3 месяца назад

      @marylambert6319 hello Mary. My e mail address is glynis@brooklands.co.za and my website is www.brooklands.co.za. you will find the course under the ' workshops and courses tab. I'll look forward to hearing from you.

  • @Mimi-lm9pn
    @Mimi-lm9pn 3 месяца назад

    Love your videos! Please keep them coming. There is no link to the online course in the description, though.

  • @francescaa7093
    @francescaa7093 4 месяца назад

    What a neat trick❤. Many thanks Glynis once again 🙏

  • @francescaa7093
    @francescaa7093 4 месяца назад

    Thanks again Glynis. Another great tip🙏. So logical when you think about it ❤

  • @francescaa7093
    @francescaa7093 4 месяца назад

    Thank you for this❤. I needed to transfer to a smaller reed a while hack and the way i did it was much messier and inefficient to boot.

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 4 месяца назад

      You're welcome Franscesca - it's a little bit finicky, but there's no reason why it can't be done quickly and efficiently.

  • @rosegulya4227
    @rosegulya4227 4 месяца назад

    Thanks for sharing your weaving knowledge!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 4 месяца назад

      Pleasure Rose - glad you found it helpful.

  • @DC-br4so
    @DC-br4so 5 месяцев назад

    Glynis, thank you so much for this video. I have tried this technique in the past and couldn't really see any advantage but thanks to your excellent explanation I can see where I was going wrong. I have watched nearly all your videos and just want you to know how much they are appreciated by a beginner like me. Thank you!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 5 месяцев назад

      So pleased that my video helped to clarify things a little.

  • @sasswa
    @sasswa 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks Glynis - this helped a beginner here! Lekke lekke!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 5 месяцев назад

      So pleased you found it useful - and welcome to a most wonderful new world. If you're a new weaver you might be interested in taking a look at my on-line course - Rigid Heddle Consolidation - designed especially for people like yourself. You can find it on my website under the 'Workshops and courses' tab......

    • @sasswa
      @sasswa 5 месяцев назад

      @@glynisweaves Hi Glynis - unable to locate the course through your website and have actioned a google search but cannot find. Can see news of it coming but not the actual register/purchase

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 5 месяцев назад

      @sasswa hi Sarah. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please pop me an e mail ( glynis@brooklands.co.za) and I will send you the link for the course - and a small thank-you for persevering.....

    • @sasswa
      @sasswa 5 месяцев назад

      @@glynisweaves 😊

  • @paolagemelli6791
    @paolagemelli6791 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks!

  • @terriko
    @terriko 5 месяцев назад

    That yellow with the brown spots has such a great banana vibe! 🍌

  • @pollywallie1
    @pollywallie1 5 месяцев назад

    New weaver here. You mentioned a "yarn wrap" can you elaborate about that please?

    • @tracys.5143
      @tracys.5143 5 месяцев назад

      Glynis has made a short video demonstrating the yarn wrap, look back through her playlist 😊

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 5 месяцев назад

      Hi Polly - there is a video on my channel on yarn wraps - very useful thing to know how to do and use. Never an exact answer, but an excellent guideline.

  • @littletownknitter8070
    @littletownknitter8070 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. 🥰

  • @lyndalowery480
    @lyndalowery480 6 месяцев назад

    Fantastic teaching! Thankyou!

  • @pamyclark1263
    @pamyclark1263 6 месяцев назад

    I’ve never seen anyone do this, hence I have never tried it. Does this work on cotton as well as wool? Thank you!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 5 месяцев назад

      Hi Pam - absolutely. it works on any fibre - in fact my little demo is cotton.....

  • @juanitadurand2518
    @juanitadurand2518 6 месяцев назад

    I thought I understood this method well, but you gave a aha moment when you tied the lefthand string and then started to fiddle with the tension. I usually pulled from right to left until there was no more give in the string and the warp too tight. Thank you very much.🎉🎉

  • @theshawlknitter-unplugged1863
    @theshawlknitter-unplugged1863 6 месяцев назад

    Hi I dont find the link for the website above.

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      No worries. I believe there is a glitch on the website - please e mail me.personally on glynis@brooklands.co.za with your questions and I will respond - again - on a personal level. Sorry for the inconvenience....

  • @lululee182
    @lululee182 6 месяцев назад

    Having trouble signing up for you newsletter on your website

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      Hi Lulu - apologies for the hiccup on my website - I have responded to your e mail though - thanks for the heads-up.

  • @marlenecheladyn6450
    @marlenecheladyn6450 6 месяцев назад

    I have a temporary hearing problem, could you tell me your web site please?

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      Hello Marlene - my website is www.brooklands.co.za. I must just tell you though, that there is a glitch on my website right now ( these things always happen at the most inopportune times....), so please feel free to e mail me directly at glynis@brooklands.co.za and I'll happily answer your questions and send you the instructions on mending a broken warp thread that I mentioned. Apologies for the inconvenience.

  • @timbeard2867
    @timbeard2867 6 месяцев назад

    Thanks for taking the time to teach us this. Now seeing it, it seems so logical but I couldn’t come up with the fix on my own!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      So pleased you found it useful!

  • @lesleynaylor432
    @lesleynaylor432 6 месяцев назад

    Wish I’d seen this before I wove with some wool yarn yesterday…. It’s looking a bit clunky where I joined in ….

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      It also works brilliantly for cottons Lesley - a bit fiddly, but so well worth the effort.

    • @lesleynaylor432
      @lesleynaylor432 6 месяцев назад

      @@glynisweaves I’ve just done this on some cotton…. Love this method of joining in thanks for sharing

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      @lesleynaylor432 such a pleasure!

  • @kai-lynn6441
    @kai-lynn6441 6 месяцев назад

    Great information. Reading about this and watching you = gold info. Taking this to the loom.

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      So pleased you found it helpful - for me this is one of the keys to starting a project that is going to succeed.

  • @joseelongchamps3981
    @joseelongchamps3981 7 месяцев назад

    Bonjour, merci pour ces explications claires, détaillées et concrètes. Cela me permettra d’utiliser de nouveaux critères dans le choix de patrons de tissage. Merci beaucoup!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      Delighted you found the information interesting Josee!

  • @pamyclark1263
    @pamyclark1263 7 месяцев назад

    That’s really a great idea! I’m getting ready to start doing some organizing and I will probably do exactly that!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      Hi Pam - don't forget to add in a little mascot that makes you smile!

  • @dustyroads7067
    @dustyroads7067 7 месяцев назад

    Bravo!

  • @bugaboofeeders8973
    @bugaboofeeders8973 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you! ❤

  • @davideaston3005
    @davideaston3005 7 месяцев назад

    More great tips from great aunty Glynis! Thanks for the informative video.

  • @timbeard2867
    @timbeard2867 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much for this. As a new weaver captivated by hand dyed yarns this was extremely helpful. Seeing the samples was worth gold!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 7 месяцев назад

      Ah - thank ypu Tim - so pleased you found it useful.

  • @janetburnett3935
    @janetburnett3935 7 месяцев назад

    This makes so much more sense than the way my teacher taught me, which was tying each thread off when switching. Thank you for this video!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 7 месяцев назад

      Great pleasure - pleased you found this helpful.

  • @juanitadurand2518
    @juanitadurand2518 7 месяцев назад

    Guilty, know better now, thank you.

  • @juanitadurand2518
    @juanitadurand2518 7 месяцев назад

    Thank you very much!

  • @angieb1621
    @angieb1621 7 месяцев назад

    This video was just the ticket! Thank you so much. I’d previously been hem stitching the top and bottom of my tea towels in order to avoid the bulky turned hem approach, which I have also tried, but neither has been satisfactory. I am literally right now sitting with my loom, all warped and ready to set off on my next set of towels and I just encountered your channel and saw this video. Off to fetch my sewing cotton! Genius!👌✨ New subscriber x

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 7 месяцев назад

      So pleased it was helpful.

  • @leslieambailey
    @leslieambailey 7 месяцев назад

    Brilliant!! I wish I had known this before I wove several tartans for Christmas projects, but I did use your technique when I made a couple houndstooth scarfs last month - so I did listen to my intuition! Thank you for your wisdom and knowledge.

  • @donnaferguson513
    @donnaferguson513 7 месяцев назад

    I’m new to the rigid heddle, usually I’m using a floor loom with a temple. Will a temple help with selvages or long term just end up distorting the weaving?

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 6 месяцев назад

      Hi Donna. I am not a great fan of using a temple, and really only use one when I am working on my floor looms and either weaving a heavy weft faced structure, or, strangely enough, working with linen. The rest of the time, and especially on mt RH's, I prefer to control my selvedges manually and find that a temple can be a bit distorting. Personal opinion of course.

  • @lululee182
    @lululee182 7 месяцев назад

    This is an awesome video thank you

  • @kazsev
    @kazsev 7 месяцев назад

    Just started watching your videos recommended by a friend. All my weaving is on RH’s. New hint for me tying on new colour, thank you. I pop an elastic band around back beam and heddle when warping, keeps stable.

  • @mary-chiltonvanhees1201
    @mary-chiltonvanhees1201 7 месяцев назад

    I watched this video just in time. I’m planning to weave placemats in a houndstooth pattern and warp this method for the first time on my new 24 inch Ashford. I will have to redesign the fabric so the houndstooth is not as wide in a single section. Thank you!

  • @daniellekiey-thomas1327
    @daniellekiey-thomas1327 7 месяцев назад

    Helpful, as ever! ❤ Thank you. ❤

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 7 месяцев назад

      Thanks Danielle - glad ypu found it helpful

  • @suestevenson6936
    @suestevenson6936 7 месяцев назад

    If a balanced weave includes ‘pick up’ design what category would this fall into?

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 7 месяцев назад

      To be honest Sue, i've never really thought about it, but, since the pick-up would unbalance the structure, it would, I guess, no longer be classified as balanced. Pick-up patterns usually fall into the category of one or other type of lace weave. The sett for these is the same as for plain weave - remember I talked about the three main types of weave structure - I didn't mention any of the subsidiary structures....

  • @lindas5964
    @lindas5964 7 месяцев назад

    This is so helpful. I’m prob the odd one here but I like the gentle shifts of color shown on the bottom left blue/purple swatch. Some of my variegated yarns are too harsh and would like a way to tone them down a bit!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 7 месяцев назад

      I don't think you are the odd one out at all Linda - there are always times when subtle and gentle definitely fit the bill!

  • @lfuboi
    @lfuboi 7 месяцев назад

    Excellent information. Thank you.

  • @amymaynard8875
    @amymaynard8875 8 месяцев назад

    Saved. My first weaving project (ever) needs the colors to alternate. I was excited to start weaving yesterday after many hrs of prep, but a few inches in, I decided I needed to be patient and catch a few of these tutorials before proceeding. Thank you for your well-made video!

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 8 месяцев назад

      Hi Amy. I hope you won't mind if I give you the same advice that I give to my new weavers all the time: Be kind to yourself - your first piece won't be your masterpiece. Give yourself permission to play, because we all learn through play, and give yourself permission to make mistakes, because we all learn through making mistakes. Not everything you weave needs to be 'something', sometimes we can weave something just to see if our ideas will work - if they do, that's great. If they don't then we have learnt something. This is a wonderful and absorbing craft - I wish you much joy and many happy hours at your loom.

  • @KC-nb3st
    @KC-nb3st 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you for sharing this information. Very helpful.

  • @MJ-jf8nd
    @MJ-jf8nd 8 месяцев назад

    Thank you. I was trying it the opposite way.

    • @glynisweaves
      @glynisweaves 8 месяцев назад

      Glad you found it helpful.