Your videos are so fantastic! You've helped me grain my confidence to try new techniques on my rigid heddle!! I am so grateful for your willingness to share your expertise :)
Kelly I have found Waxed Linen Cord (in jewelry dept) works great as heddles. I enjoy your videos and have learned a lot. Now off to learn how to used 2 heddles and making doubleweave!
Thank you so much for this video! I have a very beginner question. When using the heddle rod, do I lift it and use both hands and bring thr heddle and rod forward to beat the cloth or do I lift the rod with one hand and then beat the cloth with the heddle using my other hand?
Good question, it's easy to understand once you see it in action. Have a look at this video from 11:25 onwards to see how it can be used - ruclips.net/video/91PI5H8vq_0/видео.html
This is a basic questions when doing this technique. Do you have your heddle in the down position all the time when picking up the proper threads. Also when weaving you are always in the up position using the the rod or pick up stick. Down I gather you use NO rod or pick up stick. Can you please clarify this. Thanks
Thanks for the videos, Kelly! Something that has been confusing to me is knowing what position the rigid heddle needs to be in when setting up a heddle rod-- it's down in your videos, but I haven't heard you talk about that part. Should it always be in the down position?
It makes sense for the heddle to be down, as you always have it down to pick up the warp threads with the pick up stick. You could pick up the threads, leave the stick in and pick up the threads that way, but the threads would be tighter and hard to manipulate on to your string heddles. So yes, down is easier! :)
I'm thinking that I can not do mine this way, I think I have to tie per thread/warp? Because I have no heddle? like the demonstration, right now I've got 2 dowels I put one on the top, under over and the one I'm going to be tying the threads on, underneath that, over under. I'll cut the threads I believe you said 11 inches and follow the process on that bottom dowel....
How do you know how long to make the string. Were do i measure? Semi new to weaving.... I have only ever used a large flore loom but have just been given a table loom that is hand made its not a common style it seems to be combining the ideas of several loom types; its a. Large frame loom with a warp bar and a front bar to roll up your work but Also has a mechanical device and frame like a firm heddle loom to pick up the threads but they are only one bar not like a string heddle loom... Basically there is a vertical frame with leavers to pick up the pick up rod(sorry i dont know all the right terminologies) but no heddle and no reed. Any one interested in seeing this contraption feel free to message me. Lol i have no idea what it is but it is awesome! Seems to be that some old woman had her husband make this loom with several loom ideas combined. Its like a frame loom and a string heddle loom combined.... I think..
@@KellyCasanova i have been using a knitting needle and a fork.. Lol. It takes longer for sure. I am going to make a reed for it. But i could not wait to try it out. Its odd for shure. Ive just gotten it figured out. But the tightness of the weft is uneven and this is why i gotta make a reed for it.
Very helpful Kelly, I have to say as a dog lover I also enjoy seeing your dear little dog wandering around while you do your video.
Yes, he is my constant shadow, he would cry at the door if I didn't let him in!
Thank you kelly, you sent the updated version to me, just before I started to watch the original. Good timing, I'll watch this one then.
Very glad to see what you’ve done by swapping A & B. I can see where it saves a lot of time!
Your videos are so fantastic! You've helped me grain my confidence to try new techniques on my rigid heddle!! I am so grateful for your willingness to share your expertise :)
Thanks for watching! ❤
Good tip. Thanks, kelly!
You're welcome!
Excellent explanation!
Thank you!
Kelly I have found Waxed Linen Cord (in jewelry dept) works great as heddles. I enjoy your videos and have learned a lot. Now off to learn how to used 2 heddles and making doubleweave!
That's cool! These days I use seine twine, which is awesome, very strong and non fluffy.
So clear, as always, Kelley! Thank you!
Thank you Barbara!
Hola Kelly, me encantan tus videos, yo también realizo telares y he aprendido mucho contigo. Te envío un gran abrazo desde Chile.
Gracias Cindy!
gracias por tus videos. ayudan mucho y demuestran tu experiencia y generosidad
Gracias!
Ohhh i had forgotten you could do this. Im going to use this for one of your beehive patterns ^_^
Thank you so much for this video! I have a very beginner question. When using the heddle rod, do I lift it and use both hands and bring thr heddle and rod forward to beat the cloth or do I lift the rod with one hand and then beat the cloth with the heddle using my other hand?
Good question, it's easy to understand once you see it in action. Have a look at this video from 11:25 onwards to see how it can be used - ruclips.net/video/91PI5H8vq_0/видео.html
This is a basic questions when doing this technique. Do you have your heddle in the down position all the time when picking up the proper threads. Also when weaving you are always in the up position using the the rod or pick up stick. Down I gather you use NO rod or pick up stick. Can you please clarify this. Thanks
Yes, heddle down when picking up threads. Yes to the second question too - the heddle rod is used only on a neutral or up shed.
Thanks for the videos, Kelly! Something that has been confusing to me is knowing what position the rigid heddle needs to be in when setting up a heddle rod-- it's down in your videos, but I haven't heard you talk about that part. Should it always be in the down position?
It makes sense for the heddle to be down, as you always have it down to pick up the warp threads with the pick up stick. You could pick up the threads, leave the stick in and pick up the threads that way, but the threads would be tighter and hard to manipulate on to your string heddles. So yes, down is easier! :)
Aaaahhh yes, this makes more sense now. Thanks for your fast reply!
I'm thinking that I can not do mine this way, I think I have to tie per thread/warp? Because I have no heddle? like the demonstration, right now I've got 2 dowels I put one on the top, under over and the one I'm going to be tying the threads on, underneath that, over under. I'll cut the threads I believe you said 11 inches and follow the process on that bottom dowel....
So glad I watched the update too! Ready to make my new heddle!! So ... when do we learn to use three heddles?
I have a class on that - kelly-casanova-weaving-lessons.teachable.com/p/three-heddle-adventure/?preview=logged_out
And this one -kelly-casanova-weaving-lessons.teachable.com/p/converting-pattern-drafts-to-the-rigid-heddle-loom/?preview=logged_out
How do you know how long to make the string. Were do i measure?
Semi new to weaving....
I have only ever used a large flore loom but have just been given a table loom that is hand made its not a common style it seems to be combining the ideas of several loom types; its a. Large frame loom with a warp bar and a front bar to roll up your work but Also has a mechanical device and frame like a firm heddle loom to pick up the threads but they are only one bar not like a string heddle loom... Basically there is a vertical frame with leavers to pick up the pick up rod(sorry i dont know all the right terminologies) but no heddle and no reed. Any one interested in seeing this contraption feel free to message me. Lol i have no idea what it is but it is awesome! Seems to be that some old woman had her husband make this loom with several loom ideas combined. Its like a frame loom and a string heddle loom combined.... I think..
I have used a hard cover book to measure out heddles, it works well.
This loom sounds very interesting, if there is no reed, what do you beat with?
@@KellyCasanova i have been using a knitting needle and a fork.. Lol. It takes longer for sure. I am going to make a reed for it. But i could not wait to try it out. Its odd for shure. Ive just gotten it figured out. But the tightness of the weft is uneven and this is why i gotta make a reed for it.
Would I need this on a floor loom?
No, generally not. A floor loom will usually have 4+ shafts.