Complete Guide to Rigid Heddle Weaving

Petra Marciniak has been weaving for around ten years. She started her own weaving business in 2019, and sells her creations and offers introductory courses.

• Summary Part 1Basic techniques .........................7 The spanning comb loom ................................8 His advantages ................................................ ................. 8 Its disadvantages ......................................... ............ 8 Keywords to know ......................................... .... 8 What is a spanning comb loom? .... 10 Basic tools .......................................... ............ 12 Tools to go further ......................................... 13 The sons ................................................ .........................14 The different subjects .............................................. .14 The construction of the wire .............................................. ....... 18 Choosing your warp thread ............................................. .... 19 Choosing your weft thread ............................................. ..... 19 Density and footage calculations .........................20 The density ................................................ ............................. 20 TThe amount of thread required .......................................... 22 Direct warping .......................................... ........24 Attaching the loom and the warping pin ............... 24 Fix the beginning of the thread on the rear attachment rod ..... 25 Warping the slots and attaching the chain .......................................... 26 Tying threads and cutting them............................................ 28 Wrap the threads around the rear beam ............... 29 Warping the eyelets .......................................... ............ 29 Tie the threads on the front tie bar ........................ 31 Equalize the warp to start weaving ................... 32 Weaving with the spanning comb loom ...33 Prepare the shuttles .............................................. ...... 33 Create the crowd .............................................. .................. 34 Weaving ................................................ ............................. 34 Changing thread during weaving .......................................... 35 Advancing and winding the chain............................................. 35 Finish weaving .............................................. ......... 36 Cutting the weave from the loom ............................... 36 General advice .................................................. .......38 The voltage is not good ......................................... .38 The edges are not sharp ......................................... 38 The weft is slanted ......................................... ......... 39 The crowd does not open correctly ............................ 39 The fabric is too stiff or too loose ............................... 39 The wires break ......................................... ............ 40 The progress of weaving is difficult to estimate .............. 42 Finishes .................................................. ...................43 Secure the weave .............................................. .......... 43 The point of Paris .............................................. .............. 43 Fringes .................................................. .................... 46 Washing and ironing .......................................... .... 47 Overlocker .................................................. .................... 47 Hems .............................................. .................... 47 The bias................................................ ........................... 48 The covering .............................................. ............................. 48 Felting ................................................. .................... 48 Sewing ................................................ ............................. 49 Part 2: the points and the different weaving structures .........................................51 The canvas and its variants ......................................... ..52 Playing with the choice of threads ......................................... ... 52 Color effects .......................................... ...... 54 Clasped weave ......................................... 56 Playing with the effects of weaving............................................ 57 Focus on the Japanese technique of saori .....................60 Other types of structures..................................................62 Finger weaving (finger controlled) ....................... 62 Pick-up stick weaving ........................................... .. 75 Weaving with two combs............................................ 87 Focus on the Norwegian krokbragd technique ............92 Weaving with two combs........................................ 94 Weaving with a comb, a pick-up stickAppendices Glossary ...................146 Supplies and resources .................147 Bibliography .............147 Contents technical ...................148 The author ....................150