BW-09. Rigid heddle #8 – Becky's, wide
Bands Section #1: Rigid heddle
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7m 6s
What this project will teach you:
- Meet Becky's teacher Astrid
- Becky's inspiration in designing this band
- Explanation of pattern thread path
- Marking the heddle for easy pick-up
- Review of turning heddle on a wide band for good tension
- 6 pick repeat seen in close-up detail
- View of full width threading chart
Up Next in Bands Section #1: Rigid heddle
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BW-10. Rigid heddle #9 – Sami band
What this project will teach you:
- Ground structure in plain weave
- This band is reversible
- 6 pick cycle shown in detail
- Hand picking the "fancy" shed
- Detailed look at project sheet -
BW-11. Rigid heddle #10 – experiment
What this project will teach you:
- "Simple" pick-up technique applied to double hole heddle
- Source for my pattern motif
- Detailed chart for threading the heddle
- Row by row demonstration of pick-up -
BW-12. Rigid heddle #11 – designing
What this project will teach you:
- Using up yarn ends to make your warp
- Tensioning the wad for threading
- Selecting threads to start threading heddle
- Changing your mind about the threading order
- Jumping around on the heddle
- Using other leftovers for bands
- Untangling the wad for weavin...
