loom mechanics Archives

The Architecture of a Draft Part One: The Quadrants

June 24, 2023January 21, 2023 by Liz

I’ve been thinking a lot about drafts lately. As many of you know, I am in the process of writing a new guide to the wonderful world of weave structure with the rigid-heddle weaver in mind. It is humbling and overwhelming work and I am eternally grateful to the Yarnworker Patreon community for giving me …

What Makes a Rigid Heddle Loom, a Rigid Heddle Loom?

January 22, 2023September 28, 2021 by Liz

During the latest weave-along, we have been exploring warp-faced colorwork to weave bands on a rigid-heddle loom. This has led to all sorts of exploratory questions about tape and box looms, many of which utilize a rigid-heddle style reed as the shedding device. Every weaving culture has some sort of band technique that expresses their …