Knowing your shed height and yarn requirements are important but don t forget about the look and feel of the shuttle too.
Weaving pick up sticks.
You can do more than tabby plain weave with a rigid heddle.
You start with pick up control.
Shuttles are the most used weaver s tool and can make or break your weaving time if you re holding the wrong one.
This is called charging the pick up stick.
Weaving needles swords pick up sticks weaving needles swords and pick up sticks.
Then you use a pick up stick to pick up only those.
Incorporate one pick up stick and you can weave on 3 shafts.
Once charged you can slide the stick to the back of the loom and continue to weave plain weave.
Pick up sticks can be used to create simple patterns for all over texture or to create complex designs that may travel or cover only part of the weaving surface.
Then you pick up the configuration you want behind the heddle.
I can use these same sticks whether my project is narrow or full loom width.
Your pick up sticks need to be longer than the width of your project or they won t hold the picked up threads.
Shuttles and pick up sticks are integral components to your weaving time and effectiveness at your loom.
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How to use a pick up stick.
This class assumes that you have the ability to warp and dress your own loom without assistance and are reasonably comfortable doing so.
For my 24 rigid heddle loom i use 24 pick up sticks.