How I Indirect Warp my Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2021
- In this video, I tell you in details how I'm indirect warping my rigid heddle loom. I cover the equipment needed to use this technic. I also talk about the advantages and disadvantages of using this warping method compared to direct warping. #looms #weaving #warping
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REFERED CONTENT
Here's the video on how I DIRECT warp my RHL: • How to Direct Warp You...
ACCESSORIES
Here's where you can find the kit of extra pegs to convert an Ashford loom into a warping board: woolery.com/ashford-rigid-hed...
THE YARN
The yarn used for this project is Lion Brand's Mandala Yarn in their "Ombré" collection. The exact name of the color is "Harmony". Here's where you can find it shrsl.com/34o1w
MY LOOM
In the video, you can see my Ashford rigid heddle loom. Its width is 32" (80cm) and I love it! If you are in the US and looking for the same loom, The Woolery has it! Here's their website: woolery.com/ashford-rigid-hed...
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This is the only video that has made indirect warping make any sense to me. Thank you so much!
You are a natural teacher! Honestly this is the first time indirect warping has made ANY sense to me >_< Thank you!!
Thank you so much! That is really nice of you to say 🥰
This was so helpful! I live in an apartment in NYC and need to warp longer lengths without going into the hallway of my building. 🤣
Oh my! 😂 I'm really glad it could help!
I enjoyed your video. I have only direct warped my 24” RHL. Your explanations of the front cross was clear and i understood “why” you were doing it. That has been left out of other videos i have watched. I also liked your idea for the 2nd cross and using it as a counter.
I'm glad you liked it 😊 thank you!
Indirect warping is my favorite. I made a cross holder so the warp sits on the table and I don’t hold it in my hand while threading the heddle. (Google ‘warping cross holder’ for various designs that are easy to replicate with scrap wood and glue. Or use two rulers or paint sticks as lease sticks.) I tape the holder/sticks to the table so it can’t fall off. I take the heddle off the loom while threading so it’s closer to me. The heddle goes in a holder as well, google ‘reed & lease stick holder’ for ideas. Prices are ridiculous, it’s easy to make with a dowel and scrap wood if you have a small handsaw and wood glue. Or set up 4 big heavy bean cans and sit the heddle between those, whatever works. Now the warp and heddle are on the table right in front of me, no leaning or stretching or straining to see the holes. While threading I pause every few inches to tie the threads behind the heddle into a temporary bundle with a slip knot so they can’t accidentally be pulled back through the heddle.
Wow! Thank you so so much for sharing all of those great tips ❤️ I will definitely look into those 🤩
You’re such a good communicator. You explain and demonstrate things so well!
Thank you so much for you kind words 🥰 This means a lot to me!
Thank you so much! Your videos are very clear and thorough. I really appreciated the extra angles and detailed explanations.
Thank you so much 😊 I'm glad you enjoy them!
Thank you for this video...you made it seem so easy. I haven't used a warping board in 15 years ....Now I'm ready!!
You are welcome 😊 I'm so glad I could help!
I love your videos! So helpful! Thank you for pointing out that my new 24 inch Ashford RH does have warping peg holes! So good to know that all I need is the pegs!
Thanks 🥰 oh that's great! I'm glad that I could help!
Advantages and disadvantages of each method....thank you. And I love the yarn that you are using.
Thank you! ❤️ I have made a video about the weaving of this particular project! If you are curious, here's the link th-cam.com/video/XiILHUI8Yvk/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for demonstrating this! I just tried indirect warping for the first time this week, so it is really helpful to see someone actually dressing the loom from the chained warp.
You are welcome!! I'm really glad to know that this video was helpful 😊
This was so helpful. You are a delightful teacher!
Thank you so much! 🥰
I've only warped my loom four other times before this and I have to say, this was MUCH easier for me. I'm disabled and the bending and walking and everything involved in direct warping is very hard and exhausting. Not only that but my apartment is very small which limited the length of warp I could make. Now that I have a warping board I made a 10 foot long warp my first time! Thank you!!!
It makes me so happy to read you! Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ I'm glad I could help! What will you be weaving with your 10 foot warp? 🥰
@@Curly_n_Yarny dishtowels!!!
Awesome! I'm sure they'll be wonderful 🥰
This was so helpful. Very grateful to you for your detailed instructions. xo
Thank you! I'm so glad it could help 😊
Thank you so much for this extremely informative video. it is exactly what I have needed to see for a long time. I haven't dared try this yet but your demonstration and especially the parts where you show the "crosses" and how to hold it in your hand was just perfect and it has given me the courage to give it a try. Thank you!
Oh I'm so glad to know that it was helpful! I wish you good luck on your first indirect warping 😊
@@Curly_n_Yarny I find all of you your videos very helpful because they are full of details that many others seem to lack. Thank you, I may even give it a try this weekend.
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm putting a lot of effort in my videos and I'm always happy to know that they are appreciated 🥰
Thank you so much for this video. I knew there was a way to indirect warp but couldn’t find a video. There’s no in person classes because of COVID. I’m in my way now, thanks to you and this excellent video 🥰
You are welcome! I'm so happy that it could be useful to you 😊
Thanks for this video - it is so informative! I’ve always wondered how the whole indirect warping works and now I know! I always find warping my RHL quite stressful so I can’t imagine how I would ever manage indirect warping😂
Oh I understand you! I found it very daunting at first, but once I got started, it wasn't that intimidating. Let me know if you ever give it a try 😊
I wanted to indirect warp and was about to buy a warping board but, when I saw this video I remembered my Ashford loom flips over like yours and I purchased the pegs when I bought the loom. How did I forget that (I'm 61 so must be oldtimers) LOL! Anyway, this video made it very clear how to do the warping and I will be trying it out when I finish the current project on my loom. Thanks so much for your time in putting these tutorials out for us.
That's awesome! You'll be all ready to go 😊
This looks like it might be a good idea for someone who has mobility issues. I'm having problems with my back and standing and walking can be really painful. This seems as if it might easier to wind the warp and then sit and thread the slots rather than walking back and forth and bending to do the threading. I don't have a warping board but can find alternatives. I'm going to give this a try, I think, with a smaller project. After I watch this again!
Oh yes! This can definitely help!
What can of loom do you have? Do you have the option to add pegs to the bottom to transform it into a warping board?
Very helpful. Thank you! I’ve always wondered how to do this. Well done :)
Thank you 😊 I'm glad to know it was helpful!
You are adorable! Thank you for sharing this information. It was very well presented! 👏🏼
Thank you!! I'm so glad to know you liked it 😊
very good presentation, thank you.
Thanks to you for your comment! 🥰
I am disabled so walking back and forth across the room to direct warp is very difficult for me. I wanted to see the whole process of warping with a warping board before I buy one. Thanks so much. This has been very helpful.
I'm so glad my video could help 😊
Wow! I'm so happy I found your channel! I've learnt so much.
Even though I''ll be going onto my second project, I'm going to try warping this way. I had some very big inconsistencies with my first warp, which I'm sure is normal. This seems like I'll be able to manage my scarf warping rather easily from a seated position mostly.
I'm glad you found me too 😊 what kind of inconsistencies did you experience? Were they tension issues?
And yes, warping this way allow for a more seated process! No walking up and down the room 😅
I hope it goes well for you when you try it 😊
@@Curly_n_Yarny I believe it was due to tension and in some ways the tension at the selvage sides? It started to bow or curve down as I got to the top. It was slanted too when i got about 10 inches in. The nice thing is that it did manage to even out some come wet blocking, but it was a very good learning process!
Oh I see!! Thankfully you managed to fix some of it 😊 each project is an occasion to learn, but the first ones even more 😅
from Gerry- This was so helpful! Be blessed.
Thank you so much Gerry ☀️🥰
You explain very well. I got the warping board part down but actually putting it on the loom after was a major DISASTER for me lol. Not giving up though, gonna try again. Thank you for the videos.
Oh I'm so sorry 😔It does take a few trials to get the hang of it! Let me know if there is anything I can do or clarify to help! 😊
@@Curly_n_Yarny I tried again yesterday and it worked. I'm not very dexterous so threading the heddle is the hardest part for me lol
@@rogue21503 Awesome! I'm glad it worked :) With time, threading the heddle might come a bit easier, but I agree, it's tricky!
Very helpful video, thanks. I also watched one from Fiber Love Diary. She had some good pointers that you may want to see.
Thanks for the tip! 😊
I don’t own a rigid loom but this video clarified some things for me. However, I found “very dangerous”, with potential of many accidents, when you cut the ends in your hand and begin the threading. I’m trying to improve my back-to-front dressing the loom (8-shaft) and, as I said, the video helped me somewhat anyway.
I'm glad it could help! 😊 I agree, holding the loose threads in my hand could result in them falling out. I try to be extra careful when doing this part. Maybe one day I will find another way to do the threading 😊
I never understood indirect warping when I read the weaving book. Thank you for showing the process. I wonder why you didn't use a hook for threading the heddle.
You are welcome! It's funny you may ask: my partner asked me the same question when he saw the video 😂 I somehow completely forgot about it while warping. Both ways work: with or without the hook. But it might be easier with 😉
super!!!!!
Great touch with masking tape. I would so forget after walking off lol
Hahah me too 😅
Thank you for this informative video. I have never used indirect warping on my rigid heddle so far, but I have a pattern for a shawl which requires this method, so I'm so glad I found your tutorial. I normally use the lash on method to attach the yarn to my apron rod. Is it possible to use this method for the initial tying on to the back beam? I guess the threads would have to be held tight somehow to do this (or maybe not) but I'm not sure if it is possible.
That's a really good question! Personally, I have not tried it. Still, I'm really curious and I'm surely going to try it one day! I'm thinking about how I would do it. So, I'm thinking that once the threads are threaded in the heddle, we could make little bundles and make knots at the end. Then, I think it would be possible to pass the cord in the bundles for the lashing on. I feel like this step would be possible without having tension on the threads. After that, we would be ready to roll the warp onto the back beam. This is when we would need to hold the threads with a bit of tension and we could adjust the lash on if needed. Those are only thoeries, but I will test them out! Please let me know if you ever try it 😁
@@Curly_n_Yarny Yes, I agree. Initially no tension needed. The tension would come when winding on and probably no adjustment would be needed. I will try this soon and let you know.
@@ingridbassett4828 Perfect! Thank you :)
OMG why have I not watched this video before now? Ok it was probably because I was not ready to indirect warp but still, I watched all your other videos lol I have an ashford 32 inch rigid heddle and I did not know that the bottom of my loom could also be a warping board lol I bought a warping board lol oh well, I guess it will come in handy if I want to get a warp ready when I already have a project on my loom. Thats what I am going to tell myself to make me feel better lol ;) T x
Hahaha!! Well, you could always use your warping board for hybrid warping. Amy D. McKnight has awesome tutorials about this technic 😊
@@Curly_n_Yarny thanks for the recommendation, I will check it out T x
thanks for showing! i am about to have to do this step soon... now i am not scared anymore! dont you have a leaf brick to feed in the threads???
I'm so glad I could help 😊 I'm not sure what a leaf brick is. Is this like a hook? If that's the case, then yes, I do have one! I just somehow forgot about it while threading the heddle 🙃
@@Curly_n_Yarny yes, i meant a hook... sorry, tried google translator - LOL. I could not thread without it at all!
Hahah I understand! I could, but it wasn't the best!
Does the counting cross have to be at the end? Or can it be a little way back from the end?
Your counting cross can be anywhere, particularly if you will not be using a raddle (used for dressing a floor loom).
My RH is a Schacht and is pretty much square meaning 32" back beam to front trap. The trap would come off but that's still 28". I don't think I could reach that far. Do you think it would be ready y to sit in back holding the Cross upside down and threading towards you? My last warping (Christmas towels) I had just got the warping board and used a hybrid method with the loom butted up against my kitchen table where I had the warp board clamped. Problem was it hurt my back leaning over the heddle and the warping board on the table....
*very easy to sit....
That's a very good question. And sadly, I do not have the answer because I have never tried it. My advice would be to try it with a test warp. It doesn't have to be long, nor wide, just big enough to test it out. Then you would know if it can work and make adjustements if necessary for your next "real" warp.
Omg hope never have to do it this way so much easier direct
Hahah I agree! But sometimes, I just need to do the indirect way 😊
You are absolutely the cutest weaving TH-cam host ever!
Awe 😊 thank you so much for saying this 🥰
Would you have gotten a 48” after having the 32”. I did not know if it would be too wide
Personally, no. I think the 32" is just perfect and I also feel like the 48" would be too large for my needs 😊
How much waste do you account for when measuring the length of your woven projects in the planning stage?
When I do a direct warp, I usually plan 50cm (20") of waste yarn. When I do an indirect warp like this video, I like to plan for a little bit more. This is because I make knots on the back apron and this takes up more yarn. To be completely safe, I often plan for 60cm (24").
Thank you
What loom do you think a person should start with? I’m afraid that it might not work for me. Do you love your loom?
I absolutely love my rigid heddle loom ❤️ I don't have the perfect answer for you. I think that the best loom varies from one person to another. Some start with rigid heddle looms, some with multishaft looms. Here's a few things to consider in order to help with your decision on which loom to buy:
-What do you want to make? If you want to make wide things, a wider loom would be a good option. If not, then you don't need to spend the extra money on a big loom. Myself, I knew that I wanted to make baby blankets, so this is why I decided on the 32".
-What is your budget? The bigger the loom, the more expensive. And this goes for the loom itself, but also for the accessories
-What space do you have? Again, the bigger the loom, the more space it needs!
-How much time do you have for weaving? Rigid heddle looms are very easy and quick to set up and you can get weaving faster. With multishaft looms, it can take almost a whole day, just for the warping!
I hope this helps you! Let me know if you have any other questions 😊
I bought an 32" Ashford RHL. I hope that its not a toy as some have suggested. @@Curly_n_Yarny
Congrats on your new loom! I'm so sorry that someone suggested this to you. I have often been told that my loom is not a "real" loom. Those kind of comments make me so angry. Rigid heddle looms are real looms that create real pieces of fabrics, just like any other looms. They just look different that what some people might think a loom should look like. I hope that this comment will not take away the fun that you will have with your new loom. I wish you tons of great projects and discoveries! And let me know if you have any other questions!
is it too hard to do that with the threading hook?
I did it with my hook just fine today.
Not at all, for some reason I didn't use it in the video. But it's possible to use the hook 😊
th-cam.com/play/PL0XOJBx88UFYzBL1JrkIlUcj9RUZGHrMV.html
This may be easier for you 🙂
Oh yeah, those videos are great 😁 I haven't tried this hybrid method yet.
I am so sorry but I am having issues understanding you. I don't think it is the accent but the mic you are using makes a hollow sound and I can hear you but not understand the words. Plus you may need to speak a little slower. I really wanted to watch this warping and am so sorry to complain.
I'm so sorry that you are having difficulties hearing me. You are right, my mic is not the best quality. I have been meaning to invest in a new mic for a while and I have always put it off. Your comment is giving me the little kick that I needed to actually do it.
On another note, I notice that some devices deliver better sounds than others. Maybe you can try watching the video on another device and see if it's better 😊
@@Curly_n_Yarny Actually I will try on my I phone or my TV. I have been trying on my PC, Thanks
Perfect! 😊 I hope it'll help!
@@Curly_n_Yarny I find the sound itself fine but the background noise is loud. It's easy to get rid off in postprocessing though, I use Noise Gate under Filters in Audacity.
Thank you for the video, definitely made sense and it seems that you are the first left-handed weaving teacher I see on TH-cam :)
@@TechieSewing Oh that's good to know. I'll try to look into that. thank you! I know more about weaving than audio editing hahah!