Thanks for sharing! I just built a rigid heddle loom and my first project was an exercise in pain as I wholeheartedly made every mistake. I'll be threading up my next project using your technique which I'm looking forward to employing. On a side tangent, how often do you encounter static-y yarns? I've watched a few videos of yours and you've mentioned it as a frustration before. If the answer is a lot and you got roughly fifty dollars burning a hole in your pocket, anti-static fans are a thing. They're used in electronics fabrication where electro static discharge is a costly enough problem that there is a healthy market of commodity solutions to mitigate it. Search for Anti-static Ionizing ESD Fan... or any combination there of. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the results.
Thank you so much for the kind words. You don't have to use a fringe twister (plenty of people twist by hand) but I don't have the patience to twist by hand 🤣. Happy Weaving!
I love the natural rustic (but not too rustic) look of your scarf. The color striations are beautiful. It doesn't appear to be real heavy either. I have some brown alpaca I scored at a WEFF discount table and think it would work for this. I live in So. Cal. so don't need heavy warmth. 😊👍👍👍
Thank you! Sometimes letting the yarn take center stage is so satisfying. The scarf if very light weight but alpaca can be pretty warm. It's a good balance. Thanks for watching and Happy Weaving!
I use two nylon loopers made for children's looper looms to hold both the back rod and the heddle securely while I direct warp. They stay on the back rod all of the time so I never have to look for one and I simply pull the loop over the end of the little extension on the top of the heddle when I'm ready to wind another warp. Rubber bands will work but sometimes they break and the nylon loops have been in use for more than 15 years through many warps.
Your directions were very clear and useful. As a former alpaca breeder I feel you do a disservice to the fiber to label it ‘sleazy’. The nature of this fiber, and indeed a measure of the fineness of the end product is it’s softness and draping. Also, it’s generally not woven under high tension.
Thank you for your comments. I did not mean to imply negatively by using the term sleezy. It was ment to imply that it's very slippery and will move around in the weave structure more readily. The drape and feel is like butter and I absolutely love it ❤️
Just a thought but with difficult , soft yarn that tends to tangle (yarn barf prone yarns) you can simply skip making the ball / cake. Just keep the skein stretched on the swift and direct warp - assuming you have a place to attach the swift on a near location. You can also go old school and actually make a real ball (wind by hand rather than ball / cake winder). I’ve had to do this with heavy silk blends myself.
Both are good options. I have found warping from a swift tends to put more tension on the yarn than I like (stretching it). But the hand wound ball would work great. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching. Happy weaving!
I'm frustrated to the point if giving up. I've tried warping my loom but can't even get beyond a few warps on the oeg before it seems to be twisted ir something. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.
I'm so sorry your having trouble. Unfortunately without seeing at least pictures (or a video better yet) I can't tell what might be the problem. If you want to email me more details on your project (yarn using, steps taken, when the problem comes up) with maybe a couple pics I can try to help. One suggestion right off would be to make sure you're going around the peg the same say every time. Hope you have success and please do email if you would like more help.
I tend to be very I’ll use problem solver as the kind words to describe me. Actually I’m so stinking annular about what I do that I can’t deal with messes and mess ups. So one suggestion when you do your direct warping use rubber bands to secure your heddle, it’s very easy and you won’t have to put up with that jumping out of its crib or notches. Just watching drives me crazy 😂. You can make or buy a yarn base with a post to slide the balls of yarn, cones, or pre wound threads for weaving, it secures it very nicely.
Thanks for the suggestions. I understand about watching someone do something that drives you nuts 😂. I'll definitely incorporate your ideas into my weaving. Thanks for watching ❤️
@@tangledwebsweaving very sweet of you! I know not all suggestions work for all people. Recently I watched a video where a weaver used these rubber straps with magnets for tieing on the warp. Geez I bought them and tried them and for me a big yuk! 😂Have fun
Lovely scarf. The colour variations make it so interesting. I've never heard of yarn cakes "barfing"...made me smile
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Thank you! 😊 I love using varagated yarns in plain weave. Yarn "barf" is an apt description don't you think? 🤣
Thanks for sharing! I just built a rigid heddle loom and my first project was an exercise in pain as I wholeheartedly made every mistake. I'll be threading up my next project using your technique which I'm looking forward to employing. On a side tangent, how often do you encounter static-y yarns? I've watched a few videos of yours and you've mentioned it as a frustration before. If the answer is a lot and you got roughly fifty dollars burning a hole in your pocket, anti-static fans are a thing. They're used in electronics fabrication where electro static discharge is a costly enough problem that there is a healthy market of commodity solutions to mitigate it. Search for Anti-static Ionizing ESD Fan... or any combination there of. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the results.
Very pretty work and interesting techniques. I did not realize that I needed a fringe twister device until now.
Thank you so much for the kind words. You don't have to use a fringe twister (plenty of people twist by hand) but I don't have the patience to twist by hand 🤣. Happy Weaving!
I love the natural rustic (but not too rustic) look of your scarf. The color striations are beautiful. It doesn't appear to be real heavy either. I have some brown alpaca I scored at a WEFF discount table and think it would work for this. I live in So. Cal. so don't need heavy warmth. 😊👍👍👍
Thank you! Sometimes letting the yarn take center stage is so satisfying. The scarf if very light weight but alpaca can be pretty warm. It's a good balance. Thanks for watching and Happy Weaving!
I use two nylon loopers made for children's looper looms to hold both the back rod and the heddle securely while I direct warp. They stay on the back rod all of the time so I never have to look for one and I simply pull the loop over the end of the little extension on the top of the heddle when I'm ready to wind another warp. Rubber bands will work but sometimes they break and the nylon loops have been in use for more than 15 years through many warps.
What a great idea! I'll have to give that a try. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching ❤️
Thanks Grace. The scarf looks beautiful.
Thank you! 😊
Your directions were very clear and useful. As a former alpaca breeder I feel you do a disservice to the fiber to label it ‘sleazy’. The nature of this fiber, and indeed a measure of the fineness of the end product is it’s softness and draping. Also, it’s generally not woven under high tension.
Thank you for your comments. I did not mean to imply negatively by using the term sleezy. It was ment to imply that it's very slippery and will move around in the weave structure more readily. The drape and feel is like butter and I absolutely love it ❤️
Great video. I've never called them "cakes"....like you I call them "balls'. Beautiful colors.
Thank you! And thanks for watching ❤️
Lovely and very strategic work. Which brand of rigid heddle loom did you use? Thank you.
Thank you. I have the Schacht 15" Cricket loom. It was my very first loom.
Just a thought but with difficult , soft yarn that tends to tangle (yarn barf prone yarns) you can simply skip making the ball / cake. Just keep the skein stretched on the swift and direct warp - assuming you have a place to attach the swift on a near location. You can also go old school and actually make a real ball (wind by hand rather than ball / cake winder). I’ve had to do this with heavy silk blends myself.
Both are good options. I have found warping from a swift tends to put more tension on the yarn than I like (stretching it). But the hand wound ball would work great. Thanks for the suggestion and thanks for watching. Happy weaving!
I'm frustrated to the point if giving up. I've tried warping my loom but can't even get beyond a few warps on the oeg before it seems to be twisted ir something. Please tell me what I'm doing wrong.
I'm so sorry your having trouble. Unfortunately without seeing at least pictures (or a video better yet) I can't tell what might be the problem. If you want to email me more details on your project (yarn using, steps taken, when the problem comes up) with maybe a couple pics I can try to help. One suggestion right off would be to make sure you're going around the peg the same say every time. Hope you have success and please do email if you would like more help.
I tend to be very I’ll use problem solver as the kind words to describe me. Actually I’m so stinking annular about what I do that I can’t deal with messes and mess ups. So one suggestion when you do your direct warping use rubber bands to secure your heddle, it’s very easy and you won’t have to put up with that jumping out of its crib or notches. Just watching drives me crazy 😂.
You can make or buy a yarn base with a post to slide the balls of yarn, cones, or pre wound threads for weaving, it secures it very nicely.
Thanks for the suggestions. I understand about watching someone do something that drives you nuts 😂. I'll definitely incorporate your ideas into my weaving. Thanks for watching ❤️
@@tangledwebsweaving very sweet of you! I know not all suggestions work for all people. Recently I watched a video where a weaver used these rubber straps with magnets for tieing on the warp. Geez I bought them and tried them and for me a big yuk! 😂Have fun
it looks helpful but your hands are in the way of seeing how you are threading the yarn
The trials of being my own videographer! 😉