Shadow Weave on a rigid heddle loom
Have you ever wanted to delve into the magical Shadow Weave with your rigid heddle loom? Well, now you can, with this comprehensive and exciting course for rigid heddle weavers!
What you need to complete this course:
* A rigid heddle loom with at least 12” weaving width (9" weaving width required for sampler)
Method one (two heddles, pick up stick & heddle rod
* 2 x 10 dent heddles
* Double heddle block
* 1 pick up stick, longer than the width of the sampler * 1 heddle rod + string heddles
Method two (three heddles)
* 3 x 10 dent heddles
* Double heddle block
* Additional single heddle block or grip clamps to hold the 3rd heddle during the threading process
Calculations are also given for a shawl option, which will differ slightly from the scarf requirements.
Full yarn requirements are included in the class.
Closed Captions are available for this course.
In the first section, we learn all about Shadow Weave and design. We look at how to take a twill weaving draft and convert it to a shadow weave draft.
Next we weave a sampler to put the twill conversion into practice.
There are two options for this section - weave with 2 heddles, a heddle rod and pick up stick OR weave with 3 heddles.
We try out a few different patterns and I encourage you to come up with your own heddle combinations for more patterning possibilities.
In the final section of this course we weave a beautiful and unique scarf or shawl, using all the new skills we have learned in previous sections.
Again, you have the option of 2 or 3 heddles to weave your scarf or shawl.
This course contains over 4 hours of video and multiple printable PDF's to ensure your success!
Your Instructor
Kelly is a self taught weaver with a big passion for sharing the timeless art of weaving with others. Kelly is known for her calm and slow teaching style and she bases her classes on how she would have liked to have been taught. She designs all of her own projects and caters for levels from beginner to intermediate. Most available classes are for the rigid heddle loom, floor, table and inkle loom weaving.
Course Curriculum
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StartBrand new to weaving drafts? Text
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StartThe rules of designing Shadow Weave, Video (2:05)
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StartAtwater or Powell method? Video, text (1:11)
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StartAll about blocks, video (1:57)
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StartConverting twill drafts to Shadow weave, video (2:33)
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StartStraight draw twill conversion (sampler draft), video (4:45)
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StartRules for converting the point twill draft, video (12:32)
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StartPoint twill conversion (project draft), video (6:45)
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StartThe Sampler Drafts, printable PDF
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StartThe Sampler, Calculations and Materials, printable PDF
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StartThe Sampler, Weaving Sequences, METHOD ONE, printable PDF
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StartThe Sampler, Weaving Sequences METHOD TWO, printable PDF
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StartThe Sampler, Visual Threading Chart, method one, printable PDF
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StartThe Sampler, Visual Threading Chart, method two, printable PDF
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StartThe Sampler, Warping the loom, video (13:06)
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StartThe Sampler, Threading the loom, video (10:49)
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StartThe Sampler, tie on, video (3:48)
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StartThe Sampler, install the heddle rod, video (8:52)
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StartThe Sampler, install the pick up stick, video (3:56)
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StartThe Sampler, install floating selvedges, video (2:12)
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StartThe Sampler, warp separation, video (1:06)
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StartThe Sampler, heddle positions, video (1:27)
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StartThe Sampler, weaving - part one, video (17:50)
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StartThe Sampler, weaving - part two, video (7:09)
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StartThe Sampler, weaving variations, video (1:21)