SQUEE!!! I did a thing! I have officially sewn my very first strap, and I may be entirely way too giddy with joy about how it turned out. I did not have any intention when I was picking out colors for weaving this pattern. I just thought, hey, these colors will go nicely together. I received this spindle bag as a gift from a dear friend, and I knew it would need a strap. I pondered strap ideas, and it clicked that the weaving I was working on would pair well with it. It took me a while to source some hardware that would fit the 1.25” width of the band.

Finding the right hardware has been one of the more frustrating parts of learning inkle and tablet weaving. I’ve been gathering information on various places that have nice hardware and hoping to put together a blog post to share this information in hopes it makes it easier for others to locate what they need to finish their projects.

I also made several bracelets as well out of this warp.

Warp: a combination of 8/2 Cotton and Cottolin

Weft: 8/2 Cotton

Pattern by Annie MacHale

Loom: Daedalus Penelope

It’s just off the loom. Hand spun black welsh mountain fleece (bought as slivers) and grey Gotland fleece (bought as a raw fleece) woven on an Ashford rigid heddle loom.

It’s been washed and is now drying in the sun. I love the simple pattern. It’s a gift for my mum.

Hi folks! I was hoping to get some advice on getting straighter selvedges. It was my first time weaving on the inkle loom so any tips will be appreciated!! I think it also didn’t help that the yellow yarn was slubby.

Done on a rigid heddle, 12.5 dent. Fingering weight 100% cotton yarn. Why does this keep ending up so loose? The warp is tight, maybe the weft is too loose? Pic 3 looks like a much better area, is this what he needs to aim for or is this too loose?

I attended a four shaft table loom workshop and spent the first day warping the loom, and I hated it. It felt like forever and I'm a quick and go kind of person when it comes to crafts...

I bought a 10 inch rigid heddle loom and have used it lots. I love warping it, I would say I even ENJOY it! And I use it lots sat in front of the TV.

I do also have a 24 inch rigid heddle but don't use it much because I need to bring the stand downstairs and so on, and life often doesn't allow that.

I keep thinking I should get a four or eight shaft table loom as I really enjoyed the ergonomic freedom of weaving once it was finally dressed, but I can't decide if I'd just warp it once and never bother again.

So now I'm trying to decide if I get a 16 inch rigid heddle so I can do everything I'm doing on my 10 inch but for more usable stuff like towels/runners/etc, or go for the table loom.

I keep thinking I SHOULD be moving up to a table loom, but I also do love my rigid heddle entire process.

Sorry for the ramble, I suppose I'd ideally love to hear about people who went back to their rigid heddles.

I recently got some pin looms and I am loving it, but I was wondering if there was any resources or anything that could help me with turning the pieces into clothing. I'd like to make shorts, and shirts, and other clothing but have 0 clue where to start. Here are the current pieces I've made thus far. I'm hoping to turn the brown wool squares into a pair of high waisted pants.

Has anyone ever removed this beater stop? It's irritating me in two ways - shortening the weaving room at the front while weaving and pushing the beater forward too much when I'm threading from the back.

Thoughts welcome ❤️