Weaving Using Pick Up Sticks

This is called charging the pick up stick.

Weaving using pick up sticks.

Then you pick up the configuration you want behind the heddle. When using a. I give a very basic primer on how it works and discuss how to weave warp floats. That s done by pushing your heddle into the down position and inserting a warp separator such as a stick paper cardboard or anything into the shed created behind the heddle so that you can see only all the slot threads.

Here s what i ve been geeking out on lately. If you are totally new to weaving with the pick up stick on the rigid heddle loom check out my latest knitty column. Once charged you can slide the stick to the back of the loom and continue to weave plain weave. Then you use a pick up stick to pick up only those.

In this case i m picking 1 down 1 up. Your pick up sticks need to be longer than the width of your project or they won t hold the picked up threads. 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. This class assumes that you have the ability to warp and dress your own loom without assistance and are reasonably comfortable doing so.

To place a pick up stick place the heddle in the down position so only the slot threads are up. Up and pick up stick up and pick up stick indicates the heddle should be in the up position and then the pick up stick is slid to the back of the heddle. Incorporate one pick up stick and you can weave on 3 shafts. How to use a pick up stick.

For my 24 rigid heddle loom i use 24 pick up sticks. You can do more than tabby plain weave with a rigid heddle. In first fall edition of knitty i ll address weft floats.