But I only took one picture. I wove a very quick band out of black crochet cotton and a variety of purple and lavender embroidery floss. Some of the strands were doubled and some were tripled. I really like the stained glass effect it produced. I also made another long band I cut into some bookmarks, but honestly, it wasn't really worth a picture.
I spotted this video while looking at Saori weaving videos earlier. It's an infomercial for a rigid heddle-type of loom made by the Clover (Hana-Ami) Company from Japan. I've seen similar rigid heddle looms where the heddle rotates or rocks and looks like a block of wood. What strikes me the most is the efficiency in warping. The loom has a built-in warping board that keeps the warp in place and under tension. It's simply rolled onto the warp bar after the ends are snipped. I wonder if this type of thing could be adapted to other rigid heddle looms. The board/pegs would need to fit in the frame of the loom and also have enough pegs for a decent length of warp. It makes me think!
This is a great glimpse into the world of Saori weaving:
It only took two inkle bands for my crochet cotton heddles to start snapping. I had some braided fishing line handy, having read it can be a good homemade heddle substitute, and so I tied 50 new “string” heddles for my Schacht loom. They work great! I highly recommend you venture into the sporting goods section.
This is a new project, cotton border and alpaca pattern I found the pattern online at http://www.norsegirl.com. Be aware that this creates a fancy front but a pretty plain back.
