Inkle Weaving on Rigid Heddle Loom
I was convinced I could weave an inkle-type band on my Glimakra Emilia. I studied several pictures of inkle looms, and even though they aren't expensive, I still wanted to try this on my loom. So, I dug up two curtain rods, putting one in the highest heddle notch and the other underneath the bottom of the loom. If I do this again, I would spend some time searching for a better dowel or metal skewer to hold the string heddles.
I then cut and tied the string heddles, warped a very short and simple red and white warp, and started to weave. Even though I thought this would work, I didn't actually think it would work so well. The Emilia has a nice slant that made getting a wide shed easy.
After just 30 minutes of weaving, I had a slightly clunky but nicer-than-I-expected band. Next: dog leash??
I have a very tiny weaving loom, but reading your blogger makes me want to go out and buy one. Love your blog.
I love tiny looms. If you don’t want to get an expensive loom, you could set up a backstrap loom or even a frame loom. There’s a lot of information on the web, but here’s one place to start: http://www.weavezine.com/content/backstrap-basics