The calculations and record sheets can be printed and used over and over for every weaving project you undertake. *Weaving yarns size and recommendations chartsĪll of this is collated into a digital file which, once downloaded, you can print out and keep as a quick reference guide. *Knitting yarns and the rigid heddle loom chart *Detailed calculating warp and weft sheets To recap what exactly you get when you purchase the Weaver’s Toolkit, here is a list of topics covered: This will help you to plan for the dimensions needed for many items you will be weaving. Things like baby blankets, household linens, and bedding. The glossary of weaving terms demystifies common terms used in rigid heddle weaving so that you can look them up whenever you need to and begin to memorise them over time.įinally, there is a sizing chart for typical projects or items you might want to weave. The measurement conversion sheets are another handy guide included, to help you quickly and easily translate patterns or projects into the terms that you personally know and use. I also have information on tools you need for rigid heddle weaving, what you don’t need, and what could be handy for you to own down the track. The yarn will tell you what to do, you just have to know how to listen, and I explain it and give links for additional resources. One you understand how to properly measure your yarn for an appropriate sett, you will completely take the guess work and anxiety out of any project. I have a section on sett, which I thought was really essential to include in the booklet. The names, the thicknesses, the appropriate uses of the yarn, it can be so confusing! The quick reference sheets in the Weaver’s Toolkit makes it easy. Something I’ve found a difficulty as a weaver (and I know many of you do too!) is trying to decipher different yarn names from country to country. The yarn conversion charts are so useful. There is a record sheet aside from the calculations sheet that will help you to properly record all the details from your project to prevent “project amnesia” (it’s not just me that suffers from this condition, right?) The calculations sheets included in the e-booklet are similar to the free sheets you can find here, but are more detailed and much more attractive to look at! Not only for planning purposes, but also as an important record of the project specifics once I’ve finished. I use these sheets with every single project I weave. ![]() These are just so important when you’re starting to weave, the mathematics takes a little getting used to, but once you are, you can plan to weave anything. I wrote the e-booklet for rigid heddle weavers, so all of the information applies to the rigid heddle loom. So, let’s have a look at what is actually in this e-booklet.Īvailable as a digital download from my Etsy shop, the Weaver’s Toolkit is a 22 page e-booklet that covers some really important information and guides. And then I get to help by offering advice, links and resources like the Weaver’s Toolkit! I hear about the most common weaving difficulties and the problems that plague them the most. The thing that I really love about teaching weaving and having a large online audience is that my people tell me what they need. As with all my content, I’ve packed in as much information as I could for a really affordable price. ![]() It is invaluable to newer weavers, but also to seasoned rigid heddle weavers as a way of having important and useful information all together in one place. I created the Weaver’s Toolkit e-booklet as a quick reference guide and go – to resource. I thought it was time for me to do something about that! But the problem that arises when there are so many resources is trying to make sense of them and put them all together. There is a lot of information available for newer rigid heddle weavers nowadays, not like when I started and almost felt that I was on my own. ![]() New to rigid heddle weaving? Start here!.Easy, frugal, bread, onion and tomato bake.How to make bread – my No Knead Whole Wheat Bread Recipe. ![]() How I use free content – article for Teachable.Business from the heart – Article for Teachable.
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