Notice how the edge is again used as a slot. Bring the yarn from the holes in the back heddle through the slot to the right of the corresponding hole in the front heddle. Now add the second heddle into the front heddle block. Continue across the width of the loom.īefore starting on the front heddle, it’s helpful to bring the yarns still in the slots up and lay them over the back heddle to make them more accessible. In this first section there are now 2 pink(bottom) and one green(top) thread in the slot and one green(top) thread in the hole. This is exactly how you would warp these threads if the bottom layer was not there. Using the top layer of threads, bring one through the hole to the right of the slot and leave one in the slot. It isn’t necessary to tie them into bundles, but if you live with small children or pets, it may be advisable to tie them if you need to walk away for a bit before moving on. Notice there are 4 threads in each slot, 2 of each color according to the plan. Your warp should look like the photo below. Once all of the slots are filled, wind the warp onto the back beam. Bring each loop through the slots just as if the bottom layer was not there. Attach the top warp to the back dowel rod the same way that you attached the 1st one, bringing the new yarn over the dowel alongside each bottom layer thread. This project assumes that you are using the direct warping method shown in How to Warp the Kromski Harp Forte blog post. Remember for this plan we want the green above the light pink, so we will begin with green and work across to the dark blue. Leave the threads in the slots and around the warping peg. The last slot on the left will be the outer edge of the heddle. This heddle will be in the rear heddle block. Begin warping the bottom layer (the right side of the plan drawing), just as you would do normally with any project. Set the warping peg at a distance of 65″ from the rear apron rod. The yellow is above the bright pink and the green is above the light pink, thus forming 2 layers of weaving. The dark blue now rests above the light blue. Imagine that the paper is folded in half along that line. This fold line represents where the the left side of the loom will be. Then you will notice a line marked ‘fold’. These 120 threads will fill the width of the loom. Reading from right to left we have light pink, bright pink, light blue, 40 ends each (20 loops using a direct warp). I’ve made a very simple sketch of the lay out for my warp. Lets 1st take a look at the color plan for our blanket. You are probably already wondering what I mean by ‘layers’. They translate to 3 color blocks on the bottom layer and 3 on the top layer. This will help you to differentiate between layers as you weave, thus reducing the risk of error. I highly recommend that you chose contrasting colors for the top and bottom layer of the warp. 6 different colors of yarn and some white for part of the weft (120 yards each of a worsted weight cotton).Our project today is a small cotton blanket, suitable for cool summer evenings or as a baby blanket. To create a double weave cloth, you will need a Second Heddle Block Set and a second Heddle the same size as the first one. If you are looking for a good first project, take a look at these posts: How to Warp the Kromski Harp Forte and Weaving your 1st Scarf. These instructions assume the reader understands and knows how to warp and weave on the rigid heddle loom. It should be noted that this may not be a good choice for the 1st time weaver. The cloth will be woven with a folded edge so that once the blanket it removed, we can unfold it and it will be twice the width of the warped area. It’s not as difficult as you might imagine. How is this possible on a loom that’s only 24″ wide? The process is called Double Weave. This means it will be about 45″ x 50″ before shrinking, while still on the loom. Our finished blanket will measure 38″x 40″ after washing. We will be making a small blanket on a 24″ Harp Forte. In this post we will explain how to set up to weave a Double Weave project. There has been a lot of talk lately about weaving with a second heddle.
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