5 Rigid heddle warping tips!

[@pamyclark1263]

Thanks again for calm instructions Kelly!

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome ☺️

[@brendahodges4174]

Hi Kelly, greatly appreciate you sharing these tips at this perfect momentin time, your positivity, and very kind reminder to relax and have fun! Thank you so much! Looking forward to starting a new project with you!

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you Brenda! 😀

[@SusanMenendez]

Kelly, thanks for sharing these tips. Whenever I see anything related to Math, I cringe! But thanks for the direction and encouragement!!

[@reginazayed3100]

You're a very good,teacher,friendly and so that i understand what you mean

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you! 😃

[@TLL65]

Great tips! Thanks Kelly! -Tami

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome Tami!

[@wildyarns1894]

Very helpful. Thank you! 😊

[@horseencorejara963]

Thank you Kelly. Very helpful.

[@KellyCasanova]

Great to hear that, thank you!

[@moonbitaylor9500]

And I noticed another great tip which you didn’t even mention! Using a warping board to hook onto, instead of individual peg(s) clamped to a table. This could be very useful especially for a longish warp ie longer than a dining table! Thanks.

[@quix66hiya22]

Woo, a new video! Thanks! 😊

[@KellyCasanova]

Yes! 😀 Thanks for watching 🥰

[@feltlikeitbydebs]

Great advice thanks heaps.

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Lovely, this! Thanks! 😊

[@KellyCasanova]

Thanks Steve 😊

[@carolburns8667]

Great tips, thank you

[@KellyCasanova]

You are so welcome!

[@super60sand70s]

I always love your rigid huddle loom videos but wish I had room for a bigger loom.

[@westseast]

Wonderful tips! Thank you for the free sheet also!

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome! 😀

[@CarrieMtn]

Super advice

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you! 😀

[@reelynn77]

Thanks so much for this video. I have a backstrap loom right now, and I had some 3D heddles printed for me by my brother. My plan was to make sort of a hybrid rigid headle backstrap loom. I'm working right now on a project on my backstrap loom, I'm still really new to it but did create a project with cotton already. I had no problems with that project. I got out some old yarn that I thought was a mercerized cotton, but it didn't have a label. It was annoying to warp. And then I realized it was tencel. As I'm working on it I can't open the sheds. I did 250 string pedals and now I feel like I need to scrap the whole thing. I wonder if putting them in the rigid heddles will help with decreasing the fuzziness and let me open the sheds easier? Or should I just take it all out and replace the tensel with cotton? I know this is not about warping a backstrap loom, but I hope that you could help me.

[@KellyCasanova]

I've used tencel extensively and while it can tend to fluff up on the loom a little, I haven't found it to be problematically sticky, my main problem with it has been warp breakages. Something you could try is misting the warp with water (a spray bottle would work well) as you weave, making it slightly damp. Apparently that can help to tame tencel.

[@reelynn77]

@@KellyCasanova thank you so much!

[@reginazayed3100]

I have a ❤question, my loom Chain is very long ,how can i roll it regular and stabil and strong in my wäre loom

[@KellyCasanova]

For a long warp it's really important to pack the back beam for the whole warp, a roll of thick brown craft paper would be ideal.

[@reginazayed3100]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊

[@kayjay9516]

I’m a beginner so please excuse silly questions! I don’t have a long enough table, yet want to warp for a long scarf, is there a way round this? Everyone I see seems to have huge tables in large spaces!

[@KellyCasanova]

Trust me, a lot of weavers have small spaces, not everyone has the luxury of a big table. There are a number of ways you can warp in a small space. If you have a warping board, you can use that to make a longer warp while still direct warping. You can use coat racks or additional pegs set up and clamped to keep them in place. If your loom has a stand, you can leave the loom on that and set up your peg/pegs where you need to and move the loom closer as you roll on the warp.

[@angelabaines5930]

Ive just ordered a rigid heddle loom, i already have a table and floor loom , my question is do you warp from the cone ?

[@KellyCasanova]

Yes, you can warp from the cone, if you're using coned yarn.

[@patshipp9195]

💖💖🙏🙏💖💖

[@dandobrowolski5818]

Im new to ridid heddle weaving. What if I don't have a table to clamp the loom and the warping peg. I suppose I'll have to figure it out.

[@KellyCasanova]

Do you have a stand? You can warp from a stand. I know some weavers who don't have a table or space in their small apartments, they will go to a public space like a library to warp.

[@dandobrowolski5818]

@KellyCasanova no stand I just bought the loom. It's a ashford sampleit 16. I was think of using a step ladder to clamp the peg to and just moving it closer or further away depending on the project.

[@KellyCasanova]

@@dandobrowolski5818 Yep, that could work, just 2 things to consider. 1 - you need a stable, sturdy surface for both the loom and the peg. 2 - the peg needs to be positioned at approximately the same height as the back cloth beam so that your warp is fairly straight horizontally as you wind it around the peg.

[@dandobrowolski5818]

@KellyCasanova yeah I think I can do that....I do have a small table to sit the loom on....so it should work out. I'm pretty mechanically inclined...and I'm reasonably good at problem solving....so I expect If I run into any snags I'll make it work. Thanks for your advice.

[@KellyCasanova]

@@dandobrowolski5818 No worries, all the best with it!

[@valeriemarshall6756]

You mention leaving a link below to the calculation sheet. Where do I find links when watching your videos? I never seem to find them 🤔

[@KellyCasanova]

Directly under the video, click on "show more" to see the drop down menu.

[@valeriemarshall6756]

Sorry Kelly, I don't have a "show more" option anywhere. Weird???

[@KellyCasanova]

@@valeriemarshall6756 I've taken a screenshot but can't upload it here. I'll try to find your email.

[@KellyCasanova]

@@valeriemarshall6756 found your email and sent through the screenshot 😊

[@valeriemarshall6756]

Thanks, Kelly. Found it. Slightly different on my screen but your screenshot gave me a clue where to go next.

[@sandymorrison1400]

I'm still waiting for a Math Person to make me an algebraic formula for making a Morse Code message using only Fibonacci numbers...it currently takes me half an hour, a graph sheet and a pencil with a really good eraser for each pattern. Sigh.

[@marcus3457]

I am guessing the math nerds (meeee) probably struggle to visualize, so not being a math person may not be a bad thing here. 😊

[@argonwheatbelly637]

Struggle to visualize?

[@marcus3457]

@@argonwheatbelly637 Us math people tend to have less of an eye for art. Not a hard and fast rule, of course. But that is the general rule.

[@KellyCasanova]

As in, more technical minded people may be less able to visualise the creative side?

[@marcus3457]

@@KellyCasanova Yes. Not always, but often in my experience.