Winter trees on a rigid heddle loom

[@hannahjustin7583]

Such a pretty weaving! I love the varied blues with white!

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you!

[@cristinascicolone5292]

I enjoy your tutorial and I'm watching from Italy ❤

[@KellyCasanova]

Hi Cristina, I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and supporting my channel!

[@hannahjustin7583]

Oklahoma here. That's so amazing! Y'all have opposite seasons!!!

[@KellyCasanova]

Sure do, it's cold and raining here today!

[@charlesdavis7616]

Good video, helps a lot with understanding the printed pattern. Nice design. To say it’s “Tapestry work on a RH loom” is how I’ll think of it. Can’t use multiple string heddles because it’s all done in front of the Reed. Thanks for posting this!

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome Charles!

[@sandymorrison1400]

Thanks for the really important part of shed positions for placing pickup sticks behind vs in front of the heddle. I was looking for this information!

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome!

[@dessyedeeclark1144]

Kelly, I just love your classes. Thanks for sharing your programs on various platforms like this one. Hopefully others will 'double back' and enroll too. One of the bests investments I've ever made.

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you so much ❤️

[@dianathefiberfan]

This is so cool. Can't wait to get back to weaving after my recovery.. Thank you Kelly!!

[@KellyCasanova]

It's a great time for you to be watching and learning, then when you're better you will have lots to try out on the loom 😊

[@misssarahswan]

Such a gorgeous pattern and such a beautiful and clear tutorial! Thank you!

[@KellyCasanova]

I'm glad you like it, thanks for the lovely comment :)

[@jacibledsoe657]

Kelly. this would make a really pretty place mat but I would only use one row of Christmas trees and decorate them with embroidery. I love the blue background!!!

[@KellyCasanova]

That would be lovely!

[@SueKershawMosaic]

Very pretty pattern and well explained. Thanks Kelly.

[@KellyCasanova]

You're most welcome!

[@lauralbriar]

Love your videos and this especially - as I am watching from Northern Ontario, Canada - and THIS is what it looks like outside my window! Have a very happy 2017 and thank you for your videos

[@KellyCasanova]

I would love to see that! Happy New Year to you :)

[@adrianapanades5325]

lauralbriaķr tď

[@vanusamacedo3894]

Boa tarde Kelly... amo o teu trabalho 💖💖

[@KellyCasanova]

Obrigado! 😊

[@pamelamorosko7527]

I love this!!!so beautiful.

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you! 😊

[@valeriengwt]

Thanks for all your lovely videos! I am about to get a rigid heddle loom, your videos are informative and inspiring! =D

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you, congratulations on your loom!

[@irinav7425]

This is so beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome, Merry Christmas!

[@KianneofTroi]

Oh my gosh this is soo cool... i cant wait to start weaving... ive just subbed wonderful channel

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you so much!

[@melaniejonker8407]

This is beautiful! Why did you decide to do the trees pattern in front of the heddle and the dots behind? And thank you for using clear directions on where the heddle is for each.

[@KellyCasanova]

Good question! The trees are made of floats that sit on top of the plain weave fabric, so they are really prominent. The dots, being picked up behind the heddle, are less prominent as they are woven into the fabric. Hope that makes sense!

[@funfarmfantastic6741]

I just wanted to inspire you with an Idea I cant do myself since I dont weave yet but a double weave with spring / summer on the back and fall or winter on the front plus I would love to learn how the double weave works... merry christmas by the way

[@KellyCasanova]

That sounds like all kinds of awesome and a total brain scramble at the same time!

[@funfarmfantastic6741]

you could do it with the trees if the trees where green on one side and white on the other they could share the blue sky :)

[@bon47ful]

Hi Kelly. I’d like to weave a set of six placemats using your pretty snowy winter tree pattern. I made the mistake of warping the width of each mat at 17” - but of course I should have warped the length of each mat at 15” so that the fringe falls at each side of the mats instead of at the top and bottom. 😕 But this will require a 4.5 - 5 yd warp, which I’m afraid might be too much for my 19” Glimakra Emilia to handle. Do you think a 5 yd. warp is too much? Perhaps I should warp for 3 mats and then rewarp for 3 more? Then again, this change would orient the trees in a right-pointing direction on each mat. Ugh. Thinking now I should just weave the table runner 😂 and forget the placemats!

[@KellyCasanova]

Bonnie, I can't comment directly on your loom as I haven't used a Glimakra, but if it were me using my Ashford, I would separate the warps into two. You can change the directions your trees are facing by reversing the weaving steps, if you need to.

[@melindaross8541]

Why do you have flat sticks along the bottom of the weave? When would you use them?

[@KellyCasanova]

They are warp separators, they stay in place after they do the initial job of helping to even out the warp.

[@daniellecarling1694]

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[@fairislefibers9254]

I keep trying this one (this is only my second weave so it's possible I'm missing something) and while I'm fairly confident in my skills and ability to get this right I'm having a rough go of it. I have the same number you have and everything else has worked so far. The part I keep messing up is starting the trees. How is your yarn catching? The way it continues to turn out for me, my white yarn (similar light/dark combo as you) never catches on the edge. It's passing under those first 6 threads. The same goes for the other end. What am I missing in this part?

[@KellyCasanova]

So, you're chasing each white row with a background row? Make these 2 go around each other at the selvedge so that they catch. Does that make sense?

[@fairislefibers9254]

That's what I have been doing but maybe I'm off somewhere. I should take a picture since even interlocking them hasn't been working.

[@KellyCasanova]

Do take a picture if you can.

[@shinodreas152]

Hello, is it possible for you to make a video on how to create a draft pattern based on a design? Cause i can only find draft tutorial about how to read one or what you get if you put the shaft this way and tie them up this way. But nothing about how to create one from a design and finding the shaft position based on it. Thank you^^

[@JulietteSearchRomeo]

It works good. My trees are little fat trees, but okay. :)

[@melindaross8541]

Do you have a problem with the blue bleeding into the white when you wet set it?

[@KellyCasanova]

No, I haven't, but you would definitely have to be careful about some yarns doing that.

[@joycegentile8552]

loved the Video!

[@KellyCasanova]

Thanks Joyce!

[@edwardpascoe4770]

oh wow. such beautiful yarn? Is it from here in Oz?

[@LINDA-vo1pb]

Is there an article, pdf or video with instructions on weaving other inlays such as dogs, bunny rabbits, or other holiday themes?

[@KellyCasanova]

Check out this playlist 😊 kzbin.info/aero/PLk0AsFdmMnB19o9hSFBFZ-2799UNxXRwZ

[@LINDA-vo1pb]

Thanks.

[@pennywheeler1584]

Hi Kelly, Do you have any tips on hand dyeing cotton?

[@pennywheeler1584]

Thanks so much. Have you thought or do you have dyeing videos?

[@KellyCasanova]

This class involves dyeing cotton - kelly-casanova-weaving-lessons.teachable.com/p/colour-pooling-scarf/?preview=logged_out

[@cherylsommardahl]

Hi Kelly. I have 2 questions... Since the white shows up so much, how do you weave it in after your second dot line? Is there a video or instructions to draw this draft?

[@KellyCasanova]

Hi Cheryl, I'm not sure that I understand your question about weaving in the white after the second dot line - could you expand on that? I'm sorry, I don't have a video on how to draw the draft, but for this style of weaving I always start with graph paper. I colour in boxes to make the shapes I want and that way I can get a pretty good idea as to whether the design is going to translate well or not.

[@pennywheeler1584]

How wide did you make your warp? How many warp threads were there?

[@KellyCasanova]

Hi Penny, I'm sorry, I didn't document that and it's quite a while since I made this video so I don't recall the details.

[@elenapopova7531]

Que maravilla!

[@KellyCasanova]

Gracias!

[@rajumall6176]

Nice work

[@TheWoollady]

How many warp end do you use for each repeat? Of course, also for the borders?

[@KellyCasanova]

This was just a sample piece, I'm afraid I didn't count repeats or warp threads.

[@TheWoollady]

I understand it is just a sample. Just wondering how many warp threads you were using in the sample. I was going to try the same size and wanted to thread the same number of warp threads.

[@KellyCasanova]

OK, well I'm thinking that with the 10 dent reed, 4ply (fingering) cotton it was 100 ends - around 10 inches wide. Hope that helps.

[@TheWoollady]

Thank you.

[@fgray01]

Hi Kelly! I just discovered it, and I love your channel! What loom do you use?

[@KellyCasanova]

Thank you! My rigid heddle loom is an Ashford 24 inch.

[@AlagaiBanty]

What does it look like on the backside?

[@KellyCasanova]

Like icecream cones :)

[@beadyeyedbrat]

Did you use indigo dyes on your yarn?

[@jacibledsoe9647]

How do I get to the other channel?

[@KellyCasanova]

kzbin.info/door/aGyAsQ7Dg2GdAefkMwWJGw

[@kimdaniel3421]

how would these rigid heddle patterns translate to a 4shaft table loom?

[@KellyCasanova]

I haven't tried it, but you could always pick up in front of the reed in the same way. It's interesting watching traditional European weaving - sometimes they pick up in front and sometimes at the back. I'll try to find you a link as an example.

[@KellyCasanova]

This one is done with weaving swords and heddle rods at the back - a 2 person job. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2nTlYikhqZngJY

[@KellyCasanova]

And this one she hand picks the threads at the front kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4Kse6qgmrNnr7M

[@kChallo]

why you need to put two rules before your first warft

[@KellyCasanova]

That is to separate and align the warp threads before beginning to weave.

[@hannahjustin7583]

The Bible forbade mixing fibers (wool and linen I think specifically). Old Testament law.

[@KellyCasanova]

Yes, Deuteronomy and Leviticus both have instructions for not sowing fields with 2 different seeds and not wearing a garment made with mixed fibers.

[@gerardmeulenvd9544]

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[@janicebeil3848]

Frustrated and disappointed. I have been weaving for 4 years and have always found your videos and patterns to be helpful. I tried this pattern about 6 times with very poor results.

[@KellyCasanova]

Janice, can you be more specific about the problems you encountered?

[@janicebeil3848]

I am getting long weft floats and warp floats.