Weaving Rainbows! The easy way to wind a complex RAINBOW warp on a Rigid Heddle Loom! COLOR FUN!

Do you love complex color work on woven scarves and projects? OMG! I sure do! And believe it or not - it's not difficult to do some fantastic color work with a systematic approach to warping and weaving that gives gorgeous results!
Here's a weaving project that I really love! You already know I love yarn, and I love color! I love combining those two things into complex and glorious warps... and then weaving with it! The results are amazing! And it isn't nearly as challenging as you might think. It just requires extra time - no worries - but the process is simple and FUN because COLOR is FUN! And if you don't like how it's going, it's not that difficult to make some small changes and shifts that make a big difference.
Here are some problems you could encounter when creating a complex warp, and in this video I show you how to fix each situation:
Weaving with 20 thread colors got you overwhelmed? I show you how to set up your project for success!
What happens when you're missing one warp thread? Stay calm, I show you how to fix this.
What happens when I don't like the placement of a few thread colors? Make some subtle shifts for big improvements!
What happens when one warp thread is too short? Simple changes can rearrange a few threads and fix the problem without a fuss!
Don't despair! There is never a problem with a warp that can't be fixed pretty simply! Stay calm and get creative! And since you are creative or you wouldn't be watching my video - you're good!
Earlier this year, I took the time to warp a very complex color combination on my rigid heddle loom, and here's how it went. I started by setting out the colors and creating a visual framework to start with, then continued filling in the heddle going very patiently color by color. I show you how I refined the colorway in places where I wasn't happy with it, followed by getting the tension right and then weaving the cloth.
And... here's what it looks like felted! YAY! I'm not yet sure what I'm going to use the various pieces of this fun cloth for, but I'm sure that it will be lovely in the end - whatever it is! Maybe a vest? Maybe a handbag? It doesn't really matter at the moment, having this cloth makes me so happy!
I'm weaving with Palette wool from Knitpicks, as well as some Highland Cones from Harrisville Designs, both are 100% wool. They are different weights, but close enough that it didn't matter.
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[@linkabird_vt]

This is one of the things that RH has over floor looms ... I love being able to adjust thread orders without having to be pulling stuff out of reeds, then heddles, then shifting anything because now my whole pattern is wrong ... I don't think a lot of people realize how versatile RH looms can be and just think of them as 'beginner' looms!

[@Willow_and_Sage]

I loved hearing your problem-solving in real time and the way you walk us through your thought process.

[@jchollingsworth1389]

thank you for that extra hint about starting in the middle for tying to keep an even tension. Really appreciate that and keeping ones feet on the loom. It happened to me and I wish I had known. And...I didn't know I could bring the floor loom to my lap. Oh, that makes weaving soooo much easier. Thank you again for that.

[@evalarumbe]

Everything about this video is goals 🎨

[@myredeemerlives0923]

I have Been card weaving, finger weaving built looms for almost 12 years now and i have to say this is some of the most gorgeous fabric i have seen turned out . Beautiful work .

[@deejcarter2003]

Your cloth turned out gorgeous 🥰 Those colors speak to me. I also enjoyed watching you put your yarns back away on your wall of awesome.

[@cherylclonts7405]

That is just beautiful. I just bought my loom and haven’t made my first project yet. These are the things that excite me to learn. Thank you for taking us all the way through the felting.

[@carrie4696]

Watching this video a few months ago resulting in me buying my own RHL and I am enjoying it SO much - thank you!

[@tjorg75]

Wow, beautiful. And look at all that yarn!!!!! I'm drooling!

[@kapirk2244]

Gorgeous! That is beyond my color theory ability and my patience ability.

[@deborahmk4790]

Beautiful! Good job!

[@cmaur811]

Beautiful yarn stash.

[@nghtguy13]

This is a masterpiece. Absolutely besutiful. Yes, queen! ❤❤❤ This makes me so excited to get my first loom in! 😍🥰

[@winnieyuensm]

beautiful 😍

[@j.k.vanellessad530]

This is so beautiful I would love to one day make something like it!

[@sharonmurrell9291]

I learned a lot watching your video. Thank you!!!! Your project is beautiful

[@Ahlathein]

So beautiful

[@mrsfred9988]

That is so freaking stunning!!!

[@ImGinaMarie]

OMG!! I love this and the more I watch the more I love weaving. However, I'm so consumed by the fiber arts I just can't quit learning, I'm hopelessly in love with all of it!! This will be my next purchase unless I get a new flyer for one of my spinning wheels because I also want to make art yarn, and of course this is a natural progression to weave as well. I'll be following you and learning!!! I can see much use for the wool I spin now instead of just knitting and crocheting..

[@rosalindtaylor3479]

Love the music.