Un peine para un telar rígido se puede convertir en un telar sencillo y muy económico. Se enhebra la urdimbre con el gancho, se anudan los extremos, y con 2 abrazaderas se fija y se tensa bien el telar entre dos puntos fijos (por ejemplo, entre dos mesas). Peine del medio: 20/10, peine de abajo 40/10, peine de arriba 30/10
Peine enhebrado con hilo de 100% lana lambswool y lanzadera clásica, con el comienzo del tejido. No es necesario usar una lanzadera clásica, se puede improvisar – con ovillos pequeños o en “mariposas”
Rigid heddle reeds are actually made to slot into rigid heddle looms. But with a bit of imaginative improvisation it can be adapted to weave on just as it is, making it the simplest and most economic d.i.y loom available!
It´s perfect for making simple fabrics for objects such as scarves. You can also piece together small pieces of woven fabric for larger projects.
For more sophisticated and professional-looking fabrics, though, you need to think about saving for a Louet table loom and learning to weave with 3 – 5 of tuition with us here in the stunningly beautiful mountains of northwest Spain!
How to use your Ashford rigid heddle reed as a loom
Measure and cut the threads you want to use as your warp (the yarns threaded through the loom as seen in the photo below). Don´t use very fine or easily breakable yarns as warp or these may break. With experience you will find what thickness of wool works best. We suggest you cut warp threads for a project approximately 1m in length.
Thread the loom with the hook provided, one thread in each hole and slot.
Tie one end of the group of warp threads in a firm knot and thread each thread, individually, through the loom, using the hook.
You then need to find a way to suspend the warp from each end in such a way that you can tension the threads firmly – so the reed doesn´t sag. We use two pieces of dowel rod slotted clamps to fix each end of the warp between two firm tables). To stabalise the reed you need to weave the first few rows of weaving
Each time you weave a row of weaving you alternately lift or lower the reed to open a triangular gap through which to introduce the yarn. Don´t pull too hard or your fabric will draw in. After weaving a row, pull the reed towards the thread to move it into place next to the previous row of weaving. If you beat the yarn hard into place you will weave a firmer and stronger cloth, if you beat very gently you will weave a more delicate, open fabric with better draping qualities.
Suggestion: Starting to weave – When you start to weave you can introduce 3 – 5 strips of cardboard about 2cm thick instead of yarn as this will help the warp to spread out to the width it measures in the reed. This also means you have enough warp to act as a fringe when the fabric is finished and you want to cut it off the loom.
Finishing suggestion: Allow enough warp when you cut the fabric off the loom to tie small bunches of warp threads into an overhand knot to stop the fabric from unravelling, and to create a fringe.
Understanding the Diagram – Translated terms from Spanish:
- Mesa: Table
- Presilla: clamp
- Madera plana: flat piece of wood
- Urdimbre: Warp threads
- Trama: Weft threads
- Lanzadera sencilla: simple shuttle (you can improvise this with wood or thick card)
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