First of all, I need to make something perfectly clear: I only write reviews of books that I really do like.
And, I really like these two books- very much indeed.
They are:
‘Weaving made Easy: 17 Projects Using a Simple Loom’
by Liz Gipson
published by Interweave books.
And:
‘Creative Weaving
Beautiful Fabrics
with a Simple Loom’
by Sarah Howard and
Elizabeth Kendrick
Published by
Lark books.
Normally, I would write a review of each book separately,and on different entries.
But, they are both such excellent explorations of rigid heddle weaving, that I couldn’t separate them into
two days…. so I decided to write about them together.
I think that both books are destined to become …read more

Recently, I blogged about test driving the new Cricket Loom from Schacht Looms.

I gave The Cricket Loom a rave review and showed a bit of the healing/prayer shawl that I wove for my sister in law.
She’s been terribly ill and has scared the bejabbers out of us….. She had an abscess in her brain, which was life threatening and harrowing. She’s had surgery and it was successful.
Weaving a healing/prayer shawl for her was very soothing for me.
It allowed me to pour my love for her into every stitch…

I hope that it will bring her comfort. I love to think that …read more

I’ve been weaving with the Schacht Cricket rigid heddle for a few days, and I absolutely  L O V E  it.
Why?
Because:

It’s really solid, well made, and the ergonomics are a dream.Obviously, a lot of thought went into designing it.
The heddle glides along the tracks and it stays in position perfectly, in both the down and up modes.
I really like the wooden handles on the warp and cloth beams.
The ratchets and pawls mesh with each other beautifully – they hold solidly and don’t skip or jump.
It’s very portable and compact- we had to drive for a couple of hours yesterday, …read more

The new Cricket rigid heddle Loom from Schacht has arrived, and I am impressed.
It comes shipped flat in a smallish spiffy box that works as a project/tool box but won’t hold the loom once it’s assembled.
It needs to have 6 screws inserted to assemble it.  That took only a few minutes.
The loom is solid and beautifully designed.  It doesn’t fold like their Flip or the Ashford Knitter’s loom, but it’s compact enough to be truly portable. Popping it into a tote bag is not a problem.
I am going to be weaving a healing/prayer shawl in rainbow colors.
One of my beloved …read more

Have you seen Jane Patrick’s totally wonderful tutorial for rigid heddle weaving?
Here’s the link: Rigid heddle weaving

I’ve just finished writing a series of posts about small looms that I love.
Here’s the list of loom links organized by the cost of the looms:
$0 – Looms made from recycled stuff
Under $5 – Plastic Potholder Looms
Under $15- Peggetty Loom Book
Under $20- Harrisville Potholder Loom
Harrisville Peg Loom

Under $25 – Harrisville Backstrap Loom
Under $30 – Schacht Mini Loom
Weavette Looms
Under $40- Wishing Windows Loom
Under $50 – Schacht School Loom (Frame)
Under $100 – Inkle Loom
Historical Vesterheim Museum Cradle Loom
Over $100 – Rigid Heddle looms
To see some of the guzbillions of projects that I have …read more