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Rigid Heddle Twills

I’ve been working more with my Rigid Heddle looms these days. I’ve managed to work out how to weave twills using two heddles.

It’s pretty simple and very medieval. Rigid Heddles are amoun the earliest weaving implements found by archeologists. The technique goes back to the Ancient era. Twills are also found in very early time periods.

I’ve [...]

Rigid Heddle & Twill Questions

I’m posting this every where I can in the hopes that someone more experienced than me will answer my questions. I’ve scoured my weaving books and the internet for how to create a 2/1 twill on 2 heddles. This is a simple 3 harness pattern, but every time I think I’ve got it down, I seem [...]