I wanted to do just small tapestries, as I planned on doing several variations on the one theme, and as a tapestry is a time investment, I thought the smaller, the better. I also have a soft spot for little things.
I warped my Sampleit loom with Ashford tapestry cotton, which is my go to tapestry warp. I used a 7.5 dent heddle/reed because that is the only size I have for the Sampleit, but a 10 – 12.5 dent heddle/reed would be preferable.
Each tapestry measures approximately 3.5″ X 4″.
Tapestry 1 was woven with scraps from my stash bag. My very messy, tangly stash bag! It has smaller pieces or balls of all sorts of yarns from past projects, but mostly fingering to worsted weight.
Incorporated into this piece are pieces of wool, cotton, bamboo, silk, alpaca and some unidentified freebie from long ago.
For Tapestry 2 I was going for a “twilight” look, so I chose a limited colour palette of greens, blues, greys and muted colours.
Tapestry 3 was woven entirely with 8/2 size weaving thread in cotton and cottolin. I also chose a muted colour palette for this one.
It ended up being my favourite of the three, I like the look of the finer yarn and details. It took a good deal longer to weave due to the thin yarn, but it was so relaxing, I didn’t mind at all!
I plan to do a couple more little tapestries on this warp, but they will have to wait until I have a bit more time.
Thank you, Kelly.
Hi Diane,
No, 2 heddles increases the sett, but not the tension.
Hi Maureen,
For longer warps, I take the loom off the stand and clamp it to my dining room table. For shorter warps, I leave it on the stand. I do have a very short membership class on how to warp while seated, it's not hard to do, especially for a narrower warp.
I was wondering if using 2 heddles would give more tension for tapestry on an RHL?
Hi Kelly, This probably isn't the best place to ask this question, but I couldn't find another way to contact you. A couple of months ago I bought an Ashford rigid heddle loom after watching one of your youtube videos and determining that was the one you had. It has a 24-inch weaving width. I also bought a frame. My question is: when you warp your loom do you take it off the stand and place it on a table to warp it, or are you able to warp it while it's on the stand? Any tips or where to go for information would be very much appreciated.
Rachil, I haven't decided on exactly how I'll mount them yet, but I have some ideas to try 😊
Thank you, Marjan 😊
Can’t wait to see them hung on a wall!
On Instagram I allready saw these beautiful houses, but it is nice to see them again and with some explanation. I really can't choose which one is my favorite, they are all three gorcious!🌷