Weaving Pick Up Sticks

How to use a pick up stick.

Weaving pick up sticks.

That s done by pushing your heddle into the down position and inserting a warp separator such as a stick paper cardboard or anything into the shed created behind the heddle so that you can see only all the slot threads. Your pick up sticks need to be longer than the width of your project or they won t hold the picked up threads. Once charged you can slide the stick to the back of the loom and continue to weave plain weave. Weaving needles swords pick up sticks weaving needles swords and pick up sticks.

Then you pick up the configuration you want behind the heddle. This is called charging the pick up stick. Then you use a pick up stick to pick up only those. To place a pick up stick place the heddle in the down position so only the slot threads are up.

Incorporate one pick up stick and you can weave on 3 shafts. For my 24 rigid heddle loom i use 24 pick up sticks. If you don t find exactly what you want or would like a product recommendation please call the shop directly at 800 441 9665 or contact us for assistance. Shuttles are the most used weaver s tool and can make or break your weaving time if you re holding the wrong one.

Knowing your shed height and yarn requirements are important but don t forget about the look and feel of the shuttle too. You can do more than tabby plain weave with a rigid heddle. In this case i m picking 1 down 1 up. Pick up sticks can be used to create simple patterns for all over texture or to create complex designs that may travel or cover only part of the weaving surface.

This class assumes that you have the ability to warp and dress your own loom without assistance and are reasonably comfortable doing so.