Threading Double Heddles on a Rigid-Heddle Loom

Threading Double Heddles on a Rigid-Heddle Loom

Sara Bixler’s Sweet and Simple Runner project is woven on a rigid-heddle loom using two heddles to get a warp sett (density) of 20 ends per inch. Here’s a YouTube video from WEBS that shows how to warp a rigid-heddle loom with two heddles. How to Thread Double Heddles...
West Country Whipping

West Country Whipping

 Susan Foulkes’ Cheerful Band of Mug Mats pattern in Nordic Hands uses West Country whipping to secure the end of each woven band. The video above gives a great demonstration of the technique with all the steps and a good view of what’s going on. Originally used to...
Knitting Abbreviations and Stitches

Knitting Abbreviations and Stitches

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Knitting Abbreviations Here’s a quick list of the knitting abbreviations use in Nordic Hands and some pretty cast ons and bind offs for your projects. ACBO  alternating color bind-off: On row before bind-off by k all sts, alternating MC...