![]() ![]() Patterns using only 1 pick-up stick are simple, the stick can stay in place the entire weave. This will create warp floats.Īnd that is all there is to weaving with pick-up sticks! And this is only the beginning! You can use multiple pick-up sticks to create incredibly complex patterns. ![]() Slide the pick-up stick behind the heddle leaving it flat. When the yarn goes through this shed you will see weft floats.Ģ. Slide the pick-up behind the heddle and flip it on its side. Place the heddle in the neutral position. Approach each project with an open mind, willing to listen and try something different if need be.ġ. Forcing yarns out of their comfort zones a little might yield some fabulous results…taking them too far can ruin something that might have been beautiful. Definitely don’t make a loose bulky yarn act like warp. A prickly yarn will always be prickly, don’t try to make it be a soft neck warmer. Some yarns work as warp and some just won’t. Some yarns are stretchy, some are fuzzy, some are a little prickly. Listen to the yarn…you cannot expect yarn to be what it was never meant to be. ![]() And when things get to be too much, take a hot bath…hot baths relax everything!ģ. Don’t be afraid of a little tension in your life. Let things relax too much and you get a tangled mess too much and things begin to break. Just the right tension and everything works the way it should. That’s why we warp and weave under tension. Tension (or stress) is good, but not too much. ![]()
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