Free Rigid-Heddle Loom Projects: Simple Elegance from Simple Looms

Whether you’re a weaving beginner or a seasoned veteran, there are so many reasons to love rigid-heddle looms. They are versatile for so many different projects, and your options for rigid-heddle weaving patterns are nearly endless. These smaller looms are also more easily transportable, so you can take your weaving with you when you travel. If you’re interested in learning how to use a rigid-heddle loom for the first time, explore these gorgeous projects and get started today!

Inside you'll find:

• Piping Hot Pillows by Liz Gipson - The loom's ability to handle bulky singles yarns with little shredding makes it an ideal tool for these pillows. The two pillows use a variegated singles in three ways (each pillow is woven on a different warp): as warp with a solid-color weft, as weft with a solid-color warp, and as both warp and weft. The pillows are each finished with a tubular piping that is delightfully simple to weave.

• A Kitchen Valance in Brooks Bouquet by Mariellen Boss - It's only plain weave, but Brooks bouquet gives this cloth a fancy lacy texture. Since Mariellen spins and knits, she thought that the handwork involved in this technique would be fun and keep her interest—and she was right!

• A Cushy Alpaca Pillow by Leslie Ann Bestor - Enjoy a decorative pillow that invites a quick nap! This pillow uses a pick-up pattern of floats and plain weave. Leslie wove two pillow faces and sewed them together so that warp floats appear on one side and weft floats on the other.

We hope you enjoy our little gift to you, as we applaud all the intrepid rigid-heddle weavers out there who are turning out beautiful cloth by hand.