What is a pick-up stick and how do I choose one?
A pick-up stick lets you pick up selected warp ends. The stick has one or two tapered ends to slide easily under and over the warp. Pick-up sticks come in...
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Warping, Winding, Other Tools FAQs
Warping, Winding, Other Tools FAQs
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How do I assemble a Cricket rigid heddle loom?
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What does a loom do?
All looms perform the same basic task of holding warp under tension. On the simplest looms, the weaver manipulates a needle threaded with weft yarn under and over the warp...
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Centering The Warp On A Rigid Heddle Loom
How to do it Every weaving project has a specific measurement known as "width in reed." If the project instructions don't provide this measurement, or you're designing your own project,...
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I'm not getting a shed on my Cricket, Cricket Quartet, or Flip loom—is there any easy fix?
If you warped your loom and don't get a shed when the heddle is down, it's likely that your warp didn't go over the back beam. If this is the...
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How do I measure a rigid heddle reed? What is "weaving width"?
The rigid heddle reed of your Cricket Loom or Flip Loom has three jobs: It spaces the warp ends evenly at the sett you want. It beats the weft into...
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Do I need more than one reed for my rigid heddle loom?
For the Flip and the Cricket, you need more than one rigid heddle reed unless you're always going to weave at the same sett or an exact multiple of that...
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If the ratchet gears and dogs on my Cricket sit inside the loom, can I change their placement?
When we released the 10" Cricket rigid heddle loom in 2008, the ratchet dogs were connected to the inner face of the right loom side. The ratchet gears on the...
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What is a variable dent reed and how do I use it?
Typical reeds for rigid heddle looms have holes and slots evenly spaced for a particular weaving sett. When you want to weave at 10 ends per inch (EPI), you use...
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What is the best way to warp my rigid heddle loom?
Rigid heddle looms can be warped directly or indirectly. You can choose based on preference and/or your specific warp needs for a particular project. In the direct method, you measure...
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How do I install apron bars and apron cords on my Cricket or Cricket Quartet?
For Cricket looms, with or without a Cricket Quartet installed, you'll use one apron cord for each hole in the warp beam and cloth beam. You'll find instructions in your loom's product...
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How do I drill holes in my 10" Cricket Loom for the cross brace?
If you want to use a 10" Cricket Stand with your 10" Cricket Loom, you must install a cross brace on the loom. Look at the sides of your 10"...