What are your favorite inkle loom resources? My daughter got a Schacht inkle loom for Christmas. I’m a well versed floor loom weaver but haven’t used an inkle loom before. Thank you!
The instructions that come with the Schact are enough to get started, but the Anne Dixon book is a great complement, with more info and tons of techniques and ideas.
The best yarn for getting started is #10 crochet cotton. It also works well for making the heddles you’ll need.
So, beyond the excellent recommendations already made in this post and after gaining some experience with the basics of inkle weaving, I highly recommend putting the time into learning how to use the free software online at https://www.raktres.net/seizenn/#/ in order to create her own patterns.
Unfortunately I must say the software is not very intuitive to use/learn but it's really powerful and was worth every bit of banging my head against a wall until I managed to figure out the parts that were useful for my needs.
I got my inkle (Lojan) last Christmas and here is a project I did over the summer, it took just a few minutes to design the 3 different patterns for these bands using that software. These are in 8/4 cotton. Once your design is final you can print a warping diagram for it.
(3 of us in my family have this same tote - it's from Iowa Public Radio which explains the corn motif lol)
The instructions that come with the Schact are enough to get started, but the Anne Dixon book is a great complement, with more info and tons of techniques and ideas.
The best yarn for getting started is #10 crochet cotton. It also works well for making the heddles you’ll need.
Thanks! I just ordered the Dixon book. I have a good stash of 8/4 cotton at the moment so I’ll probably start there.
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Helene Bress also has an inkle book. I learned to weave on an inkle loom using her book.
I’ll check it out! Thanks!
So, beyond the excellent recommendations already made in this post and after gaining some experience with the basics of inkle weaving, I highly recommend putting the time into learning how to use the free software online at https://www.raktres.net/seizenn/#/ in order to create her own patterns.
Unfortunately I must say the software is not very intuitive to use/learn but it's really powerful and was worth every bit of banging my head against a wall until I managed to figure out the parts that were useful for my needs.
I got my inkle (Lojan) last Christmas and here is a project I did over the summer, it took just a few minutes to design the 3 different patterns for these bands using that software. These are in 8/4 cotton. Once your design is final you can print a warping diagram for it.
(3 of us in my family have this same tote - it's from Iowa Public Radio which explains the corn motif lol)
https://preview.redd.it/au5bb2nlj5ag1.jpeg?width=3060&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9f95a3093a42c55b21cd6e634b1f26a4762f7bb5
Thanks! I’ll take a look at the software?