Create this beautiful double weave shuttle holder on a Knitters Loom with double heddle kit.

DOUBLE WEAVE KNITTERS LOOM

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Knitters Loom 2nd Heddle Kit - Assembly and Double Weave Instructions
Assembly: Remove the existing heddle support 5. Place the reed in the up position. blocks and replace with the new blocks into the same pilot holes. Note: You will also need an extra heddle (reed) with the same DPI as the one you already have. 12. Take 1 white end from the pair of white ends (choose the one that is to the top or left of the pair) and thread through the eye to the left.

Double Weave and Brooks Bouquet on the Knitters Loom using the 2nd Heddle Kit.
Note: This project has been woven on a 30cm (12ins) Knitters Loom but can be adapted to any Rigid Heddle or Knitters Loom. 6. Place the second reed in the front heddle rest position. 7. Drape all ends from the back reed over the front reed (this will help to make the threading easier). 13. Continue across the reed. 14. Check there are no crosses between the reeds. If the ends are crossed remove and repeat step 11 and 12. Your threading will look like diagram below.

Materials used:
Loom: Knitters Loom 30cm (12ins) Reed: 2 x 40/10cm (10dpi) Warp & Weft Yarns: Ashford McKenzie 4 ply (100% Merino; 385m/421yds;100gms net) White 1 ball, Black 1 ball Other: Two pick-up sticks (or shuttles)

Warping
1. Place one reed in the back heddle rest position 8. Take the first group of 4 ends (2 white ends 2.Excluding the first three and last three slots, and 1 black end from the slot and 1 end from the warp across reed in the normal way but place eye to the right and thread all 4 ends through the two loops in each slot (one loop of black and one slot directly in front in the front reed. of white). 15. Tie to the front warp stick.

Creating the additional sheds

Pick Up Stick A
1. Place both reeds in down position. Behind the back reed lift up all the white threads on the top and insert a pick up stick (A).

9. Continue across the reed. Now you will have 4 ends (2 black and 2 white) in each slot in the 3. Roll the warp onto the back roller and cut the front reed. loops.

2. Slide the pick up stick A to the back beam.

Pick Up Stick B
1. Place both reeds in the up position. Slide Pick up stick A forward and insert pick up stick B into the bottom shed that is formed. 10. Place both reeds in the rest position 4. With the front of the loom facing you and 11. Take the first group of 4 ends and pull the starting from the left use a heddle hook to take black pair down and the white pair up. one of the black ends from the slot and thread it through the eye to the right. Continue across the reed.

2. Slide both pick up sticks to the back beam.

Double Weave on the Knitters Loom continued...

Hint: When changing the shed leave the front
reed hanging.

Brooks Bouquet
The beautiful lace of Brooks Bouquet is enhanced by the black second layer backing cloth. 1. Weave 4 picks on the bottom black layer and four picks top white layer (see instructions above). tension with right hand take shuttle back around and under the last 4 threads to form a bunch. 2. Weave 4 more picksand on pull the yarn bottom black layer. 3. Place both reeds in the rest position and the top warp threads and take shuttle back around these slide pick up stick A forward and turn on side.under 8 4 threads and under the next 4 (you will be going
2. Pick up next 4 threads bring the shuttle out through

Plain weaving - one layer double the ends

per cm/in. 1. Place both reeds in up position, weave one pick.

ooks bo u q u e t

ere are many ways to create lacy effects on a plain weave ckground. Brooks Bouquet is a technique where groups warp threads are picked up using just a shuttle and unched together to form a unique lacy weave. These nches are aptly called bouquets. The DMC yarn used in s project is easily sourced and shows up the pattern to vantage.

Hint: Use your fingers to adjust the bouquets threads) through the top warp yarn threads. Repeat until 4. Slide and the out shuttle with the white under so they are level. you first have 6 9 ends bunches this will leave you 6 threads. the and back over and around the 3. Use shuttle to pick up 4 threads bringing the shuttle out last 4 ends and pull the yarn to make a bunch.
5. Pick up6 the next finishing 4 ends with the shuttle and and under threads the row. 4. Use fingers level up the bunches beat and gently with take it you back over to and around these 4 ends reed leaving a space the pattern under the next 4 (youbetween will be going under row 8 and the previous plain row. ends).
through the top warp threads take shuttle back around

Project

P lace mat

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2. Place both reeds in the down position, weave

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Top Layer

2. Weave one pick of white. Slide pick up stick A rping: the44 back. uble to warp slots in cotton (there will be 4 threads in ch slot).

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pattern rows. 7. When there are 6 ends left use the shuttle to pick up 4 ends and take the shuttle around the Repeat the pattern block (steps 1 5) four times. 4 and under the 2 ends to finish the row.

e a double strand of pearl cotton on the shuttle. 4. Weave one pick of white. h the reed in the up position, begin weaving on the right nd side. Bottom layer ave 10cm (4ins) of plain weave. Finish plain weaving in The bottom ison black up position row layer shuttle left. warp and weft.

3. Create shed 2 of the top layer with front reed up. aving:

zigzag stitch. Do a twisted fringe at the T Project beginning of the weaving, which will become the bottom of the hanging. Handwash in warm water. Lay flat to dry. Fold top over 3cm (1) 6. Weave Weave 25cm (10ins) weave. another four 8. 4 more picksplain bottom andWeave top layers. You will need: pattern blocks. stitch down to make pocket to insert hanging Loom Rigid Heddle 9. Join the two layers (see above). 7. Weave 10cm (4ins) plain weave to finish. needle. Reed 50/10cm (12.5 10. Repeat instructions 1-9 for desired result. Warp yarn Homeste
Finishing: Secure ends by handstitching or machine zigzag. Trim warp threads to 1cm (1/3in). Wash in hot soapy water, dry and using a damp cloth and steam iron. Hemming: Fold edge over 5mm (1/4in). Fold over again 1cm (1/3in) and hem stitch in place.

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1. With both reeds in the rest position, slide

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3. Create shed 2 of bottom layer with back reed down. 4. Weave one pick of black. bottom layer until weaving reaches the desired length.

No 8 Warp yarn qty and col 150gm, DMC pearl cotton no.8 Ecru 30gm Weft yarn Homestea No 8 Weft yarn qty and colo 150gm, DMC pearl cotton no.8 Ecru 20gm

T he Repeat Ashfo rd Bo o k o f Rig id Heddle ving weaving one top Wea layer one

To join the layers at anytime place the back reed up and weave one pick of either black or white.

Hint: When weaving two separate layers do not

go around the alternate weft thread.

Plain weaving