Ashford KNITTERS LOOM SECOND HEDDLE KIT User manual

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KNITTERS LOOM SECOND HEDDLE KIT
Assembly and Double Weave Instructions
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Assembly
1. Unfold and sit your loom on a flat surface.
2. Remove the knob and washer from one side of the loom.
3. Carefully remove the bolt from the 2 loom sides.
4. Tap the bolt from the heddle support block.
5. Identify the correct new double heddle support block by
checking that the locator pin fits into the groove in the side.
6. Locate the new support block over the edge of a table and
insert the bolt into the hole. Check that the bolt and locator
pin are clear of the table. Then tap the head of the bolt into
the counter bored hole until level with the surface.
7. Locate the bolt and support block back through the 2 loom
sides. Check the locator pin is in the groove.
8. Secure with the washer and knob.
9. Repeat for the other side.
Note: You will also need an extra heddle (reed) with the same
DPI as the one you already have.
Tools Required
Double Weave and Brooks Bouquet on the Knitters Loom
This project has been woven on a 30cm (12ins) Knitters Loom but can be
adapted to any Rigid Heddle or Knitters Loom.
Create this beautiful double weave shuttle holder
on a Knitters Loom second heddle kit.
Warping
1.Place one reed in the back heddle
rest position.
2.Excluding the first three and last
three slots, warp across reed in the
normal way but place two loops in
each slot (one loop of black and one of white).
3.Roll the warp onto the back roller
and cut the loops.
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)

4.With the front of the loom facing you
and starting from the left use a heddle
hook to take one of the black ends
from the slot and thread it through the
eye to the right. Continue across the
reed.
8.Take the first group of 4 ends (2
white ends and 1 black end from the
slot and 1 end from the eye to the
right and thread all 4 ends through the
slot directly in front in the front reed.
9.Continue across the reed. Now you
will have 4 ends (2 black and 2 white)
in each slot in the front reed.
10. Place both reeds in the rest
position.
11. Take the first group of 4 ends and
pull the black pair down and the white
pair up.
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.
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.
15. Tie to the front warp stick.
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.
2.Slide both pick
up sticks to the
back beam.
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).
2.Slide the pick up
stick A to the back
beam.
Creating the additional sheds Plain weaving - one layer double the ends per cm/in.
Hint: When changing the shed leave the front reed hanging.
1.Place both reeds in up position, weave one pick.
2.Place both reeds in the down position, weave one pick.
Repeat step 1.
5.Place the reed in the up position.
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).

Top Layer
The top layer is white warp and weft.
1. With both reeds in the rest position,
slide pick up stick A forward and turn
on side to create shed 1 of the top
layer.
2. Weave one pick of white. Slide pick
up stick A to the back.
3. Create shed 2 of the top layer with
front reed up.
4. Weave one pick of white.
6.Continue across row (check that the
number of ends will make equal-sized
bunches).
7.When there are 6 ends left use the
shuttle to pick up 4 ends and take the
shuttle around the 4 and under the 2
ends to finish the row.
8.Weave 4 more picks bottom and top
layers.
9.Join the two layers (see above).
10. Repeat instructions 1-9 for desired
result.
Two Layered Weaving - It is easy to create two separate layers of cloth at the same time.
Brooks Bouquet - The beautiful lace of Brooks Bouquet is enhanced by the black second layer backing cloth.
Hint: When weaving two separate
layers do not go around the alternate
weft thread.
To join the layers at anytime place the
back reed up and weave one pick of
either black or white.
Bottom layer
The bottom layer is black warp and
weft.
1.With both reeds in the rest position,
slide pick up stick B forward and turn
on side to create shed 1 of bottom
layer.
2.Weave one pick of black. Slide pick
up stick B to the back.
3.Create shed 2 of bottom layer with
back reed down.
4.Weave one pick of black.
Repeat weaving one top layer one
bottom layer until weaving reaches the
desired length.
To make a Shuttle holder wall hanging
weave sections as in diagram below:
Secure top end with hemstitch or
machine zigzag stitch. Do a twisted
fringe at the beginning of the weaving,
which will become the bottom of the
hanging. Handwash in warm water.
Lay flat to dry. Fold top over 3cm (1½”)
stitch down to make pocket to insert
hanging needle.
1.Weave 4 picks on the bottom black
layer and four picks top white layer
(see instructions above).
2.Weave 4 more picks on the bottom
black layer.
3.Place both reeds in the rest position
and slide pick up stick A forward and
turn on side.
4.Slide the shuttle with the white yarn
under the first 6 ends and back over
and around the last 4 ends and pull
the yarn to make a “bunch”.
5.Pick up the next 4 ends with the
shuttle and take it back over and
around these 4 ends and under the
next 4 (you will be going under 8
ends).
Hint: Use your fingers to adjust the
“bouquets” so they are level.
Double weave shuttle holder
Plain Weaving
Plain Weaving
Brooks bouquet
Brooks bouquet
Brooks bouquet
Brooks bouquet
Brooks bouquet
Two layer weaving
Two layer weaving
Two layer weaving
Two layer weaving
Two layer weaving
Two layer weaving