How to: Basket weave Technique and Celtic Knot for the Inkle Loom
Basketweave Setup – Thread Placement The Honeycomb Effect By Lady Johanna Fleming Step by Step 1) Start by warping a border with your background threads. 2) Warp your single pattern threads 3) Warp 2 backgrounds 4) Continue alternating between 1 (pattern) and 2 (background) threads until you have a sufficient # of pattern threads a. The # of Pattern threads should be equal to the # of columns in the pattern. The # of columns IS important for setup. The # of rows is irrelevant. 5) Warp your border of background color and you’re ready to weave! a. For the middle section – your pattern threads you’ll see are alternating between heddle and open. When you begin to inkle weave, this thread placement will create a honeycomb or basketweave look. Keep in mind when reading this pattern; you start from top to bottom, left to right. Starting point is in the Open position. Open = O|WWWWWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBWWBWWWWWW = 31 Heddle = H|W