For my 24 rigid heddle loom i use 24 pick up sticks.
Weaving pick up sticks.
How to use a pick up stick.
Once charged you can slide the stick to the back of the loom and continue to weave plain weave.
This class assumes that you have the ability to warp and dress your own loom without assistance and are reasonably comfortable doing so.
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Your pick up sticks need to be longer than the width of your project or they won t hold the picked up threads.
To place a pick up stick place the heddle in the down position so only the slot threads are up.
Knowing your shed height and yarn requirements are important but don t forget about the look and feel of the shuttle too.
In this case i m picking 1 down 1 up.
Then you pick up the configuration you want behind the heddle.
You can do more than tabby plain weave with a rigid heddle.
I can use these same sticks whether my project is narrow or full loom width.
That s done by pushing your heddle into the down position and inserting a warp separator such as a stick paper cardboard or anything into the shed created behind the heddle so that you can see only all the slot threads.
Then you use a pick up stick to pick up only those.
Incorporate one pick up stick and you can weave on 3 shafts.
This is called charging the pick up stick.
Shuttles and pick up sticks are integral components to your weaving time and effectiveness at your loom.