Channel Title: Amy D. McKnight Channel Description: This channel is all about weaving in a freeform and creative way on rigid heddle looms. The goal of this channel is to open your mind to new ways to use your loom to create beautiful art, textiles, and apparel. Your guide, Amy D. McKnight, is a freestyle hand weaver and fiber artist. She enjoys creating all manner of textiles from clothing to wall hangings. Amy is at her best teaching people how to create and has taught thousands of people the basics of sewing, weaving, and fiber art through in-person classes, social media posts, and videos. <video> Over My Shoulder - Weaving 1/3 and 3/1 Twill on a Cricket Loom Description: In this video, you'll be looking over my shoulder as I weave 3/1 and 1/3 twills on a cricket loom. There is no sound in this video. So turn on some music and sit back and watch the process from start to finish ;-) This video is a supplement to Lesson 5 - Weaving 1/3 and 3/1 twills https://youtu.be/kFPv7GUyHOc LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Day 2 - Warping Straight Draw (Part 1) Description: This is a long video LOL but I show you the process of how to warp a rigid heddle loom for straight draw 4-shaft weaving. I make some mistakes but I think that those actually are useful as they help you to see what can go wrong (and how to fix it) I decided to just go ahead and film all of the processes that I can. There is no rush. So we will just go through this together. But this is what I was able to get done today! Link to book about 4-shaft weaving on a rigid heddle loom: http://www.knittinguniverse.com/XenakisTechnique Link to the 4-Shaft weaving playlist I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q Link to my weaving membership/waitlist: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/fec6d5de08 </video> <video> Module 5 Lesson 3 - Dressing the Loom for Multi-Shaft Weaving Description: Lesson 3 - In This Lesson, You Will Learn: * Methods of warping * The Xenakis Technique * How to Warp for four-shaft weaving This is the third lesson in Module 5 - Expanding Your Options of my Epically Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Course! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Over My Shoulder - Weaving 2/2 Twill and Tabby 4-Shafts Description: In this video, you'll be looking over my shoulder as I show you how to weave tabby and 2/2 twill. This video is a supplement to Lesson 4 - Twill Weaving Basics https://youtu.be/ODms25Goxkw LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Module 5 Lesson 5 - Weaving 1/3 and 3/1 Twill Description: Lesson 5 - In This Lesson, You Will Learn: * How to weave 3/1 twill * How to weave 1/3 twill * The 14 lifts of 4-shaft style weaving This is the fifth lesson in Module 5 - Expanding Your Options of my Epically Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Course! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Over My Shoulder - Warping Point Twill on Different Dents Description: In this video, you'll be looking over my shoulder as I warp for point twill using heddles of different dents (8-dent, 10-dent, 12-dent). This video is a supplement to Lesson 6 - 4-shaft Point twills https://youtu.be/NHBWjVXOzUQ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Long Thread Media Interview Description: I was interviewed on the Long Thread Media Podcast You can listen to it on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or where you listen to podcasts. Link to it on the Handwoven website https://handwovenmagazine.com/long-thread-podcast-amy-d-mcknight/ I really enjoyed talking to Anne and sharing my journey and love of weaving with her. Here’s a synopsis from the show page: “When Amy D. McKnight talks about breaking the rules in weaving, she's not just talking about freestyle weaving or combining clasped weft with a pattern. She means hitching a warping board to her rigid-heddle loom, or letting weaving be an evening's entertainment in the vein of paint-and-sip, or throwing open educational videos from her weaving course for anyone to watch. “Amy's message is about setting aside whatever you thought was possible—or impossible—with your tools. She weaves not only doubleweave but point twill on a rigid-heddle loom, prefers a hybrid method of direct and indirect warping for long but efficient warps, and uses weaving software (usually a tool for 4+ shaft weaving) to plan her projects. “It's not just pushing a simple loom to do more complex weaving, it's also bringing a love of weaving to completely new audiences. She created a plan for the Common Threads Loom, a versatile pin loom/potholder loom/diagonal-weaving loom that anyone can make with simple office supplies, and she offers it as a free download on her site. Having created a rich weaving course that she offered for subscribers, she decided that keeping the information behind a paywall wasn't for her—and recently posted it to watch freely at YouTube. “Amy D. McKnight calls herself a motivational, inspirational weaver, and you will, too.” https://handwovenmagazine.com/long-thread-podcast-amy-d-mcknight/ </video> <video> Over My Shoulder - Weaving Twill on Three - Shafts Description: In this video, you'll be looking over my shoulder as I warp and weave 1/2, 2/1, and point twill on my Beka rigid heddle looms. There is no sound in this video. So turn on some music and sit back and watch the process from start to finish ;-) This video is a supplement to Lesson 7 - Weaving on 3 shafts https://youtu.be/OzmibOUKVO4 LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Module 5 Lesson 6 - 4-Shaft Point Twills Description: Lesson 6 - In This Lesson, You Will Learn: * How to warp for point twill * How to weave point twill * Point twill variations * Tromp as writ This is the first lesson in Module 5 - Expanding Your Options of my Epically Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Course! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Over My Shoulder - Dressing Cricket Loom for 4 Shaft Weaving Description: In this video, you'll be looking over my shoulder as I warp a cricket loom for 4-shaft weaving. This video is a supplement to Lesson 3 - Dressing a Rigid Heddle Loom for Multi-Shaft Weaving. https://youtu.be/32iNwv9I2f0 LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Module 5 Lesson 4 - Twill Weaving Basics Description: Lesson 4 - In This Lesson, You Will Learn: * How to weave plain weave on 4-shaft threading * How to add a floating salvage * How to weave 2/2 twill This is the fourth lesson in Module 5 - Expanding Your Options of my Epically Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Course! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Module 5 Lesson 7 - Three-Shaft Point Twills Description: Lesson 7 - In This Lesson, You Will Learn: * How to warp two heddles for 3 shaft weaving * How to weave 1/2 and 2/1 twills * How to weave point twill This is the seventh lesson in Module 5 - Expanding Your Options of my Epically Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Course! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Over My Shoulder - Weaving Point Twill 4 Shaft on an Ashford SampleIt Description: In this video, you'll be looking over my shoulder as I weave point twill on an Ashford SampleIt Loom. This video is a supplement to Lesson 6 - 4-shaft Point twills https://youtu.be/NHBWjVXOzUQ LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> Module 5 Lesson 8 - What's Next Description: Lesson 8 - In This Lesson, You Will Learn: * Where to find more information in popular weaving books This is the first lesson in Module 5 - Expanding Your Options of my Epically Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Course! LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 About Module 5 All the skills that you’ve learned and the practice that you’ve gained over the last modules will come together as you move beyond the realm of what is usually considered accomplishable on a rigid heddle loom. We launch into the world of multi-shaft weaving! As you progress through this module, the hope is that you will learn something new to continue building your rigid heddle weaving skill and give you confidence and spark your curiosity. Or if you are a more advanced traditional weaver that you will get a new creative spark to inspire you to add more creativity to your current projects! The Gameboard Be sure to download the Module 5 Game Board and use it to help guide you through completing all of the action items in this stage. LIKE & SUBSCRIBE for more Creative Rigid Heddle Weaving Videos! Join My Weaving Community! : http://www.myweavingcommunity.com/join Download the Gameboard: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/3af3e8afd6 Click here for the full playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q </video> <video> My Journey Weaving 4-Shaft Drafts on a Rigid Heddle Loom Description: In this video, I'm going to be embarking on my journey to weave through the 600+ 4-shaft weaving drafts found in Anne Dixon's Handweaver's Pattern Directory using my rigid heddle loom! I'll be talking about why I decided to start this project, the looms, and the tools I'm using the sett. Subscribe to be the first to know when I post more videos! Link to book about 4-shaft weaving on a rigid heddle loom: http://www.knittinguniverse.com/XenakisTechnique Link to the 4-Shaft weaving playlist I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0XOJBx88UFaGZqt58YeX_7_jPRqIOn7Q Link to my weaving membership/waitlist: https://amydmcknight.ck.page/fec6d5de08 </video>

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This channel is all about weaving in a freeform and creative way on rigid heddle looms. The goal of this channel is to open your mind to new ways to use your loom to create beautiful art, textiles, and apparel.

Your guide, Amy D. McKnight, is a freestyle hand weaver and fiber artist. She enjoys creating all manner of textiles from clothing to wall hangings. Amy is at her best teaching people how to create and has taught thousands of people the basics of sewing, weaving, and fiber art through in-person classes, social media posts, and videos.

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