Weaving Made Easy Revised and Updated: 17 Projects Using a Rigid-Heddle Loom

I ended up returning this book, and I wanted to share why because I really don't see why it has such a high rating. I am a brand new weaver (long-time knitter), just ordered my first rigid heddle loom, and wanted a beginner's book to go with it.PROS1. Many clear pictures on both direct and indirect warping. However, this can also be found on Youtube.CONS1. Several beginner topics that I have questions about are unaddressed. Winding a shuttle might seem self-explanatory, but maybe it's not. Why not have 1-2 sentences about it instead of 0? Matching up yarns and heddles remains opaque to me. How do I know which ones to use??? Hem stitch has one line drawing in an appendix and isn't mentioned in the text. How do I know when to use and when not to use it? How about more pictures than one line drawing? Honestly, merely 4 additional pages in the book would have helped a lot.2. While waiting on my loom to arrive, I've been watching a lot of Youtube videos and browsing a lot of blogs. I've learned more from them, from the pdf of the loom's manual, and from Amazon's "Look Inside" feature on another weaving book (Inventive Weaving on a Little Loom) than I did from Weaving Made Easy.3. In the photographs of the projects, they are all either folded or wadded up so that I can't even see if I want to make them, let alone how they are supposed to look. This makes me question how they actually do look. (In a knitting pattern for a sweater, if the model has a scarf on, something is wrong with the neck on that sweater.)4. The book feels cheaply made for $25.Hope that helps!

This is one of the most accessible books available for new users of rigid heddle looms and also for those more experienced weavers looking to expand their skills. The book's author is like having a good friend at your side, anticipating your questions, offering suggestions, encouraging your efforts. Liz Gipson doesn't talk down to new weavers or make them feel like outsiders to the craft, unlike a few weaving book authors out there. You'll want to keep at it, to improve, to try your hand at something new. But this friendly attitude doesn't mean the book lacks substance, far from it. Some really good instructions and lovely diverse projects are included. Want to weave a rug? Work hand manipulated designs? Weave a shawl? Towels? Scarves? Bags? Placemats? Pillows? Just to add frosting to the cake, Ms. Gipson actively maintains a couple of websites where users of the book can ask questions and participate in weave alongs for projects from Weaving Made Easy. Check out Yarnworker, on line and on Facebook.

I had to give up knitting (d/t Lupus) and have grieved the loss. Thanks to a PBS doc on crafting I felt weaving might be a possibility. After hours of research and MANY YouTube videos, I ordered this book (I highly recommend the Kindle version), and I am over the moon. I’m a kinetic/visual learner so books can be very confusing to me in learning a physical process. NOT so with this one. So well written that The photos and illustrations were more than adequate for me. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my loom and my return to creating with yarn.

very disappointed none of the PDF's are able to be downloaded

This is a great book for both new weavers and experienced weavers. It has a few good projects in it but not as many as I thought unless I skipped some by accident. It says 17 projects and it might be but it didn't seem like that many to me which it might be cause some of them are combined together. I do wish each one would have been wrote out separately but over all this is a good book. It describes everything with great detail and does have some pictures of some of the steps. I would recommend this book.

Covers all the basics of setting up your loom and weaving for the first time. Gipson assumes that many new weavers are coming from knitting so she has recommendations for which heddle to use for different weights of knitting yarns. She gives advice on how to handle broken threads, tension issues, and finishing. The projects are appropriate for a new weaver.

This is an excellent resource for beginning rigid heddle weavers. As a relatively new weaver, I refer to this book often. It covers both direct and indirect warping, project planning, and finishing; she also includes a number of simple projects (wearable and for the home). The author presents things clearly and without pretense, in a cheerful style much like I've seen on her blog at yarnworker.com and some video I've seen (her "Warping In Three Minutes" video is pretty cute). I would call this one of the best of the few books out now for beginners.

Bought this book online because I joined Liz Gibson's Yarnworkers School in April of 2020. Found new inspiration here for the rigid heddle loom projects I worked on during quarantine.Returning to the book for more inspiration.

Excellent book! It clearly explains the process of weaving from the very beginning - good for beginners like me. There are lots of different projects which I am looking forward to trying, now that I have my own RHL.

Very well written in an easy conversational style. As a very inexperienced weaver, this great book has explained so much to me.

good read

I like the creative ideas that the book provides. I look forward to trying some of the crafts.

This is the updated edition of a previous book. I have not followed any of the patterns yet, but the photos and instructions seem very clear. It shows exactly how to warp a rigid heddle loom. I feel I will be able to start weaving on my own, even though I have not had any lessons. I have done very basic knitting and crochet before, so yarns and their different weights and finish are not a new concept for me. The projects are more in line with current fashions, and there is plenty of advice and tips for beginner weavers.