When I weave my rugs, I too, do not sew my pieces together. The rugs do not come apart or weaken. Time wise is the same whether you use a shuttle or not. Some time I use a shuttle, depending on length of strips, I just follow one strip after another (as you would sewn pieces. But my shorter lengths I do by hand.
Obviously time is of no consequence to this fellow. I can't believe all the time wasted in not using a rag shuttle and his poking the rags through with his fingers. His weft is just little bitty short pieces instead of a nice long piece where the ends are sewn together and can't come apart. It would be interesting to see how his rugs hold up with washing.
I used to watch my grandpa weave rugs. I would love to weave rugs
When I weave my rugs, I too, do not sew my pieces together. The rugs do not come apart or weaken. Time wise is the same whether you use a shuttle or not. Some time I use a shuttle, depending on length of strips, I just follow one strip after another (as you would sewn pieces. But my shorter lengths I do by hand.
I want to try this with a rigid heddle loom
Nice work!
where does Cal sell from? website?? FB?
Think the intro's long enough ...?
Bravo
Maybe I missed it. You mentioned that the rug loom was harrisville but the placemat loom is what brand and type?
Every weaver does things a little differently, that's interesting.
What is the weft material of the rug?
Obviously time is of no consequence to this fellow. I can't believe all the time wasted in not using a rag shuttle and his poking the rags through with his fingers. His weft is just little bitty short pieces instead of a nice long piece where the ends are sewn together and can't come apart. It would be interesting to see how his rugs hold up with washing.