A Taste of Rigid Heddle Krokbragd Weaving

With Laura Danielsson Ninnemann Additional spots added! Krokbragd is a Norwegian word that translates to ‘crooked path’ and refers to the appearance of one pattern row of weaving. Join Laura Danielsson Ninnemann as she leads you into the colorful world of krokbragd weaving on your rigid heddle loom. This weft-faced traditional Scandinavian technique has been used for centuries to create colorful, dense, and practical items for the home. Krokbragd’s fun and folksy style will surely capture your curiosity and expand your rigid heddle skill set. In this workshop, you will learn: yarn/color choices + sett a handy krokbragd warping formula threading for a krokbragd warp how to create supplemental heddles the meaning of sheds and treadling in rigid heddle krokbragd how to read krokbragd patterns how to achieve neat selvages how to fix treadling mistakes The workshop will not focus on general rigid heddle technique but instead will teach the fundamentals of krokbragd weaving to expand your rigid heddle weaving skill set. NOTE: This is not a beginner-level workshop. Students must have rigid heddle weaving knowledge and experience sufficient to warp their loom according to instructions prior to class and arrive ready to weave.