A Taste of Rigid Heddle Krokbragd Weaving
With Laura Danielsson Ninnemann
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.
- Skill level Intermediate
- Age appropriate 18+
- Materials fee $30 (includes Weft yarn, supplemental heddle kit, custom krokbragd pattern, handout, resource list)
- Students should bring
LOOM: rigid heddle loom - warped, spread and ready to weave
WARP: use 8/4 cotton carpet warp or equivalent, minimum 1 yd long, and preferably separated using brown craft paper
REED: 5 or 6 dent OR warp every other hole/slot if using a 10 or 12 dent reed; warp 37 total ends. IMPORTANT! BEGIN & END IN A SLOT
Minimum 1" wide pick-up stick comfortably longer than your warp is wide
Wooden weaving comb or heavy dinner fork to beat in weft
Eye magnification, if needed;
Supplies for taking notes;
Beverage and lunch or snack
Instructor
Laura Danielsson NinnemannLaura learned to knit and sew at an early age from her mother and grandmother in pursuit of her Scandinavian roots and is the creative passion behind Lone Raven Studio™. After earning her bachelor’s degree from Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO at the age of 56, Laura enjoyed a ten-year career as an archaeologist at Mesa Verde National Park before retiring in 2014 to pursue her love of fiber arts full-time. Her current interests include designing and creating limited-edition Norse Gnomes, nålbound garments and accessories, Northern Lights felted luminaries, and Krokbragd rigid heddle weavings, in addition to her own branded line of handknit, woven and felted apparel and accessories. Laura teaches a variety of workshops at her Santa Fe studio and other area locations.
