Band Weaving

Band knife

braid/inkle belt shuttle - bevelled edge Made from Silver Beech hardwood. 18cm (7ins)

Gehpa Shuttle Gehpa by STOORSTÅLKA is traditional shaped Sámi shuttle in a modern material. A good gehpa should be made in reindeer horn, or as this product, in POM - a super durable, yet flexible and smooth material. When picking pattern threads, the curved shape makes it very easy to pick the right threads - it's all about ergonomics. Even if you are just weaving straight this shuttle will give…

handcrafted curved pickup stick This is not just any old pick-up stick, but has been sculpted to make it a pleasure to use rather than something that just does the job. Made from a British wood it has been finished to a smooth lustre.

handcrafted inkle shuttle aysemetric knife edge 23cm A different design of inkle shuttle, with a ‘knife’ edge that has been handcrafted from a British wood and finished to a smooth lustre

handcrafted inkle shuttle symetric knife edge 16cm With yarn storage and ‘knife’ edge this shuttle is crafted from a British wood and finished to a smooth lustre

handcrafted inkle shuttle symetric knife edge 20cm With yarn storage and ‘knife’ edge this shuttle is crafted from a British wood and finished to a smooth lustre

plastic lock clip A smart plastic band lock which keeps your band in place during weaving. We use this smart clips during weaving – let the band make a loop around your weaving belt – and keep it place with the band lock. You can also use it to keep threads in order during warping, or for separating your pattern warp threads from rest of the warp. We use a bunch of clips ourselves in almost every…

ribbon heddle reed 16cm (8epi)

You will receive a complimentary lasso threader with each sigga heddle ordered

Sunna Heddle - receive a complimentary lasso threader with each sunna heddle ordered STOORSTÅLKA received a request from Susan J Foulkes, author of the book Sámi Band weaving, to make a custom heddle, and so this double slotted heddle was 'born'. They aptly named it "Sunna", which is the Sámi name for Susan. Available in different widths according to the number of pattern slots the heddle has. The…

Warp lasso/threader - single The tool that makes threading your rigid heddle a pleasure. A smooth, coated nylon threader that glides effortlessly through the slots and holes in the STOORSTÅLKA rigid heddle. Five threaders in one pack. Material: Coated nylon thread