weaving with the Beaivi

This video shows how to weave Sami bands using a two holed heddle. The Beaivi heddle from Stoorstalka has two rows of holes. The pattern threads go through the top row. The background threads are threaded alternately through a slot and a hole on the bottom row. The heddle is available from The patterns come from Arvidsjaur, Arjeplog and Mala in Sweden. This is the final video for the online tutorial about Sami band weaving techniques. The wooden shuttle is from
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