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Fingerweaving Head Stick
--- Casting On Left to Right ---

Using a headstick to start a fingerwoven project provides a firm well organized foundation for the work-piece. This foundation makes it easier to maintain straight edges and even tention throughout the work-piece. This foundation starts with casting a series of clove hitches on to the first headstick.

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Headstick casting on

Prepare the yarn bundle:
  • Find the middle of the yarn strands.
  • At about 4 inches on either side of the middle, bind the yarn strands together.
[Figure-1]

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Loop the center of the strands over the index finger of the right hand.
[Figure-2] [click here to see video]

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Start the first clove hitch:
  • Use the point of the headstick to pick up a loop from the back side of the strand.
[Figure-3] [click here to see video]

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Form the first half hitch of the clove hitch.
  • Rotate the headstick to form a half hitch around the headstick.
[Figure-4] [click here to see video]

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Form a loop around the end of the right hand index finger.
[Figure-5] [click here to see video]

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Form the second half hitch of the clove hitch by placing the loop that was around the right hand index finger over the point of the headstick.
[Figure-6] [click here to see video]

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Form a clove hitch.
  • Pull the half hitches snug around the headstick.
  • Slide the clove hitch down the headtick to make room to work with the next clove hitch.
[Figure-7] [click here to see video]

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Start the next clove hitch.
  • Use the point of the headstick to pick up the next loop from the back side of the strand.
[Figure-8] [click here to see video]

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Form the first half hitch of the second clove hitch.
  • Rotate the headstick to form a half hitch around the headstick.
[Figure-9] [click here to see video]

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Form a loop around the end of the right hand index finger.
[Figure-10] [click here to see video]

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Form the second half hitch of the clove hitch by placing the loop that was around the right hand index finger over the point of the headstick.
[Figure-11] [click here to see video]

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Form a clove hitch.
  • Pull the half hitches snug around the headstick.
  • Slide the clove hitch down the headtick to make room to work with the next clove hitch.
[Figure-12] [click here to see video]

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Form third clove hitch
[Figure-13] [click here to see video]

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Finish the casting on:
  • Add a clove hitch for each of the remaining strands.
[Figure-14] [click here to see video]

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Separate the ends of the yarn bundles.

Check the clove hitches; be sure that they are pulled snug around the headstick.
[Figure-15] [click here to see video]

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