Patreon for rigid heddle weaving creators: threading, sett, pick-up, and the Apple Tax in 2026

2026 guide · KeepTier

Rigid heddle weaving Patreon creators serve three distinct subscriber groups: beginners learning the slot-hole heddle threading system and their first plain weave projects, intermediate weavers exploring pick-up stick patterning and color structures, and advanced weavers using multiple heddles and supplementary warp techniques. Each group retains at a different tier if content addresses the mechanical documentation layer that free tutorials consistently skip.

Who subscribes to rigid heddle weaving Patreons

Direct warping and sett documentation subscribers: beginners who have a rigid heddle loom (Ashford Sampleit, Schacht Cricket, Kromski Harp, Rigid Heddle brand) but struggle with warping tension consistency and yarn-to-heddle sett matching. They need: warp length calculation per project type (scarves 220cm warp, wraps 350cm warp, table runners project-length plus 50cm loom waste), sett tables per yarn weight and fiber (8-dent heddle: bulky yarn at 8 epi; 10-dent: worsted at 10 epi; 12.5-dent: DK at 12–13 epi; 15-dent: sport at 15 epi; 20-dent: fingering at 18–20 epi), and warp thread count per project width calculation (warp ends = project width in inches × epi). The documentation that retains these subscribers: explicit warping peg distance for each project's warp length, thread count per color for striped warps, and the peg sequence for direct warping that distributes tension evenly across the warp width rather than creating a graduated tension distribution that produces woven fabric with wavy selvedges. iOS 68–78%.

Pick-up stick patterning subscribers: intermediate weavers who have mastered plain weave and want to add float-based patterning without a floor loom or additional shafts. Pick-up stick techniques on a rigid heddle loom create patterns by manually selecting which warp threads are raised or lowered independently of the heddle's slot-hole sequence: the pick-up stick is inserted under specific warp threads in the down shed, then turned on edge to create a third shed that raises only the selected threads. The documentation these subscribers need: pick-up stick threading notation (which threads are selected in slot-hole sequence; shorthand notation using U for up/slot thread and D for down/hole thread), pattern repeat length in picks for each design, and yarn weight compatibility per pattern — finer yarns allow more detailed pick-up patterns because the floats produced per repeat are proportionally smaller relative to the cloth surface. iOS 65–78%.

Multi-heddle and supplementary warp subscribers: advanced weavers using two or three rigid heddles simultaneously to access additional shafts, expanding the pattern vocabulary to include twills, block weaves, and double weave. Two heddles on an Ashford Rigid Heddle Loom (70cm or wider) allow four shafts of plain weave threading: heddle 1 controls shafts 1 and 2, heddle 2 controls shafts 3 and 4. Threading notation for two-heddle setups requires documenting which threads are in which heddle's slots and holes and in what sequence, and which heddle is raised or lowered for each pick in the weave structure. Supplementary warp adds extra threads beyond the ground cloth warp for pile, fringe, or texture effects — documented as the number of supplementary ends per pattern repeat, their heddle position, and the pick sequence that activates the supplementary threads while the ground weave continues. iOS 62–75%.

Apple Tax impact: rigid heddle weaving audiences

Rigid heddle weaving creator audiences: YouTube weaving technique and project tutorials: 62–78% iOS. Instagram finished textile photography: 72–82% iOS. Pinterest weaving pattern pins and yarn palette boards: 68–80% iOS.

Revenue impact from November 2026: at $120/month with 68% iOS: $120 × 0.68 × 0.30 = $24.48/month ($293.76/year). At $250/month with 74% iOS: $250 × 0.74 × 0.30 = $55.50/month ($666/year). At $400/month with 80% iOS: $400 × 0.80 × 0.30 = $96/month ($1,152/year).

KeepTier for rigid heddle weaving creators

KeepTier provides a web checkout page outside Apple's IAP system. New patron subscriptions through a KeepTier page are Stripe web transactions — no 30% Apple fee. A rigid heddle weaving creator at $250/month with 74% iOS preserves $55.50/month ($666/year) from November 2026. See keeptier.com and the Apple Tax Calculator.