Learn the Art of Horsehair Hitching

Twist horsehair strands, or pools, by splitting into two piles for equal thickness, then twist and pull to form four pools, knot and tie off.

Explore a blueprint-style overview of a horsehair hitching jig, detailing cradles, a dowel, hold-downs, springs, tension wheels, and the angled setup for straight string feed.

Learn to assemble a jig for horsehair hitching by mounting cradles on bolts, applying glue, using wingnuts for easy adjustments, and installing string parts, washers, and springs.

Learn how to tie hair onto the string for horsehair hitching, using under, to the back, and over pulls to secure the knot and pull the hairs tight.

Tie on forty poles along the string at half inch down, review the setup, then tighten them and begin the hitching process.

Learn to arrange forty pools on a string and begin the closed hitch along the stick, keeping hairs neat and pulling tight to form the first row.

Learn to perform a closed hitch on horsehair, fix broken hairs, tie off to keep pattern integrity, and prepare for a diamond pattern.

Learn to switch from a closed hitch to an open hitch in horsehair hitching, adjusting tension and placement to avoid tangling and breakage.

Learn the basics of horsehair hitching, starting with a closed hitch and switching to an open hitch by leaving or adding a hair, and build a diamond pattern.

Learn to build the fire colored diamond in horsehair hitching by switching from open to closed hitches using five colors: black, blue, red, orange, and yellow.

Learn the second color of the diamond in horsehair hitching by alternating open and closed stitches and dropping white hair as you switch in blue and black strands.

Learn to build a diamond in horsehair hitching by switching between open and closed stitches, leaving up hair, and following a series of short videos.

Switch between open and closed stitches to build a diamond pattern in horsehair hitching, using the 3rd color. Leave stitches up and then close them to advance the work.

Learn to work with open and closed hair in horsehair hitching, drop out the hair as we did coming in and going out in the 4th color.

Learn the technique of adding the yellow color to a horsehair hitching project by building a diamond pattern with closed and open hitches, managing dropout hairs.

Close the diamond out by transitioning from open to closed hitching, dropping and inserting yellow and orange hairs. Maintain open transitions, adding a face hair and repeating around the work.

Master the diamond weaving in horsehair hitching by transitioning between closed and open hitches, dropping colors from the same hole, and tying off with secure hitches.