@Bob Fu I'd encourage to keep your experiment going and update
Weaving ways: crossing,
Instead of using water to soften the reed, i need to use hair dryer to heat up the PVC tubings.
How to weave a decorative band in the Rigid Heddle Loom
Since tubing test material gathering took a lot of time, I first made a traditional basket using reeds.
As a first time weaver, and with no ddl(since this is made after the ddl), I felt really relieved while weaving manually. Under and over, under and over. This repetitive process is really satisfying.
5/32 ID, 7/32 OD tubing weaving result:
Some of the tubings are bending too hard that water cannot pass easily.
One color seperated by air
I changed to 1/8 ID, 1/4 OD tubing for a smaller bending radius.