Use your fingers or an unfolded paper clip to secure the last loop back into the weaving.
Starting at one end, loop the warp fabric through each other until you get to the other side. Then you can carefully remove your weaving from the loom by pulling it evenly up and off the pegs.įINISHOnce you remove the weaving from the loom, you’ll need to finish off the top to keep it in tact. This helps keep the weaving tight and even.įINAL ROWSecure the final strip (so it won’t unravel) by pulling it back into the weaving with your fingers or an unfolded paper clip. REMEMBERAfter you complete a row, use your fingers to tap it down against the row before it. To add more to your cloth, use the slits on each end of the fabric strips to interlock them. Continue weaving this way, back and forth, until you reach the top of the loom. Now, come back again weaving over and under all the way to the other end. WEAVEthe material over the first thread then under the second- over the third and under the fourth-all the way to the other side of the loom. Connect the strips by pulling one strip through the slit of another strip and then looping the fabric through (did you follow me? Sorry, it’s confusing to explain but I swear it’s easy to do!).Īttach the first “weft” fabric strip to the bottom corner of the warp thread by looping it through one slit on the end of your first strip. On both ends of each of your fabric strips cut a small slit. Make your strips as long as you can, and about 1-inch wide. We used a mix of 100% cotton fabrics, cut from donated clothes and “fat quarter” packs we purchased at our local Jo-Ann Fabrics store in a fun mix of patterns and bright colors. Prepare some long strips of fabric for your weaving.
Keeping the material tight, knot the fabric at the bottom of the loom.
WEAVING LOOM FINISHING PLUS
Use long strips of fabric, twice the length of your loom plus a few inches, to loop around the top and bottom pegs of the loom. WEFT- The weft is the yarn which is drawn under and over parallel warp yarns to create a fabric. WARP- In weaving, the warp is the set of lengthwise (long) yarns through which the weft is woven. Now the fun can begin! Here’s a little vocabulary to help understand some of the language we’ll be using in the next part of this tutorial: Use wood glue to secure the dowels in each hole and let your loom dry overnight. We used 3/8-inch diameter dowels and cut them in 3-inch lengths. Using a drill bit as wide as the dowels you intend to use for the pegs, drill holes completely through the wooded base. We have 11 dowels on either end of our loom, but after choosing the dimensions you want for your loom, just measure in 1.5-inch increments across the shortest sides of your loom in the center of the strips of wood. You could make your frame any dimensions you like, ours is 9-inches x 12-inches.Īfter cutting, sanding and gluing your pieces of wood together into a frame, evenly space marks for your dowels about 1.5-inches apart with a pencil and ruler. Our handmade frame is made from cut wooden scraps glued together into a rectangle. As long as you have basic woodworking skills, hand saw, drill and large drill bit and wood glue you can make one in an hour or two. The loom needs to be big enough to accommodate fabric on the pegs instead of just yarn so you’re better off making your own. You may be able to find one online to save time, I only found yarn peg looms on my quick search. Make a comfortable floor mat or rug, blanket, pet bed or anything else you can imagine!įirst you have to make a loom. The individual swatches were stitched together into a wall display. For those of you feeling more adventurous, the swatches can be stitched together to create larger pieces, like the one pictured above that Art Studio guests helped us make.
WEAVING LOOM FINISHING HOW TO
This post will show you how to make your own wooden loom and turn ordinary strips of scrap fabric into beautiful hand-woven swatches to display or give as gifts. Have you ever wanted to weave your own fabric into a unique cloth but didn’t quite know where to start? Or maybe you’ve see a t-shirt area rug and wondered how to make your own?
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