Make a loom that can be customized to fit your weaving project.
Our step-by-step video shows you how to build a loom, string the warp, and create the shed.
Mark spots.Measure 1/2 inchin from the long sides of the frame.
Continue measuring across the bottom of the frame in 1/2-inch increments.
Repeat along the top of the frame.
Hammer nails into marked spots.
Starting in the lower left corner, tie a knot around the nail with one end of medium-weight yarn.
Continue stringing thread across the loom until the warp is complete.
Keep the tension even and taut; you want a nice bounce to the warp yarn.
Tie off at the last nail on the bottom right.
Cut Cardboard
Cut a piece of cardboard about 1-1/2 inches wider than your loom.
For reference,we cut oursto 1-1/2x11 inches.
Insert cardboard along the bottom of the loom by weaving it in and out across the warp.
This will make it easier to remove the final product once weaving is complete.
Insert Dowel
Cut a dowel to the width of the loom.
Weave the dowel in and out, left to right, opposite the cardboard piece.
Push to the top.
Apply painters tape over the bottom row of nails to prevent strings from slipping while you weave.
