Inkle loom diy

Hi everybody! I have been so inspired by the tutorials I have found on other weaver's blogs, most especially Laverne over at BackstrapWeaving. WOW. She weaves totally gorgeous things with very little in the way of equipment. If you haven't been to visit already please check it out. I can't get enough of her online tutorials and informative videos. I recently purchased her ebook on Andean Pebble Weave, and it's pretty rad! I CAN'T wait to make my first backstrap and get started! I really want…

Basketweave Setup – Thread Placement The Honeycomb Effect By Lady Johanna Fleming Step by Step 1) Start by warping a bor...

On Friday my love reminded me that on Sunday we would be helping with a demo in town.. and that “people really like to see things being woven on a loom” and asked me to have a project ready for the demo. I needed something quick (so it would be warped up and ready-to-weave in less than a day), simple…Continue Reading→

I found this diy inkle loom in the new march/april #144 issue of hand woven magazine.since i will be unable to use my big loom for awhile yet, i thought this would give me a chance to weave a little (also will make a good , very inexpensive sampler loom). So i went to Lowes and got all the parts, i spend $13 and some change on them. Cut the pieces as instructed..... and put them together... i then tied the heddles and there it is, ready to go.... took about 20 minutes to make. as soon as i…

Free Inkle Weaving Instructions

How to Make an Inkle Loom and Weaving a Simple Band: "Inkle weaving is a type of warp-faced weaving where the shed is created by manually raising or lowering the warp yarns, some of which are held in place by fixed heddles on a loom known as an inkle loom. Inkle weaving was referred to in Shakespear…

Last night it had to be done - try out the new inkle loom, made by Michael Williams and collected from the Woolfest. The yarn is a ball of merino/tencel sock yarn from the stash which will never be socks, and which will probably make a very nice little woven pouch. There are 71 warp threads , and plenty of width left for a wider band. Not all the pegs are used for this band. I find it's a bit high to work at when it's on the table, but it will fit on my lap, resting against the table at the…

Measure often, and don’t forget to secure those tails!

Card Woven Ukulele Strap: Card weaving (or tablet weaving) has been used to weave selvedges, tapes, belts, straps, and trim since at least 800 BC. I'm going to walk you through the steps to basic card weaving with a pattern to make a colorful diamond strap for a ukulele. I u…

This morning Bob and I left New Mexico and drove almost four hours to the little town of Van Horn, Texas. Van Horn is a town that has little to offer except a place to get off the road when you’re on the way to someplace else. We leave tomorrow morning for Fort Stockton, Texas. I wanted to share about my new loom that Bob made for me. On Ravelry, the inkle weaving group has been discussing Keel Looms, which are built using the plans found in the book “Small Looms in Action,” by Elizabeth…