Simple loom weaving

~This post originally appeared on Neat House. Sweet Home., a blog dedicated to providing you the best tips, strategies and home management advice to help you create a more ordered home and life. To get started now, see 52 Weeks To A Neat House.~ Ever since I picked up my first lap loom a couple of years ago, I have been hooked on weaving. I simply love all the textures, designs, and colours that can be created out of woven yarns of all types. For this reason, I’m always excited when I get to…

Using a picture frame or any other frame for your weaving is a great way to start weaving on a budget. These simple frame looms are one of the most versatile and inexpensive tools that you can have in your weaving studio. Find out why this is a favorite loom of many weavers for tapestries and more.

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Looking for weaving ideas for kids? Start out with yarn weaving on a cardboard loom. A fun project for older elementary/middle school grades.

I am so excited to be sharing this tutorial on how to make a standing loom with adjustable legs. It’s been a long time coming, not only for the blog, but for me personally, as well. ~This post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you. See my full disclosure policy here.~ GOING FROM A SMALL KIT LOOM TO A LARGER DIY LOOM When I first started weaving, I used a simple peg loom that came as part of an affordable beginner’s level kit (like this one). I was so excited to get it in the mail…

If you think you need special equipment to learn how to weave, you're wrong! Use things you have at home to make your first loom, just like I did back in the summer of 2015. I taught myself how to weave on a DIY cardboard loom and I got hooked! I want to share some of my favourite techniques and tricks with you.

Paola Moreno's modernist weaving is inspired by the many strands of Chilean culture, including precious textile relics of its ancient Inca past and passions of Violeta Parra.

If I want to try out a band pattern or just weave something quickly I usually set up the warp and thread it onto my heddle at the same time. This isn’t the

She who dies with the most looms wins. At this point I think I have 5 looms. The simplest looms I have is this board loom. Aside from the backstrap method I believe it’s probably the simplest loom to build at home. My husband made my board loom from a 1×6 of quilted birch. The base is 5.5″ x 18″.…Continue Reading→