How can i make a loom

There's something so special about handcrafted textiles. Whether you're looking to expand your weaving skills or want to create a chic DIY wall hanging , our homemade loom will get you started.

Making one yourself is fairly simple: Attach nails to a wood frame or canvas stretcher, then string it with medium-weight yarn to create the warp. Our how-to instructions walk you through the loom-making process, including properly placing the nails and stringing the warp. Mark spots. Repeat along top of frame. Hammer nails into marked spots. String the loom to create the warp—or the vertical strings used for weaving the weft horizontal strings.

Starting in the lower left corner, tie a knot around the nail with one end of medium-weight yarn. Pull yarn up to first nail on the top left, go around the nail, and continue back down to the bottom of the second nail, wrapping around it.

Continue stringing thread across the loom until the warp is complete. Keep the tension even and taught; you want a nice bounce to the warp yarn. Tie off at the last nail on the bottom right.

Insert cardboard along the bottom of the loom by weaving it in and out across the warp. Definitions Platform is the platform that applies. Version s is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed we have tested and confirmed this version number. Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative menu. TIP: You can use any type of wood plank!

You don't have to gather them all. Definitions Description is what the item is called and Minecraft ID Name is the string value that is used in game commands. Minecraft ID is the Internal number for the item. Minecraft DataValue or damage value identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID. Platform is the platform that applies. Definitions Stackable indicates whether the item can be stacked with more than 1 item in a stack.

Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1.

If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item. Share on:. Pocket Edition PE. Xbox It just re-loads the page and shows me the same thing! But it looks very interesting! Thank you Chelsea! It was a conflict between a couple of my plugins that made it impossible to see the tutorial. All is sorted now thanks to the info you sent me : Enjoy x.

Thanks for the inspiration, which reminds me of long-ago weaving projects in the s when I was in high school! The instructions are clear, the materials straightforward. My only comment: as a writer I am always on the lookout for typos. All the best on your crafting and future endeavors! Thanks for the typo heads up Faith! I did not know it was spelt differently. Thanks for stopping by :. Hello again Faith! I think this could be a British spelling is different from American spelling moment.

I think your loom is delightful and very well explained. I would really like to see a tutorial on stringing the warp. I had a floor loom years ago and this was always a stumbling block since it took two people to string it. I would love to see how you do it. I think I would be encouraged to build one if the warp was easy to do. I would like to give weaving a try. I will have to come up with another way of making a weaving loom or I think I will search on line and purchase one.

Happy weaving…….. I wonder if a triloom with nails would be easier to make and uses less equipment, such as a saw, etc. Hey Krystal. If you go a little thinner it might be a good idea to make the loom a little smaller to compensate. Hope that helps! I am excited to make the Giant Loom for my GD. I think it will help her open her creative side. How do I print the directions? Thanks Joyce!

If you right click over a white area on the post not and image or the text and click print you should get a document with just the instructions ready to be sent to the printer.

Hope that works for you! I really want to make my own donegal tweed waistcoat. Would this loom be large enough to make 1meter of fabric? Hey Siobhan! This sounds like such an interesting project.

From yarn to garment! I think to make a metre of fabric you have two options. You can make the loom larger than 1 metre or you can loop the yarn all the way around the front and the back of the loom instead of just up and down and then pull the whole fabric around the loom when you need more space!

Does that make sense? I really want to give this a go but having issues finding the tools. Where did you get your hand saw and is it an electric one? Also, where did you get the dowels. I got this and the dowels from my local DIY store.

Hope this helps! You did this with a hand saw! My hat is off to you. My hands hurt in sympathy. Hardcore crafter. Oh yes Julie! I completely understand. This did take me quite some time to complete with all that sawing. You have given me a great idea though.