In this loom the reed and beater are combined into one piece. The beater is used to move the weft into place. Reed (and beater) – The reed controls the width of the warp and keeps the warp threads evenly spaced.

The cloth then runs over the front beam and is collected on the cloth beam. In front of the castle the weaver adds weft to build up cloth. They then run over the back beam, and through the castle. (shown in purple)īeams – The warp threads are wound onto the warp beam. Weft – The yarn that is passed over and under the warp threads by the weaver to build up cloth. Warp – The long yarn threads that are held under tension on the loom (shown in red and yellow). Loom – A device used to hold yarn under tension so that cloth can be woven.įrame – The supporting part of the loom which holds the castle in place. We used our materials to guide us, and suggest you do the same. We purposely left out measurements from these instructions. The real joy of this project is in the creation of ‘something from nothing’! If you don’t have the same materials we’d encourage you to be creative and adapt the design to use whatever you have available. The list above shows the materials we used purely because we had most of them lying around – the only things we actually bought were double-sided tape and velcro. Pack of strong velcro (hook and loop fastener) stickersĪ book or other heavy object (to hold the reed in place while you are making it). Twine or strong yarn (not too slippy or thick)

To see more photos of the completed loom, check out our other post here, or to see the loom in action see our video on YouTube. Connect with us on Facebook .Īt least 2 large strong tray-style cardboard boxes (plus some extra cardboard for beams and some other parts)Ĩ small fishing weights (we had none so we used metal washers instead)įine strong thread (for example size 10 crochet cotton)

Weaving loom plans