Festive Cardboard Weaving Looms
Materials
Add a WARP to the Cardboard Weaving Loom:
The WARP is the wool/yarn/thread which is strung lengthwise across the loom. The warp should be strung with a slight tension and spring.
Step 1. Start at the TOP left hand corner of the loom. Secure the warp to the first tooth with a double knot or a piece of masking tape.
Step 2. Pull the warp directly DOWN to the BOTTOM left hand corner of the loom, loop it around the loom’s first bottom tooth, and then UP to and around the second tooth on the TOP row. Continue to warp the thread up and down the loom, working left to right, ensuring to loop around every tooth.
Step 3. When the warp reaches the end of the loom, secure the tail to the last tooth.
Begin the weave, add the WEFT:
The WEFT is the fibre that passes through the warp and ultimately holds the weave together. It’s also how you can create woven patterns, designs and add textures. The weft can be any choice of fibre including wool, threads, string, raffia, etc.
Step 4. Thread a large eye needle (e.g. Plastic Weaving Needle or Chenille Needle) with your chosen weft. The weft needs to be long enough to pass at least once across the loom. Be sure to leave a 3cm tail on each weft thread – these can be stitched back into the design once the weave is completed.
Step 5. Start at the TOP RIGHT hand corner of the loom and be sure to leave a 1.5cm gap from the top edge. Pass the needle under the first warp thread, over the second, under the third, over the fourth, under the fifth, etc. Continue to weave over and under, across the warp until you’ve passed through the loom.
Step 6. To create the second row, loop around the first (LEFT) warp thread, and then pass the weft from left to right, reversing the weave pattern on the previous row.
Step 7. Continue to weave rows until you have reached the end of the loom, or until the loom’s cut-out design is filled out.