Making a Warp Weighted Loom (Using Household Items)
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- Опубліковано 7 лип 2024
- Have you wanted to try narrow band weaving, but don't have a loom? Maybe you can't wait for one to arrive in the mail, or you don't have the funds to buy one yet? I'll show you one way to create a loom using ordinary household items.
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Tablet Weaving Pattern Generator (TDD):
* jamespbarrett.github.io/table...
* How to use TDD: • Getting the Most from ... which will walk you through the many great features of this software.
Yarns:
* Maysville Carpet Warp, which can be found at several different weaving supply places (I often use WEBS at www.yarn.com). It comes in more than 70 colors on an 800 yard spool for about $9, so it can be used in a number of projects and the price is very reasonable.
* Maurice Brassard 8/2 cotton, which I purchased at woolery.com/maurice-brassard-.... It comes in 81 different colors and is really lovely to work with.
* 20/2 or 60/2 silk from Eowyn de Weaver has recently moved her store from Etsy. Each cone is $30 and comes in 18 different colors. There are also small 100 yard spools that run $5 each and comes in more than 2 dozen colors. New web site! www.eowyndewever.com
* Pearl cotton, size 8 or size 10 (or even 12, if you love to work with fine stuff), which can be found is most craft stores in a bunch of colors.
Sewing:
* I use 100% linen from Linen-Store.com in the IL019 weight for my tunics. The quality of their linen is very good, their prices are very reasonable and shipping is fast! Use "ILOVELINEN" in the discount code for an additional 7% off!
Cards:
* 2 1/2" wide (63 mm) made on a 3D printer, a pattern designed by my husband. Free downloadable patterns of other tablets are available on Thingiverse (this one is not my pattern--we are still working the kinks out of the design but these cards are Oseberg reproductions: www.thingiverse.com/thing:180...)
* 3 1/4" cards from Schacht Spindle Company, which run $8 for 25 cards. I love these because they are colored on the edges and they are thin but very durable. Similar cards are made by Lacis but without the colored edges.
Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
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Not only are you an excellent teacher of weaving and great at keeping things practical, you are hilarious! Loved the video, the humor, and the lesson. Thank you.
Couldn't have said it better.
My first tablet weaving projects were made using the "backstrap" method, meaning I tied the warp to my belt. I also chose to tie the other end of the warp to a weight (a 2.5 pound dumbell) but I just tied the whole warp to the weight instead of individual weights. It worked beautifully. If you choose to do this method, consider tying the finished work to a carabiner instead of to the belt itself: that way when the pot boils over, all you have to do is undo the carabiner. Instead of, you know, grabbing the weights and charging through the house towards your kitchen with a flail.
Thank you for sharing your intensely *practical* knowledge Elewys
😂🤣
Oh my. The cartoon in my head from your description is hilarious. Witch Hazel kicking her heels to fly away, crossed with Hagar's wife charging through the house.
Who knew weaving was oh so entertaining. 😅
This is something I found in the garage floor it’s about ruler shaped 😂
I honestly have no idea what it was for but I found 4 of them. Mysteries of the Man Cave
It turns out that if you don't have those little bags, but happen to have a lot of apples lying about, those work as warp weights too. Tie the warp threads to the stems, wrap the excess around the apple like it was a ball of yarn, and proceed! Then you can make pie afterward.
You have taught me everything I know about tablet weaving and I'm excited to use my bands as trim for 6th century Anglian garb. :)
Ooo! Yum!
When I was a child my mother would brush my hair and part it on top , she called the part a "shed". I just thought it was one of her "scottish" words and wondered where the term "shed "came from, I think I have found that out! I'm enjoying your videos and I'll give this a try!
Hm, it could be related to the word "watershed". The German word for that is "Wasserscheide". "Scheiden" means "to separate". Which again connects it to "to shed" in the sense of "to drop something, for example hair".
I assume "Scheide"/"scheiden" and "shed"/"to shed" have the same etymological root meaning "to separate" (something from something).
Ive decided to learn this art for my final university project as im looking into the viking era for inspiration and found this to be a beautiful art. Ill update on how my first attempt goes.
How about using old socks instead of the bags? Old knee highs would be perfect
Great idea!
What a joy it is to see a new video from you! Please know that my prayers for your husband and your whole family continue in earnest. You are loved and supported far more than you even know-- and it is a privilege to get to be even a small part of that. Be well.
Been saving up for a loom but something always seems to come up. Now I have been inspired to start learning first. No more excuses 😂
This was so refreshing and light hearted, made my day😊
I crocheted the pouches and filled them with river stones. That was a great idea
Great way to showcase your new floor, it turned out beautifully
Can't afford a loom yet, but I have everything I need to do this! I'm falling in love with weighted warp loom techniques!
I was a bit concerned at first; sooo pleased you remembered the tea!!!
Elewys, you are an international treasure! I have just started tablet weaving and your videos are super clear and easy to follow. The way you weave the warp of your amazing expertise with the weft of your kindness and humour makes you a brilliant teacher. Thank you so much!
This is wonderful! I’m new to weaving and I’m so excited that i can make my own loom without having to spend any money. Thank you from the Isle of Islay in Scotland.
Btw you inspired me to make a band which I gifted to my sister. She is part of a group that dress in medieval costumes for their local Weinfest and she used it to trim her dress
This is the answer to my prayers. The only thing I never liked about tablet weaving was dealing with the twist. This solves it beautifully and I have a bunch of the stuff to make it lying around the house and shed. Thanks so much!
Thank you! I like the way this gets the spin out. I’m going to need to figure a higher work level so I don’t bend over as much but I’ve lots of Pennie’s!😊
You can seat on cushion on floor or stepstool and weave with legs under the chair.
or depending on how tall you are, set the chair up on a stool or low table
it's how I wind my yarn, turning a chair upside down and using the legs to hang the skein
As we say here in the East Kingdom, Vivat! Thank you for this carefully thought-out and presented tutorial on warp weighted weaving at minimal expense.
What an ingenious idea….you are the best. Think I will use odd socks to hold weights…. Those poor souls are gathering in the odd sock bin and will now have a new path to trod.
I love your "Bayeux"apron 😊
I love this idea!!!’ I’m making one of these!! The twist or even the idea of fighting twist was too over whelming fir me to even want to try card weaving ! The patterns are so pretty and I was always longing too! I’m an inkle weaver but was too afraid of the twist! Thank you so much !!!
Oh wow, I've watched a few of your videos lately and relly want to try tablet weaving soon but don't feel like buying a loom without knowing if it really is a craft for me. So thank you very much for this video, I have the same chairs at home and most of the other supplies, so I'll definitely use this construction soon!
Dear Elewys, i hope you are well, just so you know i come checking in every day. Love, S.
Tea is very important!
10:15 If you are worried about damaging threads, you can cut a piece of felt to place between the threads and the chair and another for between the threads and the bulldog clip.
I love all your videos. You and the music you choose are so calming to listen to.
Thank you!!!! I’ve been wanting to start tablet weaving, but haven’t yet because of lack of a loom. It shouldn’t stop me now!! I need to make a belt for medieval costumes….and trim….and all the things now!!!!
Hello dearest Elewys i do hope you are as happy as your face says you are. I do love your tunic, it is stunningly beautiful - as is everything you make. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your wit and wisdom.
This would be good for short projects where wrapping around the loom just wastes warp
When I made my sewing pattern weights I raided the pantry - rice, dried beans and lentils.
If ever I’m Sans in Sydney, Bereft in Bowral or Without in Willow Vale I know what to do. That’s such a clever setup!
Your new floor is a wonderful background. 😀😀😀
Sympathies on the loss of your friend.😢
Omg you had me BUSTING up over your bird weight joke
Oh my... so glad I came across this :) I just left you a comment on another video about my lack of a loom 😂 😂 😂
Love your videos,may The Lord be with you.
Another comment… don’t worry, I’m not going to start telling you about my absolutely fascinating life! But I do want to say, that with repeated viewings, things that started out being arcane and forbiddingly unfamiliar to me, are now seeming understandable, and in the case of this video, even simple. You’ve enriched my life, and I thank you.
Following your channel for some time now but still have not given it a try. I just like the clear explanations and your style.
All the best to you and your loved ones.
Hi, I love your videos. I had a go at tablet weaving last night using some home made bits, I loved it, really happy with how it came out, thank you for the expert tuition!
Dear Elewys, I only just discovered your videos and would like to thank you very much for sharing your experience with us! I just love the way your explain it so clearly, it’s truly helpful. I took the dive into tablet weaving thanks to you and cannot get rid of the bug now! I do have one question: I love that you explain the history of the patterns you present, could you perhaps recommend a pattern book that would contain the history of each pattern as well? If it exists… many thanks and warm regards from Belgium! Take care ❤
There are not too many books with patterns *and* history...at least not in English. There may well be some in other languages, but unfortunately the only other language that I can even stumble around in is French.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 what a shame! Well if you ever stumble upon such interesting books on your weaving journey, please do tell us on your blog! Whatever the language :) Thanks again! And take care 😊
I appreciate your craft. The algorithm gifted me your video, now I need to dive backward to see the rest of the method. Cheers. 💜
Thank you! I've been looking for a simple, cheap way to create a loom for my beginner projects. I will try this.
that is so cool! Thank you! I didn't know how much weight to use, and you answered that. I have a lot of little organdy bags that I use for gifts that will work nicely. And coins - who'd a thought!
Hello from Germany. That was realy an intristing and helpfull video. Since I found you on/at (I'm not shure.🙈 It is oder 20 years ago, since I learnd English. I'm sorry.) UA-cam, I trinken about to try weaving (?🙈). That is really an option to try it. Thank you for your videos. 🥰
Cool! I've been wanting to try tablet weaving to see if I enjoy it. Thanks!
wow great idea using coins for weights, just a tip, if you are using zinc pennies post 1982 you will need 40 cause they weigh 2.5 grams each, if you are using post 1982 they are 95% copper and weight in at 3.1 grams and you will need 32.25 of them or 32. Great video I really enjoy your channel.
I loved your marbles!
"unfortunately I've lost most of mine..." me too sister :')
This video is perfect! I don't have the bags, but I have (way) more than enough fabric scraps to make my own. I can't wait to be able to make gorgeous woven straps for utterly mundane applications!
I am extremely serious about learning this craft but for reenactment purposes. came across your videos and you are so fun to watch. Great personality and humor 😀 i think id watch even if i wasnt into the craft!
This is such a help! I am starting work at an open air museum in the Netherlands in a few months. As one of my tasks at that museum I will have to show a craft and I really wanted to try Tablet weaving. The manager told me it was very difficult and she would teach me an easier way to weave. I have been binging your video's for the past days and have decided to teach myself this skill before I start work. This video Is amazing for me as I am not able to spend a lot of money on it, but I can still try it out!
Always love seeing a new video from you. Hmmm, a warp weighted loom and the problem of the evil twisting ... hmmm. Thanks so much!
you are an excellent teacher. I keep coming back to your videos to learn.
This was lovely, thank you! I always like knowing ways to do things with things I have around. I like to think that all the household innovations we see developing over time start as doing tasks in a new way with things folks had on hand...
Wow! You are so generous with your time to make these videos, and I especially appreciate this one. Many kids, for example, and I was one of them, are so excited to try new arts and crafts but their parents may not have the money or the inclination to buy a kiln or loom or stretched canvas or one million seed beads every time the child takes up a new interest, even though they encourage them in other ways. This is a wonderful solution, dating back to the Neolithic, no less! It's great for us adults who may have more enthusiasm than disposable funds, too. Thanks again for your kindness in making these videos. I do have an inkle loom but can't travel with it, by the way, and when I'm visiting friends in the country in the summer I always want to do some weaving but absolutely hated the backstrap alternative. Stretching a warp from your big toe on a beach gets old VERY fast, though I take off my hat to the indigenous people who can do this for hours on end. Warp weighted is a great solution (and, as you have mentioned elsewhere, excellent for those patterns with just a couple of non-neutral warp threads). You've done it again! HUZZAH! Virtual hug, Sarah
Thank you so much for teaching!!!! Do you have a video demonstrating on an Oseberg loom??
I have a mini Oseberg loom that I took with me on vacation. There's a video called Weaving in the Wild where I work on it here and there. I don't have a full size loom, unfortunately. My woodworking skills are not that advanced. :D
Brilliant- thank you!
its amazing how many uses a good ladder back chair has: book binding jig, skein winder and holder, and now a loom.
Edit: I guess you could sit in it as a chair if you have to
Thank you! Love this easy "loom"
I love watching you. Thank you for showing us this.
Wonderful thank you for sharing!
Awesome per usual!
Lovely to see you again on UA-cam!
Wow! I feel as if I might be able to make a beginning! Thank you!
me too
Love your sense of humour. Really enjoy your videos
How great!! Thanks so much!
You’re perfect! Thank you so much for this, I can’t wait to get started! X
Awesomeness! #I love this great idea for summer craft. #Keepupthegreatwork
This was a blast, and I laughed at the same time! Can't wait to try this at home.
Thank for sharing this method. I have perfect chair for it.
this helped me so much! i will try this soon!
thank you~~
Thanks a lot ⚘️ ⚘️ ⚘️
Your new floor looks great, BTW. And I've always wanted a warp weighted loom, so this is an exciting video for me, thank you!
Thank you so much for the ideas! I bought a compact loom that I've been trying to extend the warp length on. This could do the trick!
very interesting, thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this video!!! I'm so excited to see a way to make a loom without having any fancy materials! I've been watching your channel for a while and trying to figure out a way I can weave without a loom of my own... Now I'm going to have to try this!
I could see my can really enjoying this! But, yes thank you for this video. I have wanted to tried weaving but I am loomless.
My goodness, I can do this! Thank you so much for this video! I have a bottle full of marbles I've collected on walks in the dessert over the years. They will work great for this! Thank you for giving me another craft to learn!!
Might try this for back strap weaving,looks like it will work
Heia 🤗 Good to see you again 😀 I hope the family is doing good! Thank you for making this video and comming up with alternatives to the looms 👍 I'm doing this next time I'm in the cabin!!! Great solution 👏👏 Best wishes from Norway 🤗🤗🤗
Lovely Elewys. I’m brand spanking new to weaving, tho’ I’ve been intrigued for years since watching back-strap artists at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival. I knit some and crochet some and watch UA-cam. ALOT. That’s where I was introduced to you! Been watching tons of tablet weaving videos. Yours are by far the best! Anyway, I wanted to thank you for this diy hack! I had to tweak the set up a bit, but it’s working!!! I hope you’re well and having a good start to the new year. Can’t wait for future videos! Thanks again! 🥰
Ingenious! I will be using this idea at my winter home in Oaxaca, Mexico - no inkle loom there & card weaving with a back strap loom is challenging!
I hear ya. My back can't take that type of weaving--I've tried several times.
I have made a very similar loom from random stuff around my house too! I wanted to try out a weighted warp loom without spending any money and put together almost the same loom, lol! The main difference is that I attach the beginning of the warp to a belt around my waist with a big clip, instead of to the front edge of the chair. That way I can kick back on the couch, instead of lean forward over the loom. I have several pictures if anyone wants to see it.
That's a great idea!
My current loom consists of a 5' long leftover IKEA board from I think a crib, some angled pieces made out of scraps I dug out of the garage,and some neon orange yarn holding it together, as things tighten up, I move the two angled pieces closer together. Oh, and my shuttle is made of two or three layers of cardboard cereal box. It works. I've got a friend working on 3D printing me parts for the loom you showed last year? year before? and she printed me a couple different shuttles but I'm gonna finish the job that's on the loom with the cereal box shuttle. Still working on Cambridge Diamonds :P
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*Edit: I JUST REALIZED the image of what it made was the thumbnail! Wonderful!
I’ve got loads of coins and some spare fabric scraps… I could make some of my own bag weights with those. Now I don’t have an excuse to not try tablet weaving besides laziness. 😅
Welp, I've just unlocked a new hobbie
Great idea !!!
I wonder which weight-loom was first: the big or the small one...
On one hand the small one should be first, because in the beginning people were doing ropes and belts out of fiber and dressed in leather.
But on the other hand the use or invention of tablets is more complex than using a big weight-loom... 🙂
I am making some of my own cards out of cardboard, and I was curious on if they all have to be exactly the same size or if there could be some minor variation?
Tiny variations are OK, but anything more than that would be bothersome for me--I'm rather tactile and it would drive me a little batty if they were significantly different. What's more important is that the holes line up well, too.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 The cardboard ones I made lasted for my first project, but I already had some new ones waiting in the wings made from some blank, square playing cards. Bonus, the edges were already rounded!
Your video’s are amazing ❤️ I’m going to try this next week, wanting to make more yardage than my inkle loom can hold.
Also: what is your preferred type of tea?
I'm very much into Tazo Earl Grey, but I also enjoy Yorkshire Gold, Taylors of Harrowgate, and Melbourne Breakfast. Pretty much any black tea is good stuff!
I bumped into your videos about a week ago (UA-cam works in mysterious ways), and now find myself in possession of a brand new inklette loom, some cards and a book. Your fault.
I'll take that blame. Welcome to the fold!
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I shall drink Earl Grey in your honor
You've said you made your cards from file folders or playing cards... Any advice on the perfect size for your hands? As I plan on only making the cards once. Sending lots of love 💖 from sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵. Take care of yourself and each other 😷!
Cards sold commercially range from 3 1/2" to 4" square. I prefer mine just a little smaller for my hands-- 2 1/2" is about right. Cards made from paper, cardboard, playing cards, etc. will wear out over time, and you may find yourself with a project that will require more cards than what you have in your collection, so you will probably be making cards more than once. :D
Do you have a video where you show the embroidered(?) hem of your apron in detail? And tell more about it?
I don't, actually. It was something I did for a class on Bayeaux Tapestry stitch during the beginning of the pandemic. I posted pictures, but possibly only on my Facebook page. I could put some pics on my Instagram, if you would like to see it there.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Yes, That would be nice. :) Thank you.
Do you have any thoughts on how to use a warping board to make the warp? I always seem to get an unholy mess when i try to go from "neatly wound warp" to "four warp threads per card and separated for each hanging weight". I haven't found any videos yet. Plenty for warping rigid heddle looms, but i haven't been able to figure a technique that translates nicely to cards.
Tie the warp every few inches with scrap yarn. Cut and move to your loom. Thread each card and stack them up as you go along. Tie the cards into a bundle. I often take a scrap yarn and go down one hole and up another in the opposite corner (A and C, for example) then tie a nice neat bow. Now the warp is bundled, the cards are secure. Now...adding it to the loom...anchor the "finished" end (closest to you) and I guess chase the yarns to the end and anchor each one to a weight, or maybe hang the whole bundle on a weight? I haven't done this before, but I'm just imagining what I might try.
Can the baton be used later to keep the work off the floor by winding?
Birdy
I don't see why not!
I have a small, rigid heddle loom. I'm wondering if I could warp it but use cards instead of the reed, just to give this a try.
Absolutely! I warped up some tablet weaving on a small rigid heddle loom. I did a pair of videos on it. Look for the 3D printed loom videos in my playlist.
I'm a fairly new subscriber & I love watching your weaving videos. But can I ask about your Tunic? Did you make it, it looks so beautifully sewn and I noticed it has sleeve seams on the top; wondering if you did make it do you have sewing tutorials too?? I would like to see them of you DO have any, I really like the way that one is constructed, and that blue is exactly like my ideal wish Tunic.
Hello Linda! Yes, I did make my tunic. I have thought about doing a sewing tutorial (or a few), so I will put this on my to-do list for upcoming videos.
Random question: what pattern did you use for your tunic dress? I always have trouble getting the basic T with gusseted underarms to fit right.
viking.snapshotstacy.com/underdress.html
There's a lot of math for the #4 measurement, but I just use 5", which gives me plenty of room in the armpit. It's super comfy and I've made them in a rainbow of colors.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 oh I like that! Looks like I just failed to make my side gores go up high enough to give me some extra room in the middle. I can never seem to get the chest right though. Always too loose compared to the belly.
Does anyone have suggestions for good linen to try? I am worried I'll just get something and it'll be too weak to not snap :/
Thanks in advance
I found some cotton/linen blend on the Woolery (online) and I am going to try it. It was listed under weaving yarns, so I would hope that it would be plenty strong.
What are those cards used for? I couldn't understand why you twist them every raw😅😅😅
The cards have four holes--each hole has a single thread. As you turn the cards, they create a new shed--or opening--for the shuttle to pass through. You may not have seen some of the other videos in which I demonstrate how the loom is warped and how the cards turn. Feel free to explore my playlists and enjoy the magic of tablet weaving. :D
have you ever made a card woven header for a warp weighted loom before?
Do you mean making a woven narrow band where the weft of the narrow band becomes the warp of a warp weighted cloth? I did do that once for an experiment/display. The whole warp weighted loom was an experiment in itself. I think it's in pieces in the garage now.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I would love seeing you work on that.
@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 was it hard to weave on that type of loom?