Bead Loom Tutorial | How to Use a Beading Tool
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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In this video I am explaining how to use a bead loom tool and bring you some knowledge about loom beading.
Fantastic!! Exactly what I need to learn!! Thank you !!
I have been bead looming for years...many, many years. I have several looms from small to quite large (my large loom was custom made for me) and the prices for all of my looms are from $8 (purchased for my niece/nephew to play with when they are visiting me) to $340 for my custom loom. I make jewelry; however, the reason I started doing bead looming in the first place is because of beaded tapestries/art that I sometimes prefer over making jewelry. Plus having a large loom allowed me to work on multiple projects at a time (when making jewelry) and I didn't have to adjust the loom for long pieces (3ft x 4ft). That being said a large loom is very cumbersome, to say the least, and often times I prefer beading in my lap vs. being at the table. When I saw this loom on Amazon I was wondering why it was expensive and yet so small. I am glad there was a link to your youtube channel because now I appreciate it a lot more, and I love how you can easily make longer jewelry pieces yet it is so compact...so of course, I want one. :) I am assuming this is your design... If so, if you ever do an upgrade, is there a way to switch out the metal bars (I don't know the official name) and replace them with the tubular springs (again I don't know the official name) and include 2 metal dowels to be inserted through the tubular springs and over the bead thread? Please note, the springs that I am referring to are the sturdier, hardware grade, and not the cheap ones that come on the inexpensive $8 looms that are made for kids... Currently, I am doing a project on one of my looms that have the same bars that your loom has and I always find that my thread will move over the grooves, whereas, on my custom loom, I never have that problem. The springs are higher than the grooves of the metal bar, and the metal dowel keeps the threads fastened in place so that they do not move until I remove the metal dowels - that is one feature that makes me love my custom loom over all of my other looms. Anyway, just an idea, but I still plan on purchasing this one as well. Thanks for sharing.
Hello! I am very interested in your custom loom. Is there any way to see a photo or short video of your loom? Do you recall who made the loom for you and possibly how to contact them?
I am a fairly new beader also making jewelry and wasting money on larger looms that have that terrible bar. The ridges weaken and cut the warps which do not stay in place as well as other issues.
You used to be able to send PM on UA-cam but I cannot find that option now 😅
@@donnah574 I got my custom loom years ago, and I moved since then so all of my paperwork is still in a box somewhree, so I don't know exactly who I purchased it from which is sad because the man who made my loom did an excellent job - it is a beautiful loom. The reason I went to him in the first place is because of a youtube video. I inquired about the loom the lady was using and she gave me the information. All I remember is that the gentleman who made the loom typically made looms for weavers (fabric), but he made beading looms upon request (for all I know he may be doing both now). Also, he provided me with several sized springs for various size beads (they stretch to fit the loom and they are very sturdy). I don't recall asking him for the various size springs, so I thought it was extremely nice that he provided them to me; however, I only use the smaller set of springs as I mainly used size 11/0 round seed beads for tapestries. If I want to use bigger beads then I would skip a space (I am lazy like that, although it isn't hard to change the springs out (but they are sturdy which means there will be some resistance when stretching them to fit the loom), but wht the loom being so big, I have plenty of room to skip spaces). Additionally, I don't think it was customary for him to provide rods... I have another loom that uses springs and I put l dowel through the spring over my thread to keep the thread in place, and when I explained that to the man making the loom, he included a metal rod with my purchase, which impressed me even more.
For the type of loom I wanted (bead tapestries), I absolutely love my loom. He has different types of woods that you can choose from and it is well made/high quality (if he is still making them).
It is for sure a keeper.
Oh and if you have a loom that big and like to make jewelry, you can do many projects at once. If you can imagine, there is a lot of thread used for the warp, so of course, to me, it just makes sense to take advantage of all of that thread when you can. ☺
I am going to do an internet search to see if I can find him (I hope I can). If I find him, I will let you know.
@@donnah574 While doing a search, Mirrix came up....in which case I also have a Mirrix loom that I purchased for beading. I purchased it prior to hurricane Ike, and when hurricane Ike hit, the storm destroyed my home and so I had to move. I completely forgot that I had that loom - it is still in a box somewhere and I never used it, and I cannot think of any logical reason as to why I never used it. While I purchased a good size loom from Mirrix, my custom loom is bigger. However, Mirrix sells looms as big as my custom loom. ...And you are correct if you are thinking I may have a loom problem. It is unnessesary for me to have as many looms as I have. I am not a collector either, I just love looms for some reason, but the Mirrix loom is the only loom that I have never used, and I spent too much money on that loom to say I never used it. At any rate, I just wanted to tell you about Mirrix just in case I cannot find the man who made my custom loom. The differences are, the custom loom is made mainly of wood whereas the Mirrix loom is made of metal. Also, you will have to put the Mirrix loom together (it shouldn't be complicated to do). For that reason, it is easier to store (or rather takes up less space when storing) as you can dismantle it.
I just ordered your loom from Etsy. Please make more videos. Your teaching is so clear! ❤
I would love for you to do more videos. Your tutorial was very helpful!
Great video. This may be the loom I end up buying
Thank you for a wonderful tutorial.
Thank you ! It is so nice to have a video explaining this in English. Will please do a video showing how to remove the beaded piece and how you tie it off when you are finished?
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I will have to buy your loom. I would love to see how you make a gerdan necklace from start to finish in English if you can. How do you know how long your thread should be?
Oksana, what can one do if the bar with the cuttings keeps coming loose and doesn’t keep warp threads tight?
Please, loosen the lower wing nuts and pull the threads tight by scrolling the wooden board to you. Also, I recommend to leave longer thread endings, so that you can twist them several times around the lower board inside the noches.
The metal discs are called washers and the nuts that screw on are called hex nuts and wing nuts. The thread (yarn is what you knit a sweater with) should be tight. And the metal rods have threads (yes, same word, different meaning) for separating the threads (the warp threads of the piece). Hope that helps if you do another English video.
Thank you so much for your help, I definitely will consider this in future! 🤗
Hello Oksana, thank you so much for the tutorial. I am planning to make my first Gerdan but it is hard to find someone who can explain it in English . I would love to know how to determine the length of the threads if you want to make a Gerdan. Is there a special way to do this, like maybe 2or 3 times the lenght of the necklace? Could you make a film how to increase and decrease. Actually it would be more great if you could teach us from start to finsh. However i am aware that it is much work before you can upload so if you would consider it........ really appreciate!!
How do you end your work?
I have wasted HOURS trying to use this loom. The thread is not secured at the bottom and cannot be properly placed in the bottom rungs. The thread pulls loose over and over and over. I am very disappointed.I tried three different thread types. It cost $85.90 plus $10.94 shipping. Clearly I do not recommend this product.
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I am sorry to hear that. It is the most comfortable beading loom if you find out how to use it. In general, I always recommend to use longer threads, so you have more leeway. Loosen the lower wing nuts and pull the threads tight by scrolling the wooden board to you. Also, I recommend to leave longer thread endings, so that you can twist them several times around the lower board inside the notches.