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Various DIY Home Made Looms

Saturday October 29, 2011

This section is going to hold a host of DIY looms made from stuff you probably already have around your house.

Cardboard Rigid Heddle Loom

http://www.craftypod.com/2011/07/11/a-community-weaving-project-at-the-museum-of-contemporary-craft/

2 Shaft Counter Balance Loom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3MrlZIHf0o
See my "How to Make String Heddles" article

Toothpick Loom for making tubes (pouches)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kqUHE2ET_s

Weave It Loom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHkeoNB34yo

http://www.rogersstark.com/wool/weave/weave.htm

Knitting Board (you could also use cotter pins)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=CgyEcCK3Eps

Tiny Box Loom (imagine it on a larger scale!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pY0DiWJM8Zw

Chording Loom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ5eqRcSDU0

Pocket Loom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Dwq2mGnx4

Index Card Loom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJlaxase0F0

Shrinky Dink Loom (similar to Index Card Loom just a bit more sturdy)

http://diela-kcdesign.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-make-your-own-backstrap-loom-for.html

Picture Frame / Frame Loom (for Beading)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUjYBHzuuMQ

http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-a-Frame-Loom-for-Weaving/ (with rigid heddle)

http://youtu.be/NPXyIdA1ah4

Picture Frame Loom (for Tapestry/Fabric)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQLmd5DLG50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYYrJhORNrs (uses Push Pins)

http://www.marlamallett.com/loom.htm

Cardboard Lap Loom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbtKnvc_9No

Tape Loom Made from Cardboard Box

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adg0XXot2P4&t=5m29s 

Bow Maker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8iDVeQ4lsU 

Weaving Straws (Sticks)

Straws: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVsmd-HrBOc

Sticks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVYxeLgEmww


LOOM PLANS (for the carpenters in your life)

Magic Heddle Loom

http://www.vintageprojects.com/kids/kids-loom.html

Various Looms

http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/resources/index.php?cat=707

2 Harness Table Top Loom

http://bobscrafts.com/bobstuff/2-h-loom.htm

Joyce

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1 comments so far… Add yours! :D

Barbara R. says:

An Elizabethan reproduction of a rigid heddle tape loom. It is portable and makes fine bands or tapes similar to an inkle loom.

http://www.spanishpeacock.com/catalog/tape_looms.htm

Posted: Saturday June 30, 2012


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