Weaving

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Weaving

• The Wooden Lap Loom

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Weaving Materials
shuttle
Warp string
Stick to wind yarn around
Loom
Large eyed needle
shuttle
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Warping the loom

• Tape one end of the string to the back of the
  loom.
• Thread warp by wrapping string around every other
  notch from top to bottom.
• Tape end of string to the back of the loom.

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The vertical strings on the loom are called the
warp strings.
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Choose your yarn and wrap it around the notched
wooden stick.
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Weaving the weft.

• Use the shuttle stick and weave the first
  pattern over/under or under/over.
• Turn the shuttle stick on its side.
• Put the yarn wrap through the tunnel.
• Release the shuttle and pull it out.

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Use the beater (comb) and push the yarn down
close to the loom.
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Continue weaving

• The second row and there after is done by weaving
  the shuttle the opposite of the previous row,
  sending the yarn through the tunnel, releasing
  the shuttle and pulling it out, and beating the
  row down close to the other rows with the comb.
• The beginning ends of the yarn or fabric strip
  should be woven in with the next row.
• Continue this process with yarn and fabric
  strips, if desired, until you reach the other end
  of the weaving loom.

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Weave end with next row.
Yarn end back
through tunnel
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Ending the weaving

• To end the weaving, pull the first warp loop off
  the loom .
• Cut it and tie the two strings into a knot.
• Continue pulling warp one string loop at a time
  cutting and knotting them.
• When finished, pull the top warp loops off the
  loom and

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Display with a wooden dowel rod.