Weaving on cardboard loom



For this project I have looked a lot at different ways of weaving. This week I looked at weaving on a cardboard loom. It is a very straightforward process that you can do anywhere on a flat surface.

When using this process you need to have, a cardboard loom (you can make this yourself), yarn/wool, a weaving needle (if you want to use one) and masking tape. The only health and safety I would say is to be careful if your using a weaving needle that you don't hurt yourself or others and if you have a ball of wool/string/felt and its trailing on the floor make sure no one trips over it.



Start of my weave

First tape the end of your wool/yarn to the back of the cardboard loom with the masking tape. Then wrap the wool around the cardboard loom making it go between each of the cuts at the ends of the loom. Once at the end cut the wool from the ball and tape the end to the back of the loom. After this you can start your weave. You can then select another colour of wool and attach it to a weaving needle. Then you go under and over the strands of wool until you get to the end and then you go back in the other direction but when it went over you go under an vise versa. Once you've finished you and reached the en you need to cut it off the loom from the back. You then tie the ends together so the weave doesn't come undone then your weave is complete.

 My Weave

My Weave

Close-up of weave

My finished weave

I love my weave it is so simple and quick to make. I enjoyed experimenting with the colours of wool and patterns on my weave and they look very effective. The one problem I had with my weave was that it lost its shape from the the wool been woven too tight so I would change it next time.