heddle loom instructions
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setting up the loom
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Setting up the Heddle Loom. Showing how to string the warp thread using a crochet cotton for the first step in creating a weaving. Leave your cotton much longer then you think you'll need, to make binding off easier. Here I'm using "Butterfly Mercerized cotton", size "super 10" in ecru. Any crochet cotton will do.
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How to loosely tie the warp to prevent tangling when weaving long pieces. It is recommended for your first projects you do smaller pieces and gradually work up to very long ones.
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Rolling the take up bar and setting up the tension.
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weaving on the loom
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Winding the yarn on the shuttle. Here I am using "Bernat Roving" in Ecru. You can use any yarn thicker then sock weight, or use ribbon, fabric strips, strips of plastic bags. Use your imagination!
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Using the shuttle and the heddle. This is the really fun part!
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How to move the warp to continue weaving long pieces.
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Changing colours and handling weft yarn ends.
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binding off
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How to finish a weaving with tassels, step 1
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How to finish a weaving project, step 2
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