This video shows you how to weave on a square loom with yarn instead of loops, which are very expensive. If you want to learn how to do it with fabric loops, ...
That was a very well illustrated and clear video. At your age I am quite
impressed with your clarity and intelligence. You are going to grow up to
become a very fine and creative young lady. Bravo.You also taught me
something new and I myself do some videos and am quite ashamed at my lack
of clarity after watching yours.Keep up the fantastic work and your blanket
was lovely.
Thank you for showing us how to do this. I had been wondering if I could
use yarns on my square loom & I have a bunch of yarns. I will try this
maybe later today!
You did an awesome job on this video and you made it look so easy and
explained it very well. I learned something new today. Thanks and I love
your blanket. Good work.
Wrapping the yarn around the ruler has been the one thing I've received the
most questions about. It can sound confusing, so let me try to explain it
in a simpler way - You can either wrap the warp yarn around a ruler for 1"
and divide that number in half to get epi (number of ends per inch), or to
make it quicker, I just wrapped the warp yarn over 1/2" on the ruler to get
the number of ends per inch. Whichever way you choose to do it, obviously
you will get the same number. Again, this is just a guide, and depending on
the type of fabric you are trying to create you can vary this number. The
reason why you don't want the warp ends on the loom to be as close as they
are on the ruler is because the warp ends would be too cramped, and there
wouldn't be any space between them to accommodate the weft. It also
wouldn't allow enough room for take in and shrinkage after washing. For
these reasons, in this particular project, 24 epi would be too close to set
the warp. I hope this helps clarify a bit for all of you who have been
confused by this step. Best wishes and happy weaving everyone!! - Elizabeth
I'm very happy to know that you are enjoying my videos and I thank you for
your interest in them! I think you will have many happy hours of working on
your loom once it's all set up. My hope, when filming the videos, was to
make the explanation as simple and clear as I could since the process can
be a bit mysterious at first. I've only been spinning for about 6 years and
I'm probably not good enough to offer instruction, but I'm flattered that
you asked! Let me know how the weaving is going!
Dianna - yes, this can sound confusing. You can either wrap the warp around
a ruler for 1" and divide it in half to get epi (number of ends per inch),
or to make it quicker, I just wrapped the warp yarn over 1/2" on the ruler
to get my epi. You wouldn't want to have the warp ends on the loom as close
together as they are on the ruler because it would be too cramped, and
would not allow space for the weft to go in between each warp end or allow
enough room for take in/shrinkage after washing.
@exstromb Usually students are taught to wrap the yarn for an inch and
divide by 2, so I just wrap it for a half inch and use that number for the
ends per inch (or sett). It seems like it would make sense to use the
number of wraps in an inch for your sett, but you must remember that the
warp will be intersected by the weft, so half the density of the fabric
will be made up of the weft and half by the warp. If you use the number of
wraps in an inch for your sett the fabric will be too stiff.
Hi Elizabeth I am a new weaver, and I found your instructions very helpful.
I had previously ordered a pre-measured warp for my first project, but the
warp had many knots where colors were changed or yarn added. The knots
would jam through the holes of the heddle and cause my ends to loosen. I
had a very difficult time with my first towels I weaved. By watching your
videos, I can see that I don't need to use knots to attach yarn. Thanks a
million. Am now ready to warp my first warp. Linda
Keli - Thanks for watching the videos and for your comment! Yes, the alpaca
warp was bought from a vendor at a fiber fair and the multicolored weft was
some merino top that I spun on my wheel. It was kind of a blue/brown mix. I
usually don't use handspun for warp, mostly because of the amount of waste
in the warp. If you do want to use it in the warp you need to be sure it's
strong enough. Plied yarn is typically stronger than singles. Most of my
yarn is two ply or more. Enjoy!
By 'piece' I just meant the scarf that I'm getting ready to weave. I want
the width of the overall scarf to be 9" wide. After it's woven, removed
from the loom and washed it should shrink a bit in the length and the
width, so it will ultimately be less than 9" wide, but I am calculating 9"
total width and once I figure out how many warp ends per inch my yarn
should be I multiply that number times the total weaving width. In this
case 12 X 9, which equals 108 total ends.
Dear Elizabeth: Your videos have been wonderfully detailed and a Godsend. I
live in a rural area, so thank you!! I want to create kitchen washcloths as
my 1st project. I know they will shrink because I am going to use 100%
cotton yarn for warp & weft. How much shrinkage should I allow for once
they are washed? I need to figure out how wide to make my warp in
comparison to what I want to end up with after washing the washcloths?
Thanks so much!!
Linda - Thank you for your comment and for letting me know that my videos
were helpful. I hope they give you enough confidence to get your loom
warped and to start weaving. Knots are not used much in the warping and
weaving process, so I'm glad you don't have to mess with them the way you
did the first time around. Good luck with your projects. The more you do
the more you learn, so keep up the good work!
It seems like that would be the case, but the warp ends will not be
touching each other when you actually warp the loom. There has to be room
for the weft to pass between the warp ends. Some people wrap for one inch
and divide by 2 to get epi. I wrapped for 1/2 inch and used that number to
get the epi. Either way it should be the same number. Hope this helps and
thank you for your comment!
Dear Karen, I'm so glad that my videos have helped you even though you were
not able to get into a class. As far as the cotton dishtowels go, cotton
tends to shrink quite a lot, so I normally add about 3" to the warp and
about 1.5" - 2" to the weft. Once they're washed you'll see how much they
take up. Thank you so much for your kind comments and good luck with the
cotton washcloths!
Congratulations on the new loom! I know you're anxious to get going on it.
Practicing with a low cost yarn in the beginning is a good idea until you
get your bearings. I will be posting by the end of the weekend how to
measure the warp and how to sleigh the reed. Thank you very much for
watching and good luck with the new Gallinger!
I was worried that I would confuse more than clarify, so I'm relieved to
know that I explained this part of the process well enough for someone to
understand. Especially the new weavers! If you have any questions please
don't hesitate to ask. Thank you for your kind comments and have fun with
the weaving!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your video on calculating... what a
relief to see it in steps rather then all done... I finally have it figured
out...I haven't been doing any weaving for a long long time because Ii was
so unsure of calculating... now I'm anxious to start a project...thank you
again...
I'm so glad that this has helped you. It's a bit difficult to explain
clearly, but it's great to know it has made enough of a difference for you
to get you motivated to start a new project. Thank you so much for your
kind comment and good luck with your weaving project!
So very glad that this has helped simplify the process. It can be
confusing, and I wasn't sure if my explanation was understandable or just
made it more confusing. Thank you for your comment and for watching!
thank you very much for posting. i have had a lot of waste but this will
help a lot. I have bought the gallinger loom. right now i'm practicing with
acrylic.
I thought it was 12 EPI per 1/2 inch since that was the number of what you
were able to wrap in 1/2 inch.
How to Make a Rainbow Loom STRIPED SCARF with yarn!
This video shows kids how to knit a REAL Striped Scarf using their Rainbow Loom and some yarn. It's EASY & fun to do and it makes a really cool scarf to wear!
Aren't you an adorable little genius!! My daughter was just wondering if we
could use the rainbow loom for loom knitting scarves and you answered her
:) Keep it up kiddo!!
Hi I use my hubby account my name is Britt, I love your videos, you have
been my #1 looming teacher, please continue to up load them and if you ever
find the time to make a mermaids or shark tail blanket that the kids get
into please please do.
I was wondering where do you buy slub yarn? I have never seen this kind of
yarn before but I loved the tutorial. Thanks for sharing with us! This may
be my next project!
Absolutely love your videos. Got a question though...I'm using different
yarn and it's smaller...so how many cm did you do the brim and the hat
itself? Thank you!
Since it is a 41 peg loom when you complete one round you end on a
knit....do you continue with a purl (opposite of what you started your
first peg on) or do you restart with a knit and have two knits in a row?
Thanks! Can't wait to complete this! :)
This is so darn cute! I have never heard of slub yarn but I think it's just
too cute. The color is great too. I really want to try this if I can get my
head together to knit. Thank you for sharing Denise!
Working with ruffle style yarn on a knitting loom. Two methods provided. I have recently had the opportunity to work with the very popular Red Heart Shashay ...
Thank you for this video, I have been waiting for you to make it. I tried
to knit with this yarn on knitting needles and it just took to long. Since
this video I have made two of them and on my third one now. Thanks again.
Love your video's.
To add another skein, I would simply lay the new loops of the new skein on
top of the loops of the old skein, then I could treat both loops as one
loop.