Question:
I'm about to embark on weaving a hatband. I have an el-cheapo metal
loom (the type with wooden rollers and springs to separate the threads),
which I used to learn the basic technique. Then I ordered myself an
allegedly "better" wooden loom, which is a few threads wider but not
much longer, especially if I bend the arms on the metal loom apart. I
plan to return the wooden loom.
What kind of loom do the bead weavers among you recommend? A guy at a
beading store said that Mirrix looms are the best - and at those prices,
they ought to be! I don't plan to weave large tapestries; I just want
something that is stable, holds the threads well, can handle maybe
60-100 threads, and is easy to use.
Another question - what do you do when your work is longer than the
length of the loom? Do you make several pieces and then thread them
together? Or?
Answer:
-Warps are the long ones. When you put the long threads on you are "warping
the loom" -- and if you pull them unevenly you tweak/warp the loom too.
-> ]I just want
> ]something that is stable, holds the threads well, can handle maybe
> ]60-100 threads, and is easy to use.
> one of my exs made me one. it's adjustable. i could send you a
> picture.
Yes, please! Send it to furpaw at comcast dot net. Thanks!
> ]Another question - what do you do when your work is longer than the
> ]length of the loom? Do you make several pieces and then thread them
> ]together? Or?
> i stop when i can't go any further - move it down over the spring, and
> keep going. i can slide it down to cover the blank spot later. i
> prefer not to have to cut the threads [warp, i think . . . i can never
> remember which is which.]
Ahhh - I never thought about leaving a gap and then sliding the work
down. Thanks!
