Hot Tips -A Simple Loom

摘要

A couple of years ago, I spent a hot summer day looking through old Journals. I found Faith Clifford's article, The Cheapest Loom in the Western World on p.15 of Journal 178 (June 1996). Faith described a loom made by cutting a shape from corrugated cardboard and inserting knitting needles through the corrugations. The warp thread was then wound round the knitting needles. Faith illustrated a leaf-shaped loom. I wanted to be able to make a number of simple looms for a planned dyeing and weaving course. I took Faith's suggestion of using corrugated plastic and have put an old garden cloche to good use. I use small sticks sold for house-plants instead of knitting needles. I am able to put the warp on the loom quickly. The two sticks tied horizontally help to tension the warp and hold it away from the plastic.