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rectangle loom weaving instructions, Roger's continuous yarn weaving method,
right-return. Use with my modular rectangle looms.
Click here for free rectangle
loom weaving instructions, continuous yarn weaving, left return method (use with
the small rectangle on my dual sized square weavingboards).
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weaving instructions, continuous yarn method.
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for free basic triangle loom continuous yarn weaving instructions.
| About Rectangle Weaving - Continuous Yarn
Method Also called Continuous Strand Weaving, Continuous Loop
Weaving. Weaving is done on a pin-frame loom with a length basically a
multiple of the width.
The good news is that there are only 2 basic ways you can do this type of
weaving on a rectangle - The popular left-return method promoted by some
fiber studios for their looms, and the right-return method that I use on my
modular rectangle looms. What are the
differences you ask?
My method uses a rectangle one pin longer than the left-return method.
You can see why; in the left return style, the yarn would turn 180 degrees
to the left around the upper right corner pin, counter clockwise on an
even-squared rectangle. This uses one less pin to get a 'perfect final
weaving path' than my right return method, which has the yarn turning 180
degrees around the upper right corner pin to the right, or clockwise on an
even squared rectangle. This uses one more pin just to return to the
starting corner. Using either method works out on my looms, having an
extra pin or two at the end with the left-return method is not a problem.
The weaving evens out when taken off the loom. So one difference is
the length of the 'perfect' rectangle, but it is not critical when using one
of my looms, since the loom setting is long enough to do either method.
So when the question is asked, "what is the formula for the pin arrangement
for a rectangle loom", you can find many answers. Some rectangle loom
plans out there work best for 2 or 3 square rectangles. There
are many other formulas out there besides the ones I have discovered a
rectangle with any multiple of its width, using either the left and right return methods.
My 'formula' is available in a booklet on Etsy, search for rectangle loom.
There is a way to test your DIY loom to see if you have an open path for the
final strand. Lace on the yarn in loops, following the path you would
use for the method you want to try. This is much faster than
actually weaving, and can also help you determine that the turning points are
correct.
The other difference is the direction you have to twist the loop after weaving
out of a square with the left-return method, to avoid a glitch.
My right-return method doesn't require you to watch for this. When
changing yarn or colors, this is done the same way with both methods, at the
left or starting end of the loom where the yarn ends are tied at a pin and can become part of a
fringe. The upper left corner is used as the starting point for your
yarn in both methods, so that the instruction references are uniform.
If you had this system down, you could start in any of the 4 corners of a
rectangle.
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All the shapes and sizes I have completed are now listed on Etsy,
www.etsy.com/shop/hideawayhomestead Roger's Weavingboards all have 1/4 inch
pin spacing, unless a custom order is made. You could skip every other pin to get double spacing. I
can do a finer 3/16" spacing now custom order. Weavingboards come in
several categories, each with several size choices:
| Triangle Weavingboards Made on custom
order. I will be using an oak veneer plywood, not shown in photo. A small one-piece triangle loom, these weavingboards are useful
for learning weaving on the triangle loom or for making small weavings for
quilting or fiber-art projects. They are fine sett, with the 1/4"
spacing on the short sides, less than 3/8" (9mm) on the long side. I make
these in 8 and 12 inch sizes. These
measurements are of the short side of the triangle. The old standard
way of measuring a triangle loom is to measure the hypotenuse or long side.
The chart compares the hypotenuse length for each size. You can use.
Price does not include shipping.
| Size |
8" |
12" |
| Hypotenuse |
11.3" |
17" |
| Price |
$25.00 |
$35.00 |
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| Square Weavingboards can be ordered in the above
sizes. Photo shows the oak veneer plywood to be used. These
weavingboards have the square loom only, no triangle. These prices
are for 1/4 inch spacing, add $5.00 for 3/16" spacing, 3/8" spacing price:
$1.00 less. Photo shows 3/8" spacing on a 10" weavingboard made for a
custom order.
| Size (inches) |
8 |
12 |
| Price |
$30.00 |
$40.00 |
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Combination Triangle and Square Weavingboards (Tri-Squares)
Made on custom order
These square looms can also weave a triangle simply by
moving a row of movable pins to the triangle row of holes. This can
be done using only your fingertips. I make them in the same
sizes as the triangle weavingboards shown above. You only need this
one Weavingboard to make matching triangle and square weavings for quilting,
etc. The sides of the triangle weaving will exactly match the sides of
a square weaving made on the same loom. You can fasten two triangle weavings together along the hypotenuse to
equal one square weaving in size.
| Size |
8" |
12" |
| Price |
$40.00 |
$50.00 |
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Dual Size Tri-Square Weavingboards
8",4" Dual Size: $45.00
10", 5" Dual Size: $55.00
12", 6" Dual Size: $65.00Each board can weave a small square and a
large square double the small square; a small triangle and a larger triangle
with sides doubling the small triangle sides, and a rectangle. Use the
rectangle weaving instructions supplied. Pins are all removable, loom
ships with pins removed. Available on Etsy, search for weavingboard. |
8",
4" |
10", 5" |
12", 6 |
Above is a 7.5inch x 6sq weavingboard with a weaving started
on a rectangle using 5 of the 6 possible squares. The 7.5 inch
size is a prototype that I won't be making as a standard size, but I could
make as a custom order. The 7.5" has less wood margin down the sides
so fits in a smaller box than the 8" model. I can make on
custom order any length Weavingboard. I
will not have shipping boxes for these extra long weavingboards, but if sold
as a kit, I will be able to package them for UPS shipping, continental US
only, and not have to package them so as to prevent damage to the nails
which will be included loose. The kits will have all the holes drilled
and the wood sanded.
Instructions are included with purchase, for triangle, square and rectangle weaving. The same
instructions are available by clicking on the links at the top of the page.
If you can get the instructions online, I can save ink and paper, so let me
know.
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| Two-square rectangle Weavingboard in oak plywood.
This shows the triangle being used. I would sell this 12" x 2 Square
Weavingboard for $65.00. One of a kind. |
This time a square is being woven. When taken off the loom, the
the weaving will be about 1/2" less than the size of the loom, depending on the yarn used and how tightly the weaving
was done. |
Weaving a 2-square rectangle with the continuous yarn
weaving method on the same 2-square rectangle Weavingboard.
email rogerslooms@msn.com |
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