Recently I got to know Travis and he showed us how the weaving really works ;-)
There’s a video where he shows how you can try to weave with a little cardboard, a pencil and a lot of wool – I find this a great idea, surely also great for children’s birthday parties ;-)
Travis weaves ‘real’ fabric – also on his cardboard loom – whereas I’m pulling the weft quite firm and weave a strap.
Here my steps:
First I cut the heddle from cardboard (from a cereals packing).
Because the cardboard is rather stiff I didn’t fold it but draw the 10 lines and then cut them with an X-acto knife.
Then I punched the 9 holes.
As you can see I used different coloured threads: 2 blue, 2 white, 3 blue, 2 white, 1 blue and back again.
The shuttle is cut – as suggested by Travis ;-) – from cardboard, too.
I always pulled the weft very firm.
And that’s how my strap looks.
I like it ;-))
Links:
Learn How To Weave with Paper Index Cards
Actionweaver