Thank you so much Noreen. Am awaiting a 6 peg loom and winding yearn furiously to be ready when it comes. Would love to jump into baskets, shawls and blankets. Please keep making videos. There is no one around her that I can find to talk to. God Bless You.
Thank you for all this information I find your videos very helpful. What a good idea for using the Clover hairpin loom. I have just started incorporating hair pin lace into my peg loom weaving.
Thank you Noreen for making this video. I really want to learn to weave and just happened to come across your video and it is perfect for most of my questions as a newbie.
I am soon (May the Goddess be willing.) to move into a home with room for my drill press, scroll saw, and sander. I look forward to the time I might make looms worthy of this art.............. and use them with joy and purpose. Thank you!
Thank you for the info. Just wish you had done a little actual weaving so we could see how it's done. But, this really does helps with deciding which loom to get - or make if I can. Thank you again.
hello there ma'am i am wanting to try an make some panels then connect them together to make a really big blanket but i don't know how to connect the pieces could you help me out on this thank you in advance signed Kathy
Hi Kathy, the technique shown in this video: th-cam.com/video/1CgInjP_ApA/w-d-xo.html works for joining all kinds of weaving. Also, take a look at this video: th-cam.com/video/Edg3GcdJooQ/w-d-xo.html
lacis.com/catalog/ go to the Weaving page and you'll see the version that I have.... it came with all 9 of the aluminum pegs. Perhaps Lacis can help you find more. They are awesome folks!
I prefer to work with narrower pieces and stitch them together. I never go wider than 24 inches on the peg loom. Advancing the warp on really wide pieces is challenging.
Chopsticks are a definite possibility, but I'd be concerned about how well cardboard would stand up to the rather intense pressure that is needed to advance the weaving. If you give it a try, let us know how it works :o)
Noreen Crone-Findlay Found out that I was able to create needles from the bamboo strips of a sushi matt. The chopsticks were a lil too big for the jute/burlap string I was using but they'll be great for other projects. I didn't have a thin enough drill-bit for the needle holes, so I just stuck the twine on with some electrical tape. This turned out to be a small-scale manual stick-weaving project with five 'needles' instead of a loom. Oh well, I needed a strap for my arrow quiver anyway. What I'm really wondering is if you could sculpt a loom out of clay? I might try it out myself once the river thaws so I can dig some up. Firing would be a problem since I've never had access to a kiln, which has always left me doing it the good old fashioned way -- in a ring of fire. Barely anything survives, so whenever you make a piece it's a good idea that you don't get too attached to it. If there's one air bubble in the clay...that's it, your work of art is good as dead. So a giant loom-shaped chunk of clay (which would clearly have air pockets within) amid the flames would surely spell disaster. Maybe wood is the best option after all 😂
How about raku firing in a metal trash can or other metal container? Also, the loom doesn't have to be huge... try one that is about 6 or 7 inches. Could be wonderful! I have seen small frame looms that are made of clay. The weaving stays on the loom permanently.
Not that I have any experience in clay work. But I think paper clay is the way to go. You can either purchase it or mix paper pulp in the clay. One way to do it is rolling out slabs, and then lay toilet paper on top, spray with water, another slab on top of that and more toilet paper. And then knead it all in. The paper is said to prevent clay from cracking during firing. I have also been thinking of making a peg loom out of clay. Just because I bought 100 weaving needles, and I have no clue how to make them into a peg loom, since they are oval and not round. So drilling in wood would not work. But to stick them into a clay base should work. The only issue is that clay will shrink during drying and firing. And then the weaving needles will not fit anymore. I am going to buy a peg loom though. I have one already, but that is the worst loom ever. The pegs don't fit at all, so I had to sand most of them down. Or they go into the holes, but too well, so it's flimsy. It is the worst quality peg loom ever made, and I ordered it online from Germany. The price was low, so I guess you get what you pay for. So now I need a new one, and Dewberry Ridge are too expensive, plus in America. I can't buy from America because of astronomical shipping fees to Norway. So I have googled the whole of Europe. Mostly England, actually. Because there is no way to find out what a peg loom is called in different languages. Google Translate does not help at all. But I found a perfect peg loom in Finland. The only problem is that it is too small. So I have to buy 3 and connect them together somehow. Unless they can make me a wider one. I have mailed them with the request, but not got an answer yet. I need a wider loom to weave rugs. Rugs is what I want to weave the most. What I like about that loom is that the wholes in the pegs are really big and long, so you can fit several warp strands in one whole. And it also have two rows of pegs. Three would maybe be ideal, but the ones I have found with three rows seems to have quality issues (judged by the pictures). And I don't want any quality issues anymore. The Finnish one seems to be in a good quality. It's made by a designer, after all, and not expensive. And the pegs are somewhat long. Not as long as I would wish, but it's okey. Here is a link to the Finnish peg loom: www.lankava.fi/epages/lankava.sf/en_GB/?ViewObjectPath=%2FShops%2Fesito%2FProducts%2FTPUU or www.alicea.fi/epages/AliceA.sf/fi_FI/?ObjectPath=/Shops/2016060303/Products/TP%2B I think the peg holes are totally genious! But I know there is possible to just make a loop and connect the warp to the loops, if they don't fit inside the hole. I had to do that with my peg loom from Hell. Because the holes were not drilled well, so the warp was impossible to get thru half of the pegs, even with thin warp. The only thing I like about my horrible peg loom, is the total lenght and how the two pieces are connected together to get the full lenght, and how the loom is attached to the table. That system is great and works well. Have a look here (NB! I did not buy from Butinette, so my horrible loom may not be the same as this): blog.buttinette.com/produkt-news/produkt-tipp-weben-mit-dem-staebchen-webrahmen/ After all it's better with two or three connected looms than a really long one, both for storing and for weaving smaller projects. But also for shipping costs when buying your loom. Plus, with two connected together, you can use your peg loom as a warping board. Just fix one loom to each end of the table, stick in some pegs and warp between the two looms. I will use my old peg loom for warping up the new one. And I forgot to mention the good system of holding the warp untangeled. It is a wooden board with holes. Like the peg loom itself, just with the holes drilled thru. The warp ends are tied to the board and can never get tangled anymore. I just wish 1 producer could take all the good ideas that other peg loom producers have, and make a loom with all the good stuff, as 3 rows with long pegs (Dewberry Ridge and most South American peg looms), elongated holes in the pegs (Alice A, Finland), black and white tips of the pegs (Flechtboy, Germany) tilted loom stand (Dewberry Ridge), connectable looms and the board to connect the warp ends to (my cheap German loom) and maybe more goodies from other loom producers.
Hi Noreen! Just discovered your joyous peg loom videos. I have a question: Is the weaving kind of floppy, or does it depend on the size of the pegs that you use? I have always been reluctant of using them because I thought they would produce a loose flimsy weaving. But yours look great! Thanks!JoHanna
Hi WoolMoon, some people enjoy having the weaving be loose, but I don't. I am careful to use a close sett, with fairly thick warp strands, and the weft well and firmly beaten in. If you go through my videos about peg loom weaving, you'll see that the weaving is firm for mats and tapestries. Shawls need to be somewhat more flexible and loosely woven for drape. Also, check out my etsy shop to see the things I have designed for peg looms and weaving sticks- for example, the baskets really are best when firmly woven : www.etsy.com/shop/ncronefindlay?section_id=16079467 Happy weaving!
Thank you so much Noreen. Am awaiting a 6 peg loom and winding yearn furiously to be ready when it comes. Would love to jump into baskets, shawls and blankets. Please keep making videos. There is no one around her that I can find to talk to. God Bless You.
Thank you for all this information I find your videos very helpful. What a good idea for using the Clover hairpin loom. I have just started incorporating hair pin lace into my peg loom weaving.
Thank you, Kathryn and happy weaving! :o)
Thank you Noreen for making this video. I really want to learn to weave and just happened to come across your video and it is perfect for most of my questions as a newbie.
Moriyah Shalom Thank you, Moriyah and happy weaving!
I just got a loom and love it
Great! I hope you will enjoy it! Happy weaving!
I am soon (May the Goddess be willing.) to move into a home with room for my drill press, scroll saw, and sander. I look forward to the time I might make looms worthy of this art.............. and use them with joy and purpose. Thank you!
doveoo5 Happy moving! Enjoy your new home, your woodworking and your weaving!!!!
Thank you for the info. Just wish you had done a little actual weaving so we could see how it's done. But, this really does helps with deciding which loom to get - or make if I can. Thank you again.
Hi Curtrice- I have many videos on how to weave on peg looms. Here's one:
th-cam.com/video/i9Q3ZiRen64/w-d-xo.html
Very informative active.Thank you!
Thank you! :)
Thank you.
Hallo noreen please help were can a buy n peg Looms thankyou help🤣
hello there ma'am i am wanting to try an make some panels then connect them together to make a really big blanket but i don't know how to connect the pieces could you help me out on this thank you in advance signed Kathy
Hi Kathy, the technique shown in this video: th-cam.com/video/1CgInjP_ApA/w-d-xo.html works for joining all kinds of weaving. Also, take a look at this video: th-cam.com/video/Edg3GcdJooQ/w-d-xo.html
Can you add in instructions on taking the wool out from the weave and pulling it all down from the pegs then reinserting the sticks please
I'll add this to my 'to do' list of videos. :)
Thank you very much!!!
Do you remember where you bought the extra pins for the Clover Hair Pin Lace Tool? I have been searching online to no avail.
Thank you Noreen
lacis.com/catalog/ go to the Weaving page and you'll see the version that I have.... it came with all 9 of the aluminum pegs. Perhaps Lacis can help you find more. They are awesome folks!
Podría ser subtitulado? ..porq no se entiende a los q no sabemos otros idiomas , más q el.castellano..por favor, gracias .
How big can a peg loom get and still be practical? Say,, blanket size?
I prefer to work with narrower pieces and stitch them together. I never go wider than 24 inches on the peg loom. Advancing the warp on really wide pieces is challenging.
thoughts on how to make one out of chop sticks and cardboard?
Chopsticks are a definite possibility, but I'd be concerned about how well cardboard would stand up to the rather intense pressure that is needed to advance the weaving. If you give it a try, let us know how it works :o)
Noreen Crone-Findlay
Found out that I was able to create needles from the bamboo strips of a sushi matt. The chopsticks were a lil too big for the jute/burlap string I was using but they'll be great for other projects.
I didn't have a thin enough drill-bit for the needle holes, so I just stuck the twine on with some electrical tape.
This turned out to be a small-scale manual stick-weaving project with five 'needles' instead of a loom. Oh well, I needed a strap for my arrow quiver anyway.
What I'm really wondering is if you could sculpt a loom out of clay? I might try it out myself once the river thaws so I can dig some up. Firing would be a problem since I've never had access to a kiln, which has always left me doing it the good old fashioned way -- in a ring of fire. Barely anything survives, so whenever you make a piece it's a good idea that you don't get too attached to it. If there's one air bubble in the clay...that's it, your work of art is good as dead. So a giant loom-shaped chunk of clay (which would clearly have air pockets within) amid the flames would surely spell disaster.
Maybe wood is the best option after all 😂
How about raku firing in a metal trash can or other metal container? Also, the loom doesn't have to be huge... try one that is about 6 or 7 inches. Could be wonderful! I have seen small frame looms that are made of clay. The weaving stays on the loom permanently.
Noreen Crone-Findlay sounds interesting! I'll look around
I've tried bin firing before, didn't go so well and it's harder to control the heat
Not that I have any experience in clay work. But I think paper clay is the way to go. You can either purchase it or mix paper pulp in the clay. One way to do it is rolling out slabs, and then lay toilet paper on top, spray with water, another slab on top of that and more toilet paper. And then knead it all in. The paper is said to prevent clay from cracking during firing.
I have also been thinking of making a peg loom out of clay. Just because I bought 100 weaving needles, and I have no clue how to make them into a peg loom, since they are oval and not round. So drilling in wood would not work. But to stick them into a clay base should work. The only issue is that clay will shrink during drying and firing. And then the weaving needles will not fit anymore.
I am going to buy a peg loom though. I have one already, but that is the worst loom ever. The pegs don't fit at all, so I had to sand most of them down. Or they go into the holes, but too well, so it's flimsy. It is the worst quality peg loom ever made, and I ordered it online from Germany. The price was low, so I guess you get what you pay for.
So now I need a new one, and Dewberry Ridge are too expensive, plus in America. I can't buy from America because of astronomical shipping fees to Norway. So I have googled the whole of Europe. Mostly England, actually. Because there is no way to find out what a peg loom is called in different languages. Google Translate does not help at all.
But I found a perfect peg loom in Finland. The only problem is that it is too small. So I have to buy 3 and connect them together somehow. Unless they can make me a wider one. I have mailed them with the request, but not got an answer yet. I need a wider loom to weave rugs. Rugs is what I want to weave the most.
What I like about that loom is that the wholes in the pegs are really big and long, so you can fit several warp strands in one whole. And it also have two rows of pegs. Three would maybe be ideal, but the ones I have found with three rows seems to have quality issues (judged by the pictures). And I don't want any quality issues anymore. The Finnish one seems to be in a good quality. It's made by a designer, after all, and not expensive. And the pegs are somewhat long. Not as long as I would wish, but it's okey.
Here is a link to the Finnish peg loom:
www.lankava.fi/epages/lankava.sf/en_GB/?ViewObjectPath=%2FShops%2Fesito%2FProducts%2FTPUU
or
www.alicea.fi/epages/AliceA.sf/fi_FI/?ObjectPath=/Shops/2016060303/Products/TP%2B
I think the peg holes are totally genious! But I know there is possible to just make a loop and connect the warp to the loops, if they don't fit inside the hole. I had to do that with my peg loom from Hell. Because the holes were not drilled well, so the warp was impossible to get thru half of the pegs, even with thin warp. The only thing I like about my horrible peg loom, is the total lenght and how the two pieces are connected together to get the full lenght, and how the loom is attached to the table. That system is great and works well. Have a look here (NB! I did not buy from Butinette, so my horrible loom may not be the same as this):
blog.buttinette.com/produkt-news/produkt-tipp-weben-mit-dem-staebchen-webrahmen/
After all it's better with two or three connected looms than a really long one, both for storing and for weaving smaller projects. But also for shipping costs when buying your loom. Plus, with two connected together, you can use your peg loom as a warping board. Just fix one loom to each end of the table, stick in some pegs and warp between the two looms. I will use my old peg loom for warping up the new one.
And I forgot to mention the good system of holding the warp untangeled. It is a wooden board with holes. Like the peg loom itself, just with the holes drilled thru. The warp ends are tied to the board and can never get tangled anymore.
I just wish 1 producer could take all the good ideas that other peg loom producers have, and make a loom with all the good stuff, as 3 rows with long pegs (Dewberry Ridge and most South American peg looms), elongated holes in the pegs (Alice A, Finland), black and white tips of the pegs (Flechtboy, Germany) tilted loom stand (Dewberry Ridge), connectable looms and the board to connect the warp ends to (my cheap German loom) and maybe more goodies from other loom producers.
GOSTEI MUITO DO VÍDEO!!!
Hi Noreen! Just discovered your joyous peg loom videos. I have a question: Is the weaving kind of floppy, or does it depend on the size of the pegs that you use? I have always been reluctant of using them because I thought they would produce a loose flimsy weaving. But yours look great! Thanks!JoHanna
Hi WoolMoon, some people enjoy having the weaving be loose, but I don't. I am careful to use a close sett, with fairly thick warp strands, and the weft well and firmly beaten in. If you go through my videos about peg loom weaving, you'll see that the weaving is firm for mats and tapestries. Shawls need to be somewhat more flexible and loosely woven for drape. Also, check out my etsy shop to see the things I have designed for peg looms and weaving sticks- for example, the baskets really are best when firmly woven : www.etsy.com/shop/ncronefindlay?section_id=16079467
Happy weaving!