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This project has been republished with the permission of the author. The original

project can be found in the book Kids Weaving by Sarah Swett. If you enjoy weaving

and children, please consider purchasing a copy of this book.

Many thanks to Sarah for her generosity.

Assembling the LoomPutting your loom together is a straightforward job. As you put the pieces together, label each part neatly with a

permanent marker; this will make the warping and weaving instructions easier to follow. Refer

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Instructions to build a loom out of PVC

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PVC, Step By Step

Project Contributed By:

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Date Added:

May 17, 2010

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Locate all of the pieces on the

materials list and lay them out

in a big open space where

you can comfortably

assemble your loom. Keep all

of the same types of pieces

together at this point-for

example, keep all of the 8"

pieces of PVC pipe together.

Make the Side Bars: Use one

of the smaller Tees (") to

connect a 20" piece of pipe to

an 8" piece of pipe

lengthwise, end to end. Make

another one. These 29"-long

pieces are your side bars.

Label them.

Make the Top Bar: Put a "

elbow on each end of one of

the 14" pieces of pipe. This is

your top bar. Label it.

Connect the Side Bars to the

Top Bar: Put the top bar

elbows onto the ends of the 8"

pieces of pipe on the side

bars. The whole frame will

look like an upside down U at

this point.

Make the Cloth Bar: Put the

small opening of the 1" x 1" X "

Tees on to both ends of the 13 " piece of " pipe. (If using the 3/4 Slip Tees then put the piece of pipe in the

connection side of the Tee). Label it.

Slide the cloth bar onto the open ends of the side bars (the open end of the U).

Make the Bottom Frame Bar: Put one " Tee on each end of one of the 14" pieces of pipe. This is your bottom

frame bar. Label it.

Put the bottom frame bar onto the open ends of the side bars. The cloth bar can now slide up and down the side

bars without falling off.

Make Feet: Put a 2" piece of pipe into

the shortest segment of one " Tee.

Repeat with the remaining " Tee and

2" piece of pipe. Put an 8" piece of

pipe in each of the open ends of

each T. Put the 2" piece of pipe into

each T on the end of the bottom

frame bar. You can now stand your

loom on its feet.

Make the Heddle Frame: Put the last

2 elbows onto one end of each of the

two 2" pieces of pipe. Put the pieces

of pipe you just assembled into the

T's that stick out in the middle of the

side bars so that the open holes of

the elbow joints are facing each

other. Label it.

Heddle Bar: There should be one 14"

piece left. It is the heddle bar. Label it

and set it aside until later.

Warp Bar and Big Shed Stick: The

11" piece of dowel is your big shed

stick. The 13" piece of dowel is your

warp bar. Label them and set aside

until later (they are both used for

projects in Chapter 4 of the Kids

Weaving book).

When everything is in its place and

your loom looks like the illustrations

above, push firmly on every joint to make sure that your loom is as solid as it can be.



Parts

Qty Part Qty Part

2 PVCFGP-5-1 - 20" Pieces 3 PVCFGP-5-1 - 14" Pieces

1 PVCFGP-5-1 - 13 1/2" Pieces 6 PVCFGP-5-1 - 8" Pieces

4 PVCFGP-5-1 - 2" Pieces 6 PVC25 - Tee

4 PVC15 - Elbow (90 degree) 2 PVC10 - Slip Tee

1 13" 1"- Round Wooden Dowel 1 11" 1"- Round Wooden Dowel

2 Camping or Sleeping Bag Straps, atLeast 2' Long With Strong, Easy to useBuckles (available at sporting goodsstores)

1 Roll Approximately 1" wide MaskingTape

10 6" x 3/4" Craft Sticks

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Christine Mccombs 2 years ago

I am making this loom for my son Ryan because he checked this book out at the

library. Went to town and FORGOT THE BOOK! Thanks so much for posting this!

You have saved me an hour of driving and about 20$ in gas!

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wire management grommets 3 years ago

I would also try to make this PVC pipe looms at my home. Thanks to share this

valuable post. I would definitely look forward to it. thanks.

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Teresa Casey 3 years ago

I made this loom yesterday! It does "work," but I am disappointed with the way the

warp strings are free to move back and forth. It is difficult to get the warp strings to

be evenly spaced and stay that way. With the complexity of putting on the warp

strings (even with the book it took me 2 tries and over an hour) and the difficulty I

have had with using it, I would not list this as a "child friendly" loom. I guess if you

had a child who was exceptionally patient and a parent who was also it may be

possible. I borrowed the book from the library. At least the project is inexpensive, I

paid $14 for all the parts. Certainly cheaper than the $100+ ones I saw on line. Oh,

and the project in the book for the scarf - the project describes a scarf that is like 2-

1/2" wide, and shows a picture of a kid with a scarf that is at least 5" wide. I can't

figure that one out... Good luck!

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rachel 6 months ago> Teresa Casey

Teresa, I know this is a long time since you posted, but to stop the warp

"strings" from moving about, put a strip of masking tape across the top and

bottom. The slight roughness should keep them in place. Also make sure

there is enough tension on the warps. It needs to be springy, but not drum

tight.

K. Robbins a year ago> Teresa Casey

I suggest that you twine the warp bottom and top which will secure the

spacing of your warp. You can use twining cord or yarn the same color as

your border. Cut a length four times the width of your weaving. Fold the length

in half tie and overhand knot leaving a loop 3 or 6 inches long. On the left side

insert one cord or yarn under the first warp loop. Pull through so that the knot

touches the first warp. Drop the first cord or yarn and pick up the second cord

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touches the first warp. Drop the first cord or yarn and pick up the second cord

. Cord 2 goes under the second warp loop and is pulled though. Drop cord or

yarn 2 and pick up cord or yarn 1 from below. Cord or yarn goes under the

next warp loop. So it's a twisting cord or yarn around each warp which

secures them from moving and holds the spacing. Hope this helps.

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bravacana 3 years ago

H projeto para loom alto lio?

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bravacana 3 years ago

Tem projeto para loom "alto lio " ?

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SharonAA 4 years ago

I made the loom, but now how do I use it? I have the book used coming from Amazon

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SharonAA 4 years ago

Now that I have built the loom, how do I use it? I purchased the book used from

Amazon but it is not here yet!

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