Start weaving with all three warp colours

Start Weaving with All Three Warp Colours

The loom is now set up, so we can begin weaving the initial section of our piece.

Getting Started

STEP 1: You need to weave the initial strong section of your piece that will keep everything stable. It's best to use the same string you used for the warp strings. Choose one colour, or use all of them at once, and load the yarn onto your shuttle.

STEP 2: Before you begin to weave, make sure your shuttle has a length of loose yarn that is at least the width of your loom.

STEP 3: Feed your shuttle or needle through the warp strings, going under the even numbered yarns then over the odd numbered yarns, under a yarn and over the next, repeating until you have reached the other side of the loom.

STEP 4: Pull the shuttle through so that your length of loose yarn is threaded through your loom until there is only an excess of approximately 2 inches remaining on the other side.

STEP 5: Shape the yarn into a small curve. Then push the weft down to the bottom of the loom with a fork, starting in the middle before doing the sides.

STEP 6: Tuck in the loose end by weaving it through a few warp strings and then leave it hanging out the back of your loom.

STEP 7: Pick up your shuttle and go back the way you came, weaving through the warp strings, this time going under the odd numbered threads.

STEP 8: Pull the weft yarn through your loom completely so that it bends around the warp string on the side you've just come from and just touches the yarn, not too tight but not too loose either.

STEP 9: Create the curve again and push down with your fork first in the middle and then the sides.

STEP 10: Keep going until you have woven a width of around 1 cm. When you're finished, cut the string with a little excess and hide it through the back of your loom.