Class 3: Weaving – Looms & Winding Warps

(images: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Sheila Hicks, Navajo weaving)

Assignments: Due Mon. 9/9

• Finish your Loom 
• Sand your rigid heddle portion of your loom
• Wind your warp (*mini-assignment)

Handouts & Files:

• Building the Loom Instructions (only paper version available)
• CAD files for loom parts (to be shared)
• Winding the Warp handout

Links to Materials:

• Warping yarn: Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp

Helpful Videos on Winding the Warp:

This video is of winding a warp using a warping frame, so it is a little different than how we are simply using warping pegs. I think you will still find it useful. I have started it a little forward in the video – jumping right to where the actual warping begins.

These five videos all together (Weaving Basics: Making a Warp – Part 1-5) are step-by-step instructions for making a warp. The below video is actually a playlist of all 5 videos. Again, these videos are using a warping frame instead of warping pegs, but I think you can use a lot of the good information for warping with pegs.