Backstrap Weaving

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So I came across Laverne Waddington‘s Backstrap Weaving article on Weavezine.  I’d wanted to give this a shot for some years now and she made it seem so simple, I had to try.  Guess what.  After spending bits and pieces of my day yesterday with dowels, cotton yarn and my dremel I produced my own loom!

I couldn’t find a convenient place to anchor the end not attached to me, so I added another dowel to that end, rolled it and put the rope around my feet.  I like this way because I think it’s even more portable and I can sit on my sofa with me feet up on my coffee table.

After only a few minutes I, this is what I accomplished:

I think this would be a great way to teach kids to weave.  Cheap and easy.  I’m going to see if my nieces want to learn.   After I finish this little practice strap, I’m going to weave my backstrap following Laverne’s pattern.

6 thoughts on “Backstrap Weaving

  1. Thimbleanna says:

    Wow — that’s pretty cool Jean! You always find really fun stuff to do. I love the patterns on Laverne’s link. How fun would it be to make those keychains for quick little gifts?

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