Bills' Creations - How a Loom Works

[orlamdc]

Shafts: The different parts that lift the heddles (different liftings create different designs..eg. twil, birdseye, etcl)...so you can plan the threading of the warp of your loom to suit different liftings that will create a complex pattern rather than just the 'under, over, under, over' effect.

But the plain weave is lovely too as you can mix your colours on the warp as well as on the weft and there are so many beautiful yarns available at the moment.

Best of luck with the weaving.

[orlamdc]

A few little things that I remember:

The shuttle - carries the warp yarn

The beam:- there's one at the back and one at the front...they carry the weft and the fabric as it gets woven is rolled onto the front beam

The little metal rods that the yarn goes through - heddle with an eye....different colour yarn can be used across heddles for effects eg. stripes, checks,

The Reed: carries all the heddles

[orlamdc]

Cute little loom. Weaving is such a beautiful therapeutic art. We used large Glimakra looms from Sweden with flying shuttles when I was at art college. You could weave up to 45" in fabric width with those. I haven't woven anything for years, not since college actually. But it's all coming back to me watching your nice video. Wish I had a loom myself.

[marinamumof4]

Hello Bill,

That's a really helpful video~ thank you..!

Did you get to work on your larger loom yet at all...?

Is it another table loom or a floor loom..?

[CLEOMEDESK]

puedes publicar los planos del telar para poder fabricarlo tambien. gracias

[ceofancrab]

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[Ninotori]

Does anyone remember the name of the japanese song playing in the background? I've been trying to remember for ages...

[Sood81]

@Ninotori don't you read other people's comments? Someone already said it's Sukiyaki.

[Ninotori]

@Sood81 I looked and didn't see it at the time. No need to be snooty.

[Sood81]

@Ninotori It was just a question, I wasn't being anything. I just wanted to tell you the name since it was already posted.

[DamiettadCarnivalle]

If you want to see a weaver working on a larger version of this little loom that Bill has built, type "Weaving with Foot Pedal Loom in Guatemala" . About halfway thru is a young woman weaving some pink fabric. Same process, just a much larger example.

[kkyla8717]

in my opinoin this loom is for lazy ppl... no offence :p

[MusicAmidstTheTrees]

@kkyla8717

Quite the opposite. A loom is for people who have the ambition to make clothing and textiles THEMSELVES. Going out and buying clothing and textiles most likely made by child labor is some foreign country is lazy, sir.

[kaleb4444]

your "mechanism" is a shuttle, why dont you just look up things like the flying shuttles and there accomanied looms which where huge and revolusionary mechines.

[Arendseye7]

How do you tie it at the beginning ?

[FoodOrFail]

Okay I think I might 'get it' now! But even after watching this video (which is awesome), I still had to sit back and put my thinking cap on. Can you please tell me if this is correct:

Each horizontal row is one line made of two threads. One thread goes one way, then you mash it down, then pass the shuttle back the other way, so there is a second thread going in the opposite direction. If you only passed the shuttle one way, the stitch would not be locked down.

[DamiettadCarnivalle]

@FoodOrFail --No. for plain fabric, which many weavers call "plain-weave" or "tabby" fabric, the weft, [in this case, the purple thread] goes thru the gap, called the shed. then you bring the beater forward [the press he mentions]. while the beater is forward, change which set of threads is up, move the beater back, and now you can pass that purple thread thru again. The act of changing which threads are up locks that purple thread into what is now fabric.

[classco9]

I want that

[fshcomm]

i have that

[Ritercrazy]

Oh would love to have one of these. Will figure out how. Thanks for showing this. Have always wondered how looms worked.

[RaNdOm4RaWrZ]

looms are amazing. i want a small one like this or something.

[brysowg]

@RaNdOm4RaWrZ It is fun stuff...

[catyver]

ES IGUAL AL TELAR MAPUCHE (CHILE), LO UNICO QUE EL ORIGINAL SE TRABAJA DE PIE O SENTADO YA QUE ES VERTICAL...

[brysowg]

@catyverGracias por la infromation ...

[cinnamonchica]

what is the final product?

[brysowg]

@cinnamonchica A wool neck scarf...

[youtship]

Bill,

From my heart, I really admire your never exhausted spirit to learn, try out & demonstrate so many fascinating scientific and mechanical principles & devices to us.

As I how you are Lego technic fan (so am I), I wonder if you could buld the weaving loom from Lego technic elements???

[brysowg]

@youtship At one time I was considering a Tecjnic loom.... Never say never...

[sabrinac1]

This is similar to what my daughter has got. The frame is the same. The only difference is that middle. Ours is a MICKI from Sweden purchased on amazon.de

I found this video because my daughter finished a project and her little brother pulled the strings out. She has no idea how to get it set up again. I thought youtube would have some information. Lo and behold I have found one just like hers. She will be thrilled that there might be clues for her to set the loom up again. Thanks so much.

[brysowg]

@sabrinac1 Thanks for the great news! I hope she gets it going!!!

[MarjoleinBOEM]

What is that song at the beginning? I really love it.

[brysowg]

@MarjoleinBOEM Hey Baby.... Bill

[desertfirebird]

Enjoyed Sukiyaki playing in the background <3

[16emem]

I LOVE your videos! They are way better than some other ones that I have seen!!! YOU ROCK!

[BeverlyAngel1]

Howdy Bill!

I'm just a newbie and just watched your video...and enjoyed it emmensly. I am not only wantin to learn to weave..but to build my own loom...hopefully a floor model! I want one like the one I saw ina museum in Arkansas about 30 years ago...it was AWESOME. Thanks for the video and I'll be back often to watch more so keep up the good work! angel in Arkansas....

[rico522]

Were you jumping on a trampoline while filming this? GET A TRIPOD!!!

[seka1952]

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[Kari166]

Sukiyaki! I love that song! :D

[Kiddalee]

@Kari166 It certainly is better than the newer song that samples from it...

[Kari166]

@Kiddalee, what newer song? o____O

[htzzzn]

OK you answered my question watching your video men do weave using a loom. My friends think its a girly thing. I don't and want to learn how to, got any tips for me?

[musical095]

I've heard that, in medieval times, weaving was actually the men's work. Women just dyed the thread, carded the wool, etc.

[rigidheddleweaving]

Weaving is an ancient craft performed by both sexes, it's not a girly thing just like sewing is not a girly thing (I'm sure you heard of a taylor LOL). I'm sure you've watched a lot more weaving videos since your last post and you have seen that it's both men and women who weave. Did you ever get a loom?

[Kari166]

@rigidheddleweaving, except if you lived in ancient Rome. XD

[rigidheddleweaving]

@Kari166

Just surf the 'net on weaving and you'll see both women AND MEN weaving, even today. ;)

[davepx]

Until the 19th century, weaving was men's work and women tended to do the spinning (hence our term spinster). Weaving paid well too (one weaver could get through the yarn supplied by four spinners) until industrialisation glutted markets with cheap & often inferior machine-made cloth. So tell your friends it's a MAN's job and they're wimps for shopping (how girly!) for stuff they could be making in the traditional manly way when men were men rather than shopaholics! :D

[jakesllama]

Hey bill.

I made a k'nex loom before, it was cool.

All you had to do was push the lever down

push through shutter and lift lever,

very simple, try building one.

[weavingmagic]

hey way to go Bill, i have a 22 in Norwood floor loom. i make scarfs, table runners ect. i find designing is the most fun, besides shopping for yarn, and finally finishing the project. There's overshot weaving that is really nice...you might like to check out. all my best to you and your great attitude!

[brysowg]

Thanks for the so very nice comments!!! Since I have made this vid I have quite a number of larger looms and will soon be making vids of them... I even got a old fashiond SOCK loom!!! HA HA!!! Bill

[JummahFilms]

The stick you pass thru is called a "shuttle".

[brysowg]

Yes. When I made this video I was in learning mode... Bill

[JummahFilms]

Understood, but that comment was for the benefit of people watching who may be new to weaving. The space between the threads where the shuttle goes is called the "shed". The long threads is the warp, and the thread with the shuttle creates the weft. I hope this video inspires new weavers. :D

[JummahFilms]

Oh, and the thing that makes the warp threads move up and down is called a "heddle".

[brysowg]

Good points. This is a good weavers learning video as it shows clearly everything on a small scale but working loom. After I made this video I went into WEAVERS LEARNING mood and bought a ton of books and spent a month reading and studying weaving. Weaving is a wonderful and relaxing and productive thing to do.... Thanks for the observations... Bill

[SpeckledRam]

What a nifty little loom! Would your next step be creating a backstrap or Navajo loom? Keep us posted.

Love the video and the music. Thanks for sharing. Pepper

[brysowg]

Thanks for the nice comments! In fact I've a ton of looms and soon will get back into them!WEAVING IS FUN STUFF!!! Be Well... Bill

[WilliamCoble]

I did, thanks very much, I actually JUST NOW won a bid for a loom slightly larger than the one you have in this video. Thanks very much, happy weaving. Bill

[brysowg]

Great. Good luck on your weaving projects and have a Happy Holiday!!! Bill

[WilliamCoble]

BILL!!! where/how/who did you get the little working/learning loom from? I have been weaving with the tablet system, and a I like it, but would like to learn on loom like your learning. Thanks,  Bill

[brysowg]

I searched wide and far and finally found a WIDE selection of LOOMS of all types on EBAY. I set up a custom search and searched for WEAVING and LOOM and each day eBay sent me the latest looms for sale. Generally they have 250 or so items for sale including several small of these looms. This one was made in Scandinavia and WAS USED TO TEACH WEAVING by a loom class. SO give eBay a shot. Good Luck and Be Well... Bill