This pic shows how the spacer block is not attached and can be slid in either direction as needed or for tightening the thread. If it pushes down too much, you can loosen the spacer block, take off the end of the thread, pull it tighter, then resecure, and then stand the spacer block straight up again. When you push down across all the threads you should feel the slightest bit of bounce.
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I didn't feel the need to do that, plus I'm going to adjust mine later on. A small crochet hook (0 or 00) would be superb.Īfter we got the threads right, we taped over all the threads on the bottom of my daughter's loom. Long fingernails work good for this or a pencil or safety pic. You'll need to adjust the threads so they fall in the correct spacing between the fibers in the tape, and are all parallel. I usually do this at an angle, cuz it's easy to pull loose when taped straight down. You can just tape the end of the thread when done. IE, my design is 13 beads wide so I wrapped 14 threads around. Just remember to wrap one more thread than the number of beads in your design. It's not important to get all the threads in the correct spaces right now. The thread will naturally fall in the spaces between the fibers in the tape. I didn't get a pic of the actual threading, but you set the spacer block in the middle of the loom, hold it with your thumb, and wrap the tread clear around the loom. I just used tape, but am looking for a couple flat tacks to tie the thread ends too. Secure the end of your thread to the bottom of the loom board. If you were going to make something wider than the tape, you can slightly overlap 2 pieces the tape, matching the fiber strands.
I'm only making loomed strips 13 beads wide. Pull the tape snugly and don't get any puckers.
Take about a 3 inch long piece of the strapping tape and tape over each end of the longer loom boards and the spacer blocks. You can also get a wider board for wider projects. I've seem looms up to 36 inches (for LONG belts) and I think a 3 inch spacer would still be ok for that size. I like the 2 1/2 (maybe would even like 2 inch) spacer for the shorter loom and 3 inch for the 24 inch long one. I didn't know which dimension I would like best for the spacer blocks so I thought I'd try several. I cut various spacer blocks from the shorter piece of wood ranging from 2 1/2 inches, 3 inches, 3 1/2 and 4 inches until I had a 24″ piece of board left. If I was thinking I would have had my measurements ready and had them cut all my pieces right there with their nice saw. Of course, the lumber yard didn't cut my board EXACTLY in half, so I took the longer side and cut in 3 equal pieces about 18 inches long. Here's a pic of the strapping tape I used and one of the spacer blocks I cut out. I bought a 8 foot board and had the lumber yard cut it in half to fit in my car. Supply list: 1″ x 4″ board, wide Strapping tape It's a very simple loom…no need to mess with screws,nails, etc Bead Loom Supply List I just made myself 4 looms over the weekend and had the foresight to take some pics.
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