I Love Pin Loom Weaving!
My intent here is to link to informative previously written posts. Most of these are from Windsweptmind.com; the posts there often have fanciful names, so it can be difficult to locate what you might be looking for. If you want instructions on how to use a bias loom with the three-layer warping method, for example, see the topic “Bias Looms” below.
If you’re looking for particular patterns, you can Search for them by name, e.g. “Horizontal Xs,” or search categories in Find a Pattern or Tutorial Here, e.g. Alphabet, on the sidebar to the right. > > >
Beginners . . .
- Basic Pin Loom Weaving–Weave-it and Zoom Loom (includes links to video series)
- Pin Loom Basics—corners and numbers and loops, oh my!
- How to Avoid MIS-Adventures in Pin Loom Weaving—Trouble Shooting
- How to Read the Pattern Diagrams
- Tutorial in Pattern Reading (Diamonds Stitch)
- Browse the Beginner’s Corner category of posts (added to periodically) for tips on many aspects of pin loom weaving—such whether or not to use knots, how to read a diagram…
- Visit these pages on this site: Diagrams, Pin Wraps and Yardage, Glossary, Index
Bias Looms (or looms with equidistant pin spacing)
- Part 1
- Part 2
- Star Panel pattern on Bias Loom
- Bias Weaving — Leno
- 3-Layer Weaving on a Bias Loom (method 2) video
Bulky Yarn (ways to use it on a pin loom)
- Bulky Yarns
- Bulky Yarns, Part II
- Bulky Yarn Revisited
- Bulky yarn–an extended re-visit
- Art Yarn Part 1
- Art Yarn Part 2
- Art Yarn Part 3
Changing Colors
- Two-Color Squares and Weaving in Ends as You Go (video)
- 2 Methods of Working in Ends as You Go (from Book WAL series)
- An interesting variation of using two colors (from Book WAL series)
- Working with two colors and weaving in ends as you go (Maple Leaf pattern demo)
- How to add colors and weave in ends as-you-go
- 6 Different Ways to Warp Two Color and weave in ends as you go
- See also Two-color series (Part 1-6)
Charts and Templates
- 2″ (15 x 15) design charts
- 4″ (31 x 31) design charts
- 6″ (47 x 47) design charts
- 8″ (63 x 63) design chart
- Project planning chart
- Templates for making your own loom
- See also Warping Diagrams
- See also Diagrams/Templates category
- See also How to Read Pattern Diagrams
Equidistant Pin Spacing (see Bias Looms above)
Fixing Mistakes
Joining Techniques
- Mattress Stitch (also known as Alternative Method)
- Slip Stitch Crochet Around the Edge—Pin Loom Technique
- Joining Techniques—Part 1–Pin Loom/Crochet Technique (never wrote a part 2)
Letters and Numbers
- A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
- 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
- &
Loom Making (or buying)
- Adventures in Pin Loom Making — The Video Tutorial
- Adventures in Pin Loom Making — And So Can You!
- Adventures in Pin Loom Making — ‘Tis the Season
- Adventures in Pin Loom Construction — Looms with Shapes
- New Loom Time, or Wunderwag Industries Looms
- Pin Loom Templates
Templates (see Charts and Templates above)
Tutorial: Book Weave-along
- At the bottom of this post you’ll find a listing of all the Book Weave-along posts in order. This project explains a lot of basic skills—using two colors, following a weaving pattern, adding beads—all in only four squares!
Book Weave-along project
Two-Layer Warping (2LW) / Single-Layer Warping (1LW)
- Video Tutorial Part 1 — Basic Twill
- Video Tutorial Part 2 — Twill with direction changes
- 2LW Part 1 — Warping Basics
- 2LW Part 2 — Weaving 2/2 Twill
- 2LW Part 3 — 2/2 Twill Changing Directions
- 2LW — Making Four Scallop Edges
- Single-Layer Warping
- Two-Layer Warping (Nothing to fear but fear itself)
- Also search the category : 2LW patterns
Two-Color Weaving (see Changing Colors above)