Designing things I always wanted...my Heddle Loom #homemade

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Great job!

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LOL. Thank You!

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Oh, I will be buying this one. Iā€™ve been wanting a loom, but couldnā€™t justify the cost.

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Getting it ready to go up now. A little involved on the instructions. LOL

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I can imagine!

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Added it to my store! https://www.etsy.com/listing/778899820/small-tabletop-heddle-loom-laser-cut?ref=shop_home_active_1

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Already bought it. :slight_smile: Now I just need some 1/4" ply!

Do your plans com with commercial license? Not a huge deal either way, but I might try to sell some kits.

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Crap I forgot to put that in the description. Thank you for your order. Yes you can make as many as you want!

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I showed your design to a friend. She asked me to make her one, only with an exterior frame Iā€™d have to make with traditional woodworking tools. Sheā€™s picky about aesthetics. lol Iā€™m glad youā€™re including a commercial license in the sale. Very nice of you, considering the reasonable price.

I think youā€™ve come up with a winning design here.

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Love it!!! Amazing work!

Will hold off buying until time frees up ā€¦ but, I do have to have this one. Was just wondering yesterday if the Grandchildren would enjoy weaving. This is perfect to give that a go!

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Bought! Thank you so much for the great design and super clear instructions.

One small note: the instructions pdf I downloaded starts with page 2 and has page 1 at the end. Not sure if itā€™s just me but it shows up this way on multiple devices.

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Thank you! I will check it out to make sure! Please let me know if you have any questions.

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Would it be possible to see this ā€œin actionā€? Iā€™ve seen weaving done on bigger looms. Amazed at your design skills.

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I will take a video and show you. Iā€™m working on a piece right now. :slight_smile:

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OK. Try number 6 is the lucky number!

Here is a quick video of how the loom works. The one I am using is the first frame style. The file that is on Etsy is the Improved version. I just didnā€™t feel like printing out a new one. Everything else is exactly the same for the file. The only thing different are the sides. I hope this answers your questions, if not let me know.

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It actually created one :thinking: Like with a single heddle, how did you manage the diagonal weave?

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I just picked up the strings 2 at a time and moved over by one on the next round. Then I used the heddle for the basic weave with the 2nd color in between each row.

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You have my mind working on a simple non-electric Jacquard loom idea involving bamboo skewers.

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That can easily be done. I have seen some pretty cool things done with basic rigid heddle looms. You can also make rugs just by tying the yarn on the warp and then running a weft after each row of tying. Lots of stuff to do!

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So many rabbit holes, so little timeā€¦

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