Home-made Loom

It's been a while since I've posted. This summer has gotten by me quickly. The loom project was a success! This home-made version of a loom fits really nicely in a closet and is easy to set up and use.

Materials:

- Hammer
- 1.2 to 2 inch nails
- Two thin boards about 4 or 5 feet long (I asked for scraps cut to 5 feet and the guy at home depot only charged me 50 cents.)
- Pencil
- yard stick, ruler, or tape measure
- 4 C-clamps












Directions:
1. Draw a straight line down the center of each board lengthwise. Use your measuring tool to mark where the nails will be. I chose to make a mark every 1.5" along the center line.











2. Pound a nail into the board at each mark. Make sure that it's deep enough to stick, but give your self enough length to wrap your yarn around.











3. That's it!  Just attach it to any table in the house with the c-clamps, and start weaving. 





To store your loom.  Put the two boards back-to-back, and clamp together with your c-clamps. 




This will work great for weaving blankets and rugs.  I think I'd like to try to make a rag rug with this.