Inkle Loom

[Red Badger]

Just finished an inkle loom for Bulldog Lady... made it out of scrap particle board as a test and if she likes it will probably redo the sides in a nice pine or something that does not splinter as much as the particle board....
I made it kinda large (go figure) so it is 8 inches wide inside and will do minimum 64" span with out any additional pegs... if I add all six additional pegs i figure I could get almost 100 inches in length... The shuttle I made out of a piece of 1/2 pine that I sanded down on one edge to a point and then notched the short ends to hold the wool.  as soon as she gets the project she is working on done and starts on a strap i will get some pictures and post them - along with her critique of my (abysmal) wood working skills!

[William]

Looking forward to seeing it. 

[DEADDAWG]

I've been thinking about making one lately. I've seen a lot of different styles of inkle looms, which style did you make? How about giving some details on how you made it.

[Otter]

Ditto on the want to see!! If ya need it later on I've a few stray pieces of oak and cedar lumber. PM me if ya want.

[Red Badger]

OK OK, sheesh I should know not to open my mouth without the pictures ready....

The pattern was from http://anvil.unl.edu/toli/loom.html  Hmmm link did not work for me... but there are plenty of plans out there....

[Bulldog lady]

Loom is working great, some operator/weaver errors here and there but working quite nice.  On second strap and learning more little tricks as go-also different yarns work different.  suggest anyone wanting to try it its, fun.

[shootrj2003]

I make a lot of stuff,and my wife does quilts so do I,1 so far but ,pardone Mi? What is an inkle? &)or more precisely what does an inkle loom make?

[William]

I make a lot of stuff,and my wife does quilts so do I,1 so far but ,pardone Mi? What is an inkle? &)or more precisely what does an inkle loom make?

Check this out; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2drhn3QDgtI&feature=player_embedded

[shootrj2003]

wow, awsome,I may have to try that,thanks guys.

[William]

I found that video quite by chance and must have watched it three times I was so fascinated by it.  Glad you got something out of it too.

[DandJofAZ]

OK, now I know what you were talking about....I've seen end product but had no idea how they could be make without some big complicated thing....your inkle loom thingie would be a good thing to just sit around in the evening and work on by the wood stove...

[Rev]

OK, now I know what you were talking about....I've seen end product but had no idea how they could be make without some big complicated thing....your inkle loom thingie would be a good thing to just sit around in the evening and work on by the wood stove...

Doug we have three, if you need one to copy the design from. I also have a set of plans...

[shootrj2003]

seems with an adjustment of materials you could custom make any straplike object-gunslings ,sashes, headbands, belts,Tumplines etc.Handy item!!

[Bulldog lady]

Very relaxing once get it strung up, no loosing place on pattern or at least on the ones I've tried. Doesn't take hardly any material to weave with.  Book I have says can even sew them together to make bags or use fine threads for jewelry, add beads- lots of possibilities.