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- Page 1 THE LILLI LOOM assembly instructions Find out more at schachtspindle.com Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder, CO 80301 p. 303.442.3212 800.228.2553 f. 303.447.9273 © 2017 Schacht Spindle Company, Inc. 08.17...
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Page 2: Tools Needed
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS TOOLS NEEDED LILLI LOOM PARTS Phillips screwdriver 2 – sides Bar soap ( 2 -- beams with teeth optional: a little on screw threads makes them easier 4 – #8 x 1-1/4" Phillips truss head screws to insert 1 –... - Page 3 This loom can be set up with either 6 or 12 ends per inch. Warp—the weaving threads which are held taut on the loom. Pick-up stick—on the Lilli Loom the Warping the loom—Putting the warp pick-up stick is inserted in the threads on the loom.
- Page 4 WARPING THE LOOM Tie the warp yarn onto a tooth on the bottom beam. (Figure 2) Tie onto the edge of where your weaving will begin. We prefer to center our weav- ings on the loom. Bring the yarn to the top beam, place it around the tooth directly above the one you started from.
- Page 5 BEGINNING TO WEAVE Wind a length of yarn on the stick shuttle (Figure 3), or cut a length of weft yarn and thread it through the weaving needle. Weave the shed stick over then under every other warp thread all the way across the warp (Figure 4).
- Page 6 WEAVING IN THE WEFT TAIL When you start weaving, leave a 2” tail and weave across. Tuck in the tail when you weave the next row. Trim this tail after you’ve removed the weaving from the loom and washed the fabric. WEAVING IN THE WEFT TAIL REMOVING THE WEAVING FROM THE LOOM...
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Page 7: Creating Patterns
CREATING PATTERNS You can create patterns in your weft using two weft colors—be sure to push each row down firmly, covering the warp yarn. • Horizontal stripes—weave several rows of color A, then switch to color B for several rows. •... - Page 8 WARPING THE LILLI LOOM FOR 12 EPI The teeth on the Lilli Loom are set at 6 ends per inch. You can double your sett to 12 epi by warping the loom with doubled warp threads. Just wind the warp on the loom as usual but wind two yarns together. After you have all of the warp yarns wound and tightened, you can split the doubled threads by chaining them across the top and bottom.