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- Page 1 THE SCHOOL 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. 07.17...
- Page 2 1 – nylon cord 16” 4 – #8-15 x 1½" truss head screws 2 – 1¼" screws teeth beam dowel beam nylon cord knot teeth stand stand loom loom side side FIGURE 1: ASSEMBLING THE SCHOOL LOOM – 2 –...
- Page 3 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS Place the other beam into the bot- Lay the loom side pieces on a tom cut grooves of the loom sides table or the floor parallel to each (with the beam teeth facing down and other and about 15" apart. The out).
- Page 4 MATERIALS REQUIRED – The School Loom with 2 pick-up sticks and 1 weaving needle, included – Cotton yarn or string for warp – Several soft, thick yarns in lots of colors for weft –...
- Page 5 WARPING THE LOOM Tie the warp string onto a tooth of the bottom beam near the side of the loom. (Figure 4) Bring the string from this point straight to the top beam and place it around a tooth on the top beam. Now bring the string back to the bottom beam, skip one tooth and go around the next.
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Page 6: Helpful Hints
over the second warp thread, under the third, over the fourth, etc., across the loom. It’s a good idea to check at this point that both pick-up sticks are correctly woven. Simply slide the second stick up to the first stick at the top of the loom, and check to see if the sticks hold alternate threads, all across the warp. - Page 7 ■ To change to a new length of yarn when the first yarn runs out, or when CORRECT you want to change colors: leave the tail of the first length of yarn in the shed. Thread a new yarn onto your needle and weave the new yarn into the same shed as the old yarn.
- Page 8 WEAVING ACCESSORIES FOR THE SCHOOL LOOM Double-End Tapestry Beater Weighted Tapestry Beater Single-End Tapestry Beater Pick-up Sticks from 8” to 30” long Stick Shuttles from 9” to 30” long – 8 –...
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