weaving [A forcinating and inexpensive way of weoving belts, bonds of braiding, and other narrow pieces, by @ method tha's been in use for hundreds of years. You moke your own loom, out of cards ond «@ few oddt and ends (ee below); you pick your own design; you have @ choice of moterils—srong, firm [Link]-SHEEN « for belts; softer Kniting Worsted for colorful bands of trimming, expecially attractive on felt garment Filing cord dividers, which are usually of thin, strong cordboord thet doesn't bend or break easly, make excellent loom cords. The 14 loom cords we indicate below will moke a band "to 1” wide. Fewer cards will make @ narrower band. You could use more cards ‘ond moke © wider bond, but we don't recommend it for beginners— the setup becomes unwieldy end herd to handle. The amount of ‘thread of each color that you will need will depend on the length cof your piece and the pattern you select (soe “How to Make the Design”), For your information, @ ball of SPEED-CRO-SHEEN con tains 100 yords of thread, @ 1-22. skein of RED HEART Kriting Weonted 60 yards of yarn, When weaving with wool ern, you thread the cords with the yarn, but you wind the shutle wih « soft cotton such as KNIT-CRO-SHEEN or Bedspread Cotton, YOU WILL NEED FOR THE LOOM ‘Sufficient fling cord dividers (they come in diferent sizes) to moke fourteen 315"-quare loom cords One tongve depressor to moke @ hulle Two 40" shoelaces to keep ends tied Hole puncher HOW TO MAKE THE LOOM CARDS 1, Drow and cut out one loom card 34" square. Round comers slightly. Mark place of holes ot ‘shown, Punch holes 2. Using this cord 08 © pattern, mmork, punch ond cut out oll 14 cords 3. Number each card at shown, from 1 0.14, Letter the holes fon each card 0, b, ¢ and d, tlways in the order shown, This is very important forthe threod- ing. Color two. diagonally op: posite corners os shown, to make it eosy to spot @ card thot is out of line 4. Fashion the tongue depressor Into-0 shutle shown, HOW TO MAKE THE DESIGN (On graph poper, mark off 14 squares ocross, numbered 1 to 14 lone for each cord), Mork off 4 squares down, lettered A, 8, C ond D (one for each hole. Eoch of these squares represents one thread Fill the squares in the [Link] area, uting colored pencils cor- responding ta the colors you are going to vie. This represents one “repeat” his repeat moy be reversed in weaving ar will be shown, loter). Keep design simple oa a card loom Here ore graphs and finished work for sample designs ARROW DESIGN (two variations) 2 complete tus ltp 8 times) forward 2 complete tens backward DIAGONAL STRIPES beep rotating cards forward WAVY LINES graph 1 complete tun tip 4 times! forward 1 complete turn backwardHOW TO THREAD THE LOOM CARDS 1. Count the threads in each diferent color in your graph. Let's fake os an example the Arrow Design, wih forest green for the background, white for the side stripes, and ton for the errows Your thread count is follows 12345678 con® ‘reer, 34 threads white, 8 theeods tan, 14 threads The total is clays 56 (4 x 14) 2. Cut threads Yo the desired finished length plus about two feet 2. Wind shuttle os full o& you can, using the color that forms the fedge—in this core, green. 4. Now, with groph before you, thread card No. 14. Puta thread ‘of ach squarecolor in row 14 through each corresponding hole (A,B, C and D) in the cord. Lay card down, face up, numeral lying 1 shown and threadLends extending to each side os shown. Knot the four short ends (about one foot from cards) together, es shown. 55. Repeat with each card, going down oné tow in graph for each fone. As © card i headed, lay i carefully ontop of preceding on ‘oxeetly in the some monner In this pottern, 14 ond 13 ore all green, 12 all white. 11 i green i A,B,C; ton in D. 10% green in A and B; tan in Cand D, and so on 6. Place o rubber band over cords, holding them together os pock, 7. Tie knotted ends of threads into © knot. Straighten out other fends ond fia one shoelace around them very tightly (wind cround). AND NOW YOU ARE READY TO WEAVE Fasten shoelace to a doorknob or hook. Use second shoelace to fie knotted ends to your waist, 0 showa. By bending slighty bockword fof forward you contol tension. Hold packet of cards in left hand Remove rubber bond (replace when interrupting weaving). Note, however, that cards ore olways handled os @ pack, in one unit ‘Threads now run in two layers; the opening between layers is the shed, through which shutle poses, Slip o small strip of cardboard between the layers, hard agains! knotted ends. Now tip the whole [Link] forword (% tur), 30 that numbers are upright. A new Shed is formed; insert shutlo info shed, beat shutleedge hard fegainst cardboard end, 10 eeporate threads. Pass shuttle through, leaving thread end hanging. Tip cardpacket forward again 10 that numbers are horizontal, os shown. Beat threads opart as before; put shutle through. Give Cords another tun; numbers are now upside down, Repeat procedure, When cards are upright again thaving been tipped four times) ‘you have completed the frst repeat Watch edgerpull shuttle thread evenly. To repeat the design, continue to turn in the tome direction or, to reverse the design, turn backward four times—thot is, tll the num: bers are upright egoin. You can also vary the design by making two full turns in one direction, then two full turns ia the other THE SUMMING UP This is all there isto weaving, ond you see thet it n't herd. Just remember: © Cords must be in exactly the right position et the stor. Beat your filing thread very close to the one before. '# Secure cards with rubber bond whenever you slop weoving ‘© From time to time the thveads behind the cards may become twisted. Untie the shoelace, saighten out threads, and tie the lace © When piece becomes too long for comfort, untie the shoelace from your woist ond fosten it around woven sirp near end of weaving; fie around your wast as befor ‘© Whon woven piece hos reached desired length, untie the shoelaces fond remove cards. Open out knot at beginning FINISHING ENDS Buckle: Sew clotly several times back and forth ‘cross one end ond cut threads close to stitching Fold end over buckle, forcing prong through threads. Sew os shown At other end cut threads about 4” From weaving. Thread one ot a time in a dorning needle and pow through threads on wrong side for bout Cur Long Fringe: Allow obovt 18” ot begining and ‘ond of woven bond. Attach piece somewhere so fends con be held taut. Seporate the frst four Thwead-endr, take two ends in each hand and twat the two together, both hands working inthe same diction, When twist is tight, knot the No wistonds (4 threads) together, roll lightly in \ opposite directions. 3» Educational Bureay of COATS & CLARK INC 1420 Park Avenue, New York 22, N.Y Ianwed by