I’m also including some of the yarn supplies I love. I’ve written on some of the basic weaving tools and some alternatives that might be in your home right now. When starting out it is hard to know what tools you do and don’t need, and trust me you don’t need much.

I also have some great frame looms for beginner’s in my shop.

Make a loom out of cardboard – really easy and can be made from cardboard you already have around the house.

Make a frame into a loom – doing this gave me a huge 23” x 30” loom!.

If you’re having trouble understanding how to do something on your specific loom then feel free to reach out to me and I’ll help the best I can ( If you don’t yet have a loom, then no problem. If you already have a lap loom, then great! Any of my tutorials can work on any lap loom. Of course you’ll need a loom to start weaving. These are the most important terms for understanding weaving, but I have pictures and a few more weaving terms here. It creates your patterns and design in the weave.

The weft thread is the thread that you weave between, around, and all over the warp threads.The warp thread is the thread that is strung over the loom vertically, and holds the tension while you weave.

There are a few different types of looms and my blog focuses on how to use a lap loom. A Loom is the structure that you use to give your weave support and tension as you work.

Loom & leaf