Warping board

Weaving - Free plans for how to make a warping board

Warping Board Which Can Measure Both Yards and Meters: A friend and I have been (slowly) experimenting with weaving, refurbishing an old 4 shaft table loom in the process. Weaving is one of those delightfully ancient skills like blacksmithing and sailing, filled with obscure speciality equipment and a t…

Since my warping board has disappeared, I've been warping my yarn for dyeing on my ironing board. Needless to say this takes up a lot of room and isn't exactly ideal. Since I didn't feel like paying $100 for another one, I figured a quick trip to the hardware store was in order. This took me about an hour to assemble, and cost about $20. It's completely adjustable... the only downside is that I can't warp wet yarn or I'll ruin it. Warping board with 16 foot skein:

It is no secret that I have a preference for using a warping board to dress a rigid-heddle loom. This is now called the indirect method. Before rigid-heddle weaving became so popular, the indirect method was “warping.” To many new weavers the direct method is the only warping method she or he will ever need ... Read more

Learn how to direct warp on your table loom with this easy tutorial. It used a technic similar to direct warping on rigid heddle loom.

Warping board

I use spring clamps on my bookshelf. I measure crochet cotton to the desired length of the warp and use that to measure the appropriate path.

As I hoped, the color-and-weave pattern for this weave-along has already generated lots of discussion about warping. For those who are still newish weavers, don’t let all these geeky details overwhelm you. Take what you need and leave the rest. Think of these weave-alongs as an interactive pattern instead of a class. The Facebook and Ravelry groups are ... Read more

I've been there. You went to a weaving class, loved it, and bought a loom. Now it's sitting there, staring at you, waiting to be warped. ...