How to Make a Handheld Loom

Create your own fabric with leftover scraps on a loom.

Learning to weave on a handheld loom teaches not only creativity but dexterity and hand-eye coordination. You can use a handheld loom to create small projects such as potholders, as well as larger projects such as individual blocks for a larger bedspread. Recycle a piece of sturdy cardboard and some yarn to make a simple yet effective loom.

Things You'll Need

• Ruler
• Cardboard
• Marker
• Scissors
• Yarn

Instructions

1. 

   Use corrugated cardboard, and the spacing is done for you.

   Measure with a ruler across the top and bottom of a small piece of sturdy cardboard that fits in the palm of your hand, and make marks 1/4 inch apart with a marker.

2. Cut into the cardboard on the marks with scissors, creating notches to string your loom.

3. Slide the end of a length of yarn into the first slit on the bottom of either the right or left side of the cardboard.

4. String your loom up and down, winding around the notches to make the vertical warp of your loom.

References

• Teyli: Weaving On A Cardboard Loom
• Artists Helping Children: Weaving Crafts