Using a 3D Printed Loom for Tablet Weaving

[@Raven_Snow]

Haha, you really did get all the essentials into that suitcase!

[@kunstdesschämens]

Oh my, a combination of making your own loom with a 3d printer and then using it, absolutely LOVE IT!

[@kathyaustin5709]

I've used paper towel tubes cut in half for winding warp thread. They work great and are stiff enough to not slip when winding the thread.

[@bgreen4485]

I just found your channel last night and have been binge-watching! I may try this someday - I learned some basic weaving on a small table-top loom almost 30 years ago. I am a quilter and couldn't help but notice the beautiful quilt on your bed!

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I also quilt. I must have nearly 100 of them in bins and in piles around the house. I prefer the classic geometric patterns.

[@kleineanna13]

"People jumping out of perfectly good air planes", hihi.

[@pbonniejean]

As ever, you make it all look so stinkin' easy...and it still baffles the bejeebers outta me!

[@catwoman151]

You are the best! You had me cheering out loud for the earl grey tin. Also, thank you for all of these extremely helpful videos! I'm just about to get started using a small rigid heddle of a similar make, so seeing this in addition to your inkle loom videos has been extremely helpful. I was definitely over-thinking how to warp it up, and the paper tip will come in handy. Thanks again! 🫖

[@CJMactaggartknits]

Omg to much fun. I just used the "childrens loom" from ali express with my tablets - it's just as much fun as the inkel loom.

[@abigailkerr3354]

Might make myself one of these. Trying to get into tablet weaving and struggling bc I bought a back strap weaving kit, and trying to learn it all while also trying to maintain tension with my body has been taking the fun out.

[@joannebroadfoot5225]

I got my son on 3D printing my loom. I am very excited to try. Thank you.

[@ksisu1324]

Cool little loom!

[@kathyaustin5709]

Thanks so much for showing tablet weaving on this type of loom. I have a small rigid heddle loom that will work perfectly with tablet weaving techniques. Awesome!!

[@nanettebromley8843]

Oh cool. Another use for one of my rigid heddle looms. Was wondering how to make longer tablet braid for my dress/ coat/what ever else I can think of.

[@rowanberry_jam]

Hi! I was subscribed to your amazing channel but didn't know that you use cards made by me. It was so pleasant to find it out!❤ And it's such an interesting loom! Thank you for the links.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Yes! I did buy some of your lovely cards! I was looking for your Etsy shop and it appears to be gone. Did you move to a new web location?

[@rowanberry_jam]

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 Etsy is blocked for Russian sellers because of the sanctions. And international transactions are difficult for us now, but there are still some ways. I've sent you an email with my actual contacts some days ago. Maybe the message got to spam because of the links in it.

[@ericbradley7675]

That new type inkle loom!! 😮❤

[@ericbradley7675]

Also, bigger beads loom, too!

[@ericbradley7675]

Bigger not including big bead because not enough room on loom but can making more biggest loom that challenges!

[@JewelShadow]

This is super cool, I might 3D print one to actually try tablet weaving because looms are just so darn expensive. We have the printer already so it's really just the cost of filament at this point

[@alicescott6166]

ah, the tetris lover in me felt very satisfied with the 'packing into a standard carry-on segment' ;D

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Still had lots of room left over, too! Story Time: I became the Tetris champion in my in-laws house, much to the chagrin of my father-in-law who had held the high score on the computer.

[@elenavaccaro339]

Thinking about making this, just printing the essential connections. Have to purchase time on a printer... Looks really fun! Agree with that 'perfectly good plane' sentiment.

[@jirup]

Works just like my rigid heddle looms... but with cards in the middle, rather than a rigid heddle.

[@Just_Sara]

That tip about the paper, OH MY GOSH, that was exactly what I needed. How did you know??

[@jgo3k]

Hi Elewys. Thanks for all your videos. I threw together an inkle loom from some scraps, and have been "Weaving along with Elewys" ever since. I wonder if you would consider doing a video on how to design patterns. I have been playing around with the TDD, but I could use some help with the basics like when to use S or Z threading, how to make different shapes (or letters?), and how to make decisions on which colors go in which holes. For example, I wanted to make a "checkered" pattern, so at first I put white threads in A and B and black in C and D, I used TDD to see that I could switch the way I rotated every 8 cards back and forth every couple of rows. I speed warped my loom and got going quickly, but I found it difficult to turn the sets back and forth without making mistakes, and the first 30 rows or so looked pretty bad. Then I figured out if I just started with every 8 cards "upside down" (As lined up with Cs), I could just turn everything forward or backward. I went back to TDD and adjusted the design (to remind myself later), but I would not have figured that out if I hadn't messed around with it. I know that is part of what makes it fun, but I would love to hear/see some of your design tips as well. Thanks for considering. (planning on printing this loom this week!)

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I sometimes look to similar patterns if they're doing a thing that I want my current project to do and see how that was threaded. In a lot of cases, it's just playing with the program to see how it works. There is a KZbin video for TDD (that I think is linked in the description of the videos) that was put together by the design team of the program, Catherine and James.

[@AliensWearSunglasses]

It looks like neat and compact loom ❤️

[@bunhelsingslegacy3549]

Thanks for showing how to warp this, I'd been trying to wrap my brain around ... well, how to warp a loom you don't just wrap the warp around... perhaps in the future I shall have something like this, it looks more comfortable for floor use (I don't generally chair and table well for long, I gelpad on the floor) than an inkle loom and way more compact than my current 5' scrap board wtih tension adjustment "what can I find in the garage" loom. Although I'll probably only get the ratchety parts and the 3-holed end pieces 3d printed, I suspect the rest will be far easier and faster to manufacture out of wood since I have saws, drills, hole saws and the like... also on the topic of "what can I find" looms, my 4 layers of cereal box cardboard shuttle works surprisingly well, although I do have to guide it with my finger or else the layers catch on things, but the knife is a good idea for when the cardboard starts disintegrating and I'm too lazy to unwind what's left and rewind a new one...

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Many of my woodworking projects are supplied with "hubby's scrap pile". You can also get ratchets and pawls from weaving supply places online, if you can't find a 3D printer.

[@janetclark8754]

Thank you for showing us how this loom works. it looks a little uncomfortable having to reach up over the cloth bars and the fixed dowels... made my arms ache just watching. I probably would have pulled it off the edge of the table on an angle ;o) And I agree with getting rid of that rigid bar and the uprights closest to you!

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I ended up doing exactly that-- holding it in my lap and resting on the edge of the table

[@sherrybrook3233]

you could use a round chop stick they are slightly smaller than a pencil but larger than a skewer

[@bergenmic]

What cool little loom! How does it deal with twist? I'd love to 3D print a tablet loom (warp weighted maybe?) that lets me weave twisty patterns.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

You either have to choose a twist-neutral pattern or reverse the pattern by flipping the cards and weaving from the end of the pattern back to the beginning.

[@tammihackley4349]

Very nice, I’ll see if husband will print one

[@nixhixx]

I wondered about those wood blocks and hitting your arms on them... my forearms would be one big bruise.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Mostly just scratched, not bruised. :D They definitely need sanding.

[@christinegallo4983]

What do we want? Low flying airplane noises! When do we want them? NYYYEEEEEEOOOOOWWWW!

[@annacord9561]

As you were putting it together, I thought that making the front support shorter (just below the height of the ends) and the back a bit taller would create a slanted work zone, which would be easier to see the pattern. Having only one bar for either cloth or warp beam could be a problem with slipping as you turn it.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Good thought! I might have to experiment with that!

[@ncarlton236]

Beautiful weaver, how does one go about trying to learn this craft? Obtaining supplies?

[@nixhixx]

Watch all of the playlist on this channel, she got me going!

[@ncarlton236]

@@nixhixx Thank you for your advice. Will do so. 🙂👍

[@alidelatierra]

Wonderful!! I love your creative spirit!:)

[@MaesRuth]

I used to do card weaving years ago. I used a back strap loom and was able to wind up two dowel rods like how you have on the top of your loom. For the life of me I can't remember the how it was wound up and am having lots of trouble remembering how I did it. Do you know what it's called so I can look it up again?

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Perhaps a rigid heddle loom?

[@MaesRuth]

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 no, just two sets of dowels at the top and bottom. Top had some cord wound around them to hold it together and I the looped it over a door knob. The other end was attached to me. Had the cards in the middle. I did a 6 ft long piece in a 2 ft space.

[@TheGirlfromBowral]

Interesting to see how to warp up a different type of loom. The new shuttle looked cute but obviously wouldn’t pack the threads down sufficiently. Was that because of the thread load? I laughed out loud at your packing. 😂😂 My husband said not to get ideas! Glad to see the apron again. I was worried something had happened when you weren’t wearing it in recent videos. Thank you.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Part of the problem was that it was the beginning of the weave, so tension was being wonky. Later on, it improved, but a firmer shuttle would definitely work better. I actually misplaced the apron for a few weeks and was determined to include it in the video...I found it under a pile of summer clothes that I was preparing to pack away for the winter.

[@Rebecca-yf9ci]

Hello Mis Elewys, beatiful video. I’m very jealous of your new loom :) Question for anyone with a little experience, does anyone know if you can weave a much thinner strand with say only 2 or 4 cards? I want to weave a thin lace (to lace up a Renaissance bodice) using carpet warp, but I don’t know if a 2 or 4 card weave will stay together?

[@catzkeet4860]

You “can” but it’s very fiddly and tbh why would you want to when you can hand braid the same without having to set up cards and loom etc? Finger loop and other braids are historically accurate throughout history and require no set up bar measuring and cutting threads and are just as sturdy and can be patterned just like a woven band.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

You could try finger loop braiding, which will create a nice, strong lacing. I know there are videos out there that demonstrate how it's done. Morgan Donner did a video on it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYLTdpZ9m9tgqLs

[@Rebecca-yf9ci]

Thank you both for the advice! That’s so funny, I actually found Morgan Donner’s video last night. Will definitely be hand braiding now :)

[@mokanger97]

I know this is super late, but you could also try making lucet cord. You need a little two pronged tool but its really easy and can make cord as long as you want, which is where fingerloop can be a bit limited

[@emilywilliams3237]

I really like that quilt on the bed underneath your suitcase. Did you make that?

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I did. I learned how to quilt back in 1990 when my sister and I took a class together. I ended up making well over 100 quilts since then. I haven't done much in the last couple of years because of the focus on weaving, but I do occasionally take a ziplock of squares with me to doctor appointments or jury duty to keep my hands busy. I'll have to do a trunk show video one day.

[@emilywilliams3237]

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 I would enjoy seeing your quilting. I am primarily a quilter myself, and now that I am retired I have more time for it.

[@12khd]

Hi! how to unscrew twisted threads?

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I have a video about reversing twist. Check out my playlist!

[@McNerdyCostumesandProps]

Safe travels to wherever you’re going in the known world! Don’t go jumping out of that perfectly good airplane 😂

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

No plans to go anywhere for a while...except up to celebrate Dad's 80th birthday in November.

[@annalisette5897]

I have watched a number of your videos, including very simple beginner information, and I am too stupid to understand the process. I very much admire your work but it is a total mystery to me how it comes together. LOL! (I am very accomplished in a number of other forms of needlework, including needle lace.)

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I'm glad you were here to enjoy it! I watch videos of people creating things I have no talent for, too, if nothing else but to admire their work. All are welcome here!

[@Pengalen]

Somehow this seems less efficient than when you are doing it on one of the more traditional multi-peg looms. It seems like you have to spend a lot more effort fussing with the cards beyond simply doing the rotation, compared to working on the other kind of loom.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Yes, but it is more portable

[@sarahstrider6078]

Is there a 3D printer pattern for an inkle loom by any chance?

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

I believe there is--check on Thingiverse to see what is on there!

[@sarahdzeima5102]

...nice beater :P

[@Досик-ж9я]

Замечательный станок❤❤ я попроюбую смастерит такой станок..в место пластмассы можно использоват фанеры

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

You can definitely make all these parts from wood instead of plastic. It was a fun project to try, though.

[@AnonymousXIII]

Try one of those cheap, wooden chopsticks that come when you order Chinese food; the ones you snap in half before using; they look like they might fit.

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

Ooo...good idea! I'll dig around and see if I can find one!

[@AnonymousXIII]

@@elewysoffinchingefeld3066 If not, it's an excellent excuse to order take-out.

[@joebiggs135]

Amazing

[@kriskossack7231]

A hair stick might work well for these cards.

[@shaunhall960]

Distressed means character if anyone wants to know? ;)

[@carolburns8667]

👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻❤️🇨🇦

[@elewysoffinchingefeld3066]

:D

[@josivanJose-ls7pg]

😊😊😊😮😮🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤