I haven’t done this myself, but I’ve seen it work for many weavers. I have seen many weavers put rya knots at the bottom of their weave and then when they take it off the notched loom, they just let the rya knots fall into those bottom warp loops. All you would do is simply pass the rod through the loops. You would then sew the weave to a rod to hang it as I did in this post.īut if you weave all the way to the top of the loom and leave about 1 inch of warp threads, you could simply slip the ward threads off the loom notches and then use the warp loops to hang your wall hanging from a rod. You would then tie it off, like I show in the post, and weave it through the back side just like you did with the yarn tails. If you do something similar to what I did in this post then you would lay the loom on a flat surface and cut the warp threads at the top so that you have 2-3 inches of warp thread coming out of your piece. To finish your piece, I’ll start with the top. Once I pull the yarn tail through these two then I trim it and just leave it like that. I have a yarn tail on the side of my weave and I’m using my tapestry needle to pull the yarn tail through two “stitches” on the back of the weave. The second picture that I posted here is showing what I’m talking about. For the yarn tails that you have sticking out along your weave, all you need to do is ‘weave’ them into the back of your piece. Hi Maria, I totally understand it can be very intimidating in the beginning. What do you think of your completed weave? Was it easier or harder then you thought it would be? I would love to see your completed projects, if you’re on Instagram, please tag me Weaving! You have now completed your wall hanging! For the bottom warp loops, follow the same steps you would for the simple frame loom (above). You could also use a natural branch to hang your weave from if you prefer, as long as what you use is a few inches wider then your weave. To finish on a peg loom, take the top warp loops off the pegs/front notches and put the dowel or metal rod that you will hang the weave through the loops. Tie this piece of warp thread securely at both ends of your rod or stick. A good estimate of the length would be about twice the width of your weave. Now that your weave is attached to a hanging rod or stick, take another piece of warp thread making sure it is long enough to hang your weave. Continue with this process until you reach the end of the weave and tie off the warp thread in a secure double knot. (If you need help deciding what to hang your weave from, check out my post with some different options here)īring the warp thread back through the top of your weave at the warp thread, about three spaces over. Now take some warp thread or yarn, and tie it securely to the warp thread in your weave, loop it around your rod or stick that you will mount your weave from. Next trim the long tails of the warp threads you wove through the back of your weave. Once finished with the top warp, do the same with the bottom warp threads. If you don’t want to finish your weave by tying off your warp ends, see my post on finishing with the hem stitch. To finish on a simple frame loom, cut the warp threads off the top of the frame, tie the two warp threads together, then weave the ends in through the back of your weave. For example, if you pull the thread ends too tight in the back, you may cause an unwanted bump in the front. I also make sure to flip my weave over as I go to make sure that I haven’t caused issues in the front of my weave. If you have different colored threads in your weave make sure that your weaving the loose colors in with the same colored woven area, this is to ensure that colors don’t show through the front of your weave. Start by taking a tapestry needle and weave in all your loose threads in the back of your weave. So check out both finishing techniques and choose which one works best for you.** **As an update, I have made a post on finishing your weave with a hem stitch, which gives it a cleaner finish (in my opinion). Depending on which frame loom (a simple frame or a notched frame) you used to create your weave on will affect how you finish your weave. Congratulations on completing your weave! Now it’s time to finish it.
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