peg loom – Knitwerks

There’s an ancient practice of weaving using a piece of equipment called a peg loom. This can purchased or created if you happen to have a wood worker you know. Fiber artists seem to have handy partners! I’m not that lucky so mine is purchased through The Woolery. I picked the 24 inch version instead of the longer 36 inch version. I wish I had gone for the longer option.

I have pictures below of how to go ahead and prepare the loom by inserting yarn into the hole of the dowels and tying the end together. The yarn is woven around the dowels. Once the yarn is built up on the dowels, the pegs are removed one by one and the yarn slipped down. In that manner, the weaving grows down and down the warp.

I love peg loom weaving for stash busting and using up the extra bits of hand spun and commercial yarn. It’s a fun technique to learn and continue.

What does it mean to be me? Today is the anniversary of my mother’s death. Am I a daughter first? A wife? A mother? A creator? A writer? A fiber artist? An employee? I have a million pieces that make who I am and trying to explain it is like having to weave in the ends of an elaborate project. I say this after 1 – failing at my weaving a scarf on my baby wolf 2 – succeeding at weaving a tapestry project.

This year, for a whole year, I’m not allowed new projects, tasks, volunteers or pretty much anything that involves me extending myself. That started in February and I’ve already broken my commitment by agreeing to go full time at work. I desperately want to hit the art store and by a canvas and a load of acrylic paints but that would be messy, expensive and breaking my no new hobbies rule. Instead, I started a tapestry using a loom I already have and yarn from my closet.

I’m still trying to finish this baby off. It’s a mountain scene and what I’ve had in my head for years. I sit here today, trying to figure out how to end this piece, already weaving on another project on my peg loom, thinking, what would Mom say. I think she’d be happy with it- with all of it. Don’t get me wrong. She’d sprinkle some judgement on in there, but over all, deep inside, she’d be happy. It’s time to use more yarn now. Happy Creating!!!

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Peg Loom Weaving

Weaving in the Ends