Always Room for an Inkle Loom!

 I have been given a lovely old Inkle Loom.
 It is solid and has good long warp pegs so I will be able to weave bands and straps of fabric up to 6 inches in width. Inkle looms are so useful for weaving webbing, straps for bags, belts etc. There are so many ways to weave on this type of loom to produce wonderful patterns and intricate designs.

 To just get this little loom up and working again, it first got some TLC in Skipper's workshop, a light rub down and some wood polish, a check over to make sure all pegs were firmly set and an addition of a ring to tie on the first warp thread at the base and it was ready to use.

Meanwhile I made some red cotton heddles and picked out  a self patterning yarn from my stash to make a warp.

Inkle looms produce warp faced weaving, so I decided on a plain blue yarn for the weft.

The weather has been so lovely here on the Island, as the Inkle is so small and portable, it was a perfect little weaving to do outside in the garden.

I wove a simple plain weave narrow band.

Always room for a loom in my house, so pleased to add this one to my collection.