How To Weave A Wall Hanging Without A Loom

Thread your needle with a length of yarn a then stitch the dowel and the wall hanging together.

How to weave a wall hanging without a loom.

Fasten off and weave in the ends. Use a fork instead of a beater some scrap piece of wood or cardboard as a shuttle and a dowel as a shedding stick. Use the twine to tie the lower hanging rug sample to the branch leaving enough space for the upper sample to hang with a 2 inch gap above and below. Pull the end through the loop to create a tassel.

In this post learn 3 basic weaving pattern techniques which will help you create an array of different wall hangings. Also if you are working with thicker yarn don t be afraid to forget about your weaving shuttle and tapestry needle and just start using your hands. Place the dowel at the top of the hanging. You can diy your own weaving loom for a few dollars and purchase some yarn at your craft store to make this beauty.

Take your first two warp threads and tie them in an overhand knot leaving a loop for the wood to be threaded through. To attach your weaving to your stick you will need to create a series of overhand knots. Thread it through a hole and then back through the hole below holding on to the end so it doesn t come all the way through. Continue to create these loops across the top.

I looped the twine through the rug s fibers on the back so that the knots wouldn t show. When you are done attach your wall hanging to the dowel by threading yarn through the top of the mesh and tying it to the dowel. Learning to weave is not hard at all. Using chunky yarns and these specific stitches you can fill your loom in less than half the time it usually takes to make a medium wall hanging.