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CRICKET LOOM
15" Weaving Width
W
eAving
10" Weaving Width
Find out more at schachtspindle.com
Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder, CO 80301
p. 303.442.3212 f. 303.447.9273
© 2017 Schacht Spindle Company, Inc.
A
ssembly And
i
nstructions
10" Cricket Loom on
optional Cricket Floor Stand
01.17
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- Page 1 10" Weaving Width 10" Cricket Loom on optional Cricket Floor Stand 15" Weaving Width Find out more at schachtspindle.com Schacht Spindle Company 6101 Ben Place Boulder, CO 80301 p. 303.442.3212 f. 303.447.9273 © 2017 Schacht Spindle Company, Inc. 01.17...
- Page 2 CRICKET LOOM ssembly And eAving nstructions PARTS Small parts in plastic bag: – side pieces, one with inserts and – wooden dowel handles ratchet dogs attached – 1" screws – warp and cloth beams with ratchet – 1-1/2" screws gears attached 3/8"...
- Page 3 4 – barrel nuts center cross brace 4 – 2" truss head bolts ASSEMBLING YOUR CRICKET LOOM Line up the loom sides parallel Working from the outside, insert to each other with the front of the the non-gear ends of the warp and...
- Page 4 After all of the cords are attached, ■ install the apron bars. First make a loop in the cord ( ) and then Photo 6d put the loop through the last hole in the cord. ( ) Slide the apron Photo 6e rod into the loop and pull tight.
- Page 5 Like any craft, weaving has its own vocabulary. Learning these words will help you as you read the instructions. The Cricket Loom is for weaving fabric. Fabric is made by crossing vertical and horizontal threads. The vertical threads that are held by the loom are called the warp threads or ends.
- Page 6 Bring the apron rod up over the WARPING YOUR CRICKET LOOM back beam toward the heddle. Tie The first step to weaving is to put the end of the warp yarn to the apron the warp on the loom. This is called rod in line with where you will start “warping the loom.”...
- Page 7 Pull the next loop of yarn under Wind the warp onto the warp the apron rod and through the next beam by turning the warp beam crank slot in the rigid heddle. Place the loop handle clockwise. When the warp has over the warping peg.
- Page 8 Work back and forth across the warp, tightening all the groups. Pat across the warp to make sure the ten- sion is even. (Photo 16) Bring the apron rod around and over the top of the front beam so that it is about 6"...
- Page 9 WEAVING ON YOUR CRICKET LOOM WINDING A SHUTTLE Wind the weft yarn around the shuttle in a figure-eight pattern. You can wind along one edge or both edges of the shuttle. ( Photos 17a–b Neutral SETTING UP THE LOOM Down...
- Page 10 WEAVING To secure the tail of the weaving you Place your heddle in the up position. can leave it hanging and sew it in after Insert your shuttle into the opening you have finished weaving, or you can (called the shed) between the raised fold it back into the weaving for 1/2"...
- Page 11 ADDING NEW WEFT PROJECTS: When your shuttle runs out of weft, leave the yarn in the shed where For help to get started weaving, visit it ends. Wind more yarn onto your schachtspindle.com/project-archives/ shuttle, insert the shuttle into the You’ll find easy first Cricket projects. same shed, overlapping the new end with the old end for about 1/2".
- Page 12 CRICKET LOOM ACCESSORIES 10” & 15” Cricket Loom Bags handwoven by Mayan Hands, available in four different fabrics Cricket Floor Stand for 10" or 15" Cricket Looms bent metal piece Variable Dent Reed wood block washer wing nut Cricket Pick-up Stick...