How to weave a rectangle?
Weaving Shapes on the Loom Guide
Introduction
In this Guide you will learn how to weave rectangles. For a full list of shapes included, you can check out this post Weaving Shapes on the Loom Guide.
Now, let’s add some shapes to your weaving!
Rectangle Weaving Tutorial
Step 1: Decide the dimensions and direction of the rectangle.
In this example, the length of this rectangle is 18 warp yarns long and 14 rows of weft yarns high. Here I have marked off the warp yarns that I will not use with the orange yarn as a guide.
Step 2: Weave a few rows of plain weave for the base of the rectangle.
Step3: As if you were continuing another row of plain weave in a row, begin a new row.
Be sure to catch the final warp yarn and move the yarn to your desired length.
Step 4: Secure the weft yarn in place with a loom comb or fork.
Step 5: Continue building the shape by repeating steps 3 and 4.
Vertical Rectangle
The same method can be applied with weaving a rectangle in another direction.
Outer Rectangle
If you want to build a larger rectangle around a smaller one, the most important thing to keep in mind is to make sure the left and right side of the outer rectangle are of equal height.
Step 1: Decide the dimensions and direction of the outer rectangle.
Step 2: Weave a few rows of plain weave for the base of the rectangle.
Step 3: On the left side, build up the weft a few rows until the desired height.
Step 4: On the right side, build up the weft a few rows until the desired height. The right side and the left should match up to the same height.
Step 5: Weave a few rows of plain weave over the two sides and the opening.
Step 6: Once you have reached the desired height, tuck away the yarn tail under the previous weft row.
Conclusion
Adding geometric shapes to weaving add color and pattern. I encourage you to practice with size and color to explore the possibilities.
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