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by Noreen on January 21st, 2008

One of the great loom loves of my life is the inkle loom.

I have woven countless vests, bags, dolls, rugs,  and components of other garments and accessories on the inkle loom.

This is my two sided inkle loom that my husband built for me.  The two sided inkle looms are slower to warp, but are sturdier than some open sided inkle looms.

If you are going to buy  an inkle loom, make sure it is VERY sturdy. You’ll be putting a lot of pressure on the pegs of the loom, and if they give way, it can be infuriating.

Also, make sure that the mechanism that allows you to advance the warp is very sturdy, too, as there is a lot of stress on it.

If you are going to be working with inkle looms, you definitely will want to buy Helene Bress’s book: Inkle Weaving 

I’ve uploaded tons of pics of various inkle woven projects. Just scan down the categories to the right and click on the inkle weaving  and narrow band weaving category. It’ll pull up lots of pics…..

Happy Weaving!

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