Weave.

Starting Weave I was looking forward in trying something new as i've never done any weaving before, however it takes SO long to set the weave up, let alone actually weaving…

Table Loom.

Setting up. (This is not a step by step guide.)

1. After picking the thread you want for the 'warp' (the base thread held on tension) you need to do a few calculations to work out how many strands of thread per inch (EPI - Ends Per Inch), then working out for half and then finally overall how many threads you need. After all this has done you need to measure out how much thread you need, for this you'll need to use a device called a 'Warping Frame'.

Warping Frame. 

2. After the thread has been measured out you need to tie it so the thread doesn't get all tangled.

3.  When all of this has been done, its time to think about actually putting it onto the loom.

Making sure to keep the tension you have to slowly unravel the thread and tie it tightly to the loom and wind all of the thread to the loom leaving the excess bit to reach the other end of the loom, by this time if you haven't been driven ad by this long winded process you are about to…

4. Its time to thread the heddles…nearly. First you need to work out the design you want to use as you won't be able to change it later, once its threaded its threaded! When you've decided on the design you then need to make sure that you thread it the correct way which correlates to your design, when thesis worked out you can start to thread it up.

Threaded Loom, threaded through the heddles and the comb and ready to go!…Finally.

Threading the loom is so tedious, especially as I worked with around 180 ends and had to thread them up individually. I really like the whole idea of the loom and think that it defiantly pays off with what you are able to produce and brings out some great effects, but the set up in my view is way to time consuming.