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Step 3: Weave

1. 2. 3. 4.

Cut a 4-foot piece of yarn Repeat the over/under pattern Use a fork to gently push down Weave the yarn back in the
and thread it onto a plastic until you reach the opposite the yarn. Do the left side, the opposite direction, this time
yarn needle. To start weaving, side of the loom. Pull the yarn right side, then the middle. weaving over the warp threads
go over the first warp thread until there is a 4-inch tail left Repeat this every time you that you went under in the
and under the second. on the end. Don’t pull too weave a new row. previous row and weaving
tightly or the finished weaving under the warp threads
will have an hourglass shape. that you went over.

5.

Tie the top pairs of
warp threads together
in double knots. Leave
the ends long.

Repeat steps 1–4 using wool
roving, making sure to leave
a 4-inch tail at each end. Keep
weaving with yarn and roving.
When you’re finished, turn over
the clipboard and cut all the
warp threads across the middle.
Lay the weaving flat with the
back facing up. Then follow
the instructions to the right.

One at a time, thread the
cut ends of the yarn onto a
plastic needle. Then pull the cut
end through the yarn on the Tie the bottom
back of the weaving. Trim pairs of warp threads
excess. (Use your fingers in double knots.
to tuck the roving.) Trim excess.

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