First, you’ll need to know what yarn to get. A wool or wool blend is easiest to work with, I think, because the stretchy fibers allow for more flexibility with tension. If you have some acrylic on hand, you could use that.
What dent is your heddle? This means, how many slots and holes are there per inch?
Some heddles will have this printed (in tiny letters) on the plastic part of the heddle itself, or on the wood. The above heddle is 7.5 epi.
Then, what yarns will work with the heddle you have? Sock yarns usually work at 10 epi, while worsted yarns are 7.5/8 epi. If you’re unsure, take a ruler and wrap the yarn around it, squishing the yarns together a bit. The number of wraps you get per inch is called “wraps per inch,” or wpi. Divide that in half to get your “ends per inch,” epi. This equals your heddle size. So, if you get 16 wraps per inch, this means you have 8 ends per inch and can use an 8 dent heddle.
Other tools you’ll need:
-A warping peg (your loom might have come with one. If you have a warping board, you can use that instead. If not, a wooden peg, 4-6 inches long, that you can clamp to a firm surface will work).
- A clamp or two (you'll need a way to keep your loom on a table)
- A table... the taller, the better
- Crochet hook or threading hook
- Scissors
- Measuring tape
Next time... how to direct warp your loom!
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