When you're all done beading, you will go back and deal with that extra little thread. As you tie this knot, be sure to leave four to six inches of excess thread. You threaded the needle, and now you just need to tie a knot near where you will begin beading (left-side warp thread). In the last step, you cut off a piece of thread about 3 feet in length. But, I managed to get it threaded eventually. This part was a bit tricky for me, since the needle openings are so very small. Next, take out your needle and thread it with a few feet of the bead weaving thread. Then, I separated the threads slightly so that they went along the ridges of the bolt and were ready to be used. I didn't really need to fully tie a knot. My method to achieve the tight threads was to attach the top part to the eye-bolt and then I pulled it tight and actually wrapped the bottom end around the bottom eye-bolt and slapped on some duct tape. This may be a little tricky with this basic loom, but once you get it, just be sure the threads are nice and tight. Then, use your hand to figure out the thread placement, so the pieces can be separated and the other end tied to the other eye-bolt. Some people create a loop knot and just place it over the eye-bolt. Tie a knot at the end, around the eye bolt if necessary, to attach or secure the top part to the weaving loom. The larger (wider) bracelet used 11 threads and the smaller one used 9 threads.Once you figure out what you want to create, you can then cut out the correct number of threads, which are generally called warp threads. I made two bracelets and provided two design templates. If using a basic setup like this, you should also have some duct tape on hand, in case it's needed to help you keep the threads tightly attached. These are placed there so the beginning and end of the threads can be attached to something. Lastly, I added eye-bolts an inch or so behind the attached top pieces of wood. ![]() And, the ridges on the screw act as a nice holder and separator for the thread. Then, I drilled holes and attached two eye-bolts so I could place the large bolt through (see image for closeup). In the future, if I make a really nice loom, I will use 1 inch pieces attached to the main board. If you notice I have strangely shaped pieces attached, it is just because that is what I had available. I drilled the two small pieces onto the main board. For my loom, I allowed for 8 inches of space between the two attached pieces of wood. Basically, you will need to attach the two smaller pieces of wood onto the main piece. If you leave more space between the bolts, it will allow you to make something longer, like a necklace. It needs to be long enough to provide you enough space to weave your bracelet. The distance between the two bolts is really up to you. Some people prefer to use a piece that is about six inches wide. If you have a wider piece of wood than what I used, that would be ideal. My long piece of wood is two inches wide by about 16 inches long. For my loom and materials, I crawled over some items in my garage to gather up some scrap pieces of wood, bolts and screws. If you already have a loom, skip the next two paragraphs please. The site is incredible because you can make a really quick design, or even upload a photo and it will convert it into a cross-stitch design which can be used for this bead weaving project. If you like, you can make your own pattern on this website at no cost. I have both patterns available for you here. I made two bracelets for this Instructable. Optional: you may want to get a threading tool, since it is very difficult to thread these tiny needle
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