[NFB-Krafters-Korner] looming technique

Fri Jan 1 15:03:10 UTC 2021

I have taken a few of your ideas and my own, to heart. So far, the yarn is in the same plastic lined box. Oh, they are two different 4 ply colors, for whomever asked. They are on the floor to my right, which seems a whole lot more comfortable. But here is the kicker, the yarn is on the outside of the loom and I am pulling it up from the bottom. This way the yarn doesn't get tangled in the pegs, yippy.

Keep those ideas coming, smile. 
Warmly, 
Becky    

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From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amanda Winkler via NFB-Krafters-Korner
Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2020 5:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] looming technique

Currently, I am making a 10 stitch blanket using two strands of yarn. This is the  way I have it set up. First, each strand is a ball in A plastic bag with the yarn coming out of the top. at the top of each bag there is an elastic hair band that keeps the bag closed enough to prevent the ball from coming out but, allowing the yarn to be easily pulled out. I have threaded both strands through a 6 inch plastic straw. The straw is a standard size not a jumbo size straw. As long as I work with fairly short segments of the yarn the straw helps keep the strands from twisting between the loom and the straw. for some unknown reason the yarn between the straw and the bags does get twisted but, because of the straw I can untangle this quite easily. I contain everything including the loom with the project on it in a tote. As for keeping two different colored yarns separate the only idea I can come up with is to use a small segment of a straw on one of the strands and place it between the loom and the straw that contains both yarns. when I work everything is directly in front of me at my feet. I agree with Henry and Terry about having the yarn coming up over the top of the loom as you work. I hope this helps and gives you some ideas to help you make your project a success. 

Amanda Winkler

>> On Dec 31, 2020, at 7:36 AM, Becky Frankeberger via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> It has been a while since I loomed. The loomed piece I was doing was 
> torn out, to tight, to twisted. My question for you seasoned loomers, 
> where should my two balls of yarn be, i.e., on the floor, on my right, 
> since I am right-handed, on my left on the floor. Should the two balls 
> of yarn be in one large plastic lined box or two to try and prevent twisting of the yarn.
> Since the loom is an oval, should the yarn come up from the middle, or 
> above; left side, right side.
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> 
> I am looking for technique to place the yarn balls.  
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> Becky
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