Pin Loom Template

Here s the basic process for making a square pin loom out of a 12x12 artist s canvas.

Pin loom template.

Find a pattern or tutorial here. Pin loom templates click on a thumbnail image to download the full page pdf square looms. If you want to build your own pin loom s my husband designed a number of templates in various sizes with the standard 1 8 inch spacing. Use a piece of plastic canvas as a template.

Just make sure that the pattern of pins in each corner remains the same. Library of original pin loom pattern weaves and technique tutorials. Saved by janet feathers. By sue burton 4 comments.

Remove the plastic canvas. It can all be done on this pin loom so there are a lot of possibilities. It is totally possible to make other loom sizes. All of the basic templates are available in the book pin loom weaving.

Drive a few brads into the plastic canvas just to hold it in place on the frame. I would suggest adding or reducing pins in the groups of three so that the loom continues to be easy to weave. The method i used for the samples below is with a continuous strand of yarn but you could also use threads that are cut short. Remove the artist s canvas from the frame.

These are also woven on the diagonal in a simple plain weave with very bulky medium sized and thinner yarns. He has also included some with different space measurements between the pins see individual patterns for pin spacing information.