Using the excess Con-Tact around the edges of the tattoo paper, create a secure bond between the tattoo sheet and the Silhouette America Light Tack Cutting Mat.īe sure to align the sheet with the grid on the cutting mat, which corresponds to the grid visible in the Silhouette Studio software. You have an extra fine 20 slot loom, but you will only be using every other slot for the warp with this chunky yarn, so that you have 10 warp threads.Ħ. Use the thicker acrylic yarn for this practice weave. Start by following the instructions below to weave your first plain weave. Neighboring weft yarns pass through warp yarns in alternating sequences to secure the structure. In plain-woven fabric, each weft yarn goes over one warp yarn and under the next. Plain weave is considered the most basic weaving structure. This is what we will use to weave the yarn between the warp threads. Your kit does not come with a tapestry needle, but you can tape the yarn to anything long and thin (ex. Pull your yarn through the whole in your “tapestry needle”. Measure out 6.5 yards of thread (we’ve measured it for you). Follow the instructions below to get familiar with weaving a plain weave. The warp yarns are vertical, and held under tension on a loom, while weft yarns are horizontal and pass between warp yarns.įirst, try setting up the loom using the chunky acrylic yarn we have provided (the thickest yarn on the spool). Woven fabric is formed by interlacing warp yarns and weft yarns, which run in perpendicular directions.

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