Make a Beading loom for a nice gift or for yourself
Christopher Demetrick
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This holiday season I made this loom that jewelry makers use for beading. I decided to customize it and want to show you the process I used in making it. Also ....sorry for the bad joke @ the end!
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@fjolliff6308 3 years ago
Master beader... Now I have to find a way to use that in a conversation with my mom.
@TandraHarrison 2 years ago
I want to thank you for posting this I thought that I would be able to make a beading loom just as you have currently I am homeless and I have been making spare money by making keychains and bracelets and I have been asked about making beaded bracelets that would require me to use a loom I can no longer find them in my local stores so it's awesome to see that I can actually make a very affordable one by using scrap pieces from the cutting table at home Depot and just a few other things that I will need to purchase and it would probably cost me less than $10 plus I love making stuff with my hands. It's crazy that I started making jewelry when my mother passed away and I really didn't have much interest in jewelry and how much I have been able to accomplish with making it the encouragement I have received from my community to keep making it's unbelievably awesome. And I thought that not having a beading loom was going to be a difficult obstacle for me to get around but nope you showed me how easily I can knock it out of my way thanks a lot. Stayed blessed
@alleycatjack4562 6 years ago
Awesome work. The only thing I might change is to have the threaded rods a bit higher to be a bit more comfortable when feeding through the underside, but that is all preference.
@joyoustil92 11 years ago
Great job! Thanks for sharing..Hope she loved it. I think it's awesome that you made her such a thoughtful and wonderful gift..
@SoleildePerez 1 year ago
Ho my goodness! I am totally fan of your creation! If it was for me, I would be so happy! Marvelous! 🎉🎉🎉
@MsLizRich 11 years ago
That's awesome! What beader wouldn't want to be the recipient of such a cool, personalized gift?
How would the beader adjust the tension on the warp threads (that run the length of the loom)? I think it would be hard to string the warp threads with even tension when just tying them to an eye hook. Plus, thread stretches when under tension. How would the beader take up the slack? On the metal loom you showed at the beginning, this function is achieved by the wooden rollers. Loosen the roller's wing net, rotate the roller to tighten the tension, then tighten up the wing nut.
I do have one suggestion, if anyone else will be making one. Please make one of the end pieces that hold the rod several inches taller than the other end piece. The user would work with the shorter end toward their body and taller end further from their body. This allows the beader to better see what they are doing as the work progresses, without having to stretch and bend over or to pick up the loom. I work on one of the little metal looms like you showed in the beginning. I finally mounted it on wood to make the loom angle down toward me. Eliminated a LOT of stress on my back and neck as I work.
How would the beader adjust the tension on the warp threads (that run the length of the loom)? I think it would be hard to string the warp threads with even tension when just tying them to an eye hook. Plus, thread stretches when under tension. How would the beader take up the slack? On the metal loom you showed at the beginning, this function is achieved by the wooden rollers. Loosen the roller's wing net, rotate the roller to tighten the tension, then tighten up the wing nut.
I do have one suggestion, if anyone else will be making one. Please make one of the end pieces that hold the rod several inches taller than the other end piece. The user would work with the shorter end toward their body and taller end further from their body. This allows the beader to better see what they are doing as the work progresses, without having to stretch and bend over or to pick up the loom. I work on one of the little metal looms like you showed in the beginning. I finally mounted it on wood to make the loom angle down toward me. Eliminated a LOT of stress on my back and neck as I work.
@loraineantonson7174 11 years ago
THIS IS A GREAT IDEA IM MAKING ONE AND IT IS A BETTER IDEA THAN THE SEVERAL STORE BOUGHTEN ONES I PERSONALLY PURCHASED.....THANKX
@isabellemorgan4452 9 years ago
Cute but the metal threads will hurt the warp and the base limits one from using hand underneath. I asked the hardware store for some springs but they weren't very cooperative
@soul_6426 10 years ago
if I were to get one,,, I would need the area where the threaded rod goes in to be taller tho,nice idea!
@tamieh4599 5 years ago
I was just going to make a plain old boring one for my first try at making, but after this video, I think I will try to make one with pazazzzzzzz
@StƏphaniƏ012 4 years ago
That's awesome.. thanks for sharing.. Was looking for ways to build my own.. thank you
Make a Beading loom for a nice gift or for yourself
Christopher Demetrick
79,779 views
This holiday season I made this loom that jewelry makers use for beading. I decided to customize it and want to show you the process I used in making it. Also ....sorry for the bad joke @ the end!