Schacht CRICKET LOOM User Manual

CRICKET LOOM
Assembly And
WeAving instructions
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10" Weaving Width
15" Weaving Width
10" Cricket Loom on
optional Cricket Floor Stand

Schacht CRICKET LOOM Specifications

General

Type	Rigid Heddle Loom
Foldable	No
Warping Tool Included	Yes
Portable	Yes
Material	Maple wood
Included	Loom, warping peg, threading hook, two shuttles, and instructions
Heddle	8-dent
Heddle Sizes Available	5, 8, 10, 12 dents per inch
Weaving Width	10 inches, 15 inches
Sizes	10-inch

Summary

Parts of the Cricket Loom

Tools for Cricket Loom Assembly

Additional Parts for 15" Looms

Assembling Your Cricket Loom

Weaving Vocabulary Explained

Warping Your Cricket Loom

Changing Yarns During Warping

Weaving on Your Cricket Loom

Winding a Shuttle

Learn how to wind weft yarn onto the shuttle for weaving, using a figure-eight pattern for even winding.

Setting Up the Loom

Prepare the loom for weaving by clamping it and checking heddle placement, and weave a header.

Basic Weaving Process

Advancing the Warp

Adding New Weft Yarn

Removing Your Project from the Loom

Cricket Loom Accessories

Assembling the Clamps

Step-by-step guide to assemble the table clamps included with the Cricket Loom.