How Do You Weave With Seed Beads?
• Here, the tan threads are the warp and the light blue is the weft. Learn a bit of terminology. • Warp Thread: The long, strong thread running over the loom • Weft Thread: The thread you string the beads onto and then weave under and over the warp thread, creating the weft thread • Dowel: The round wooden stick at either end of the loom. • Learn the differences between normal bead weaving and seed bead weaving. In particular, Be careful not to split the thread with the needle as you work your way across the warp, as you will then not be able to pull your warp thread through the weft thread. • This is one of the most common looms; you don’t really need a new fancy loom. Warp the loom for seed bead weaving. Tie one end of the thread onto the pin on the dowel. • This example uses pink warp threads and white weft threads throughout. String the loom so that you can slip the thread off the dowel holder without clipping all the threads. • Pull the thread over the top of the loom and wind aro
