Why Build a PVC Loom?
Because, it’s economical, fast, and fun! The secret is in using large diameter PVC tubes for the frame. 1¼” or 1½” diameter PVC provides a very strong, lightweight, and attractive frame. All of the materials you need to build a PVC loom frame may be found at your local home center or hardware store. You will also need to buy a reed and some heddles, which can be found in numerous weaving supply stores and web sites around the country, Points to Consider: For thousands of years, even before recorded history, people invented ways to weave cloth using only the materials available to them at the time. For primitive cultures, this was often a sheep and a bunch of sticks, or even some weeds and a low hanging tree branch. Primitive weavers had no measuring devices or precision tools to build their looms. Yet they were able to produce many types of fine useable cloth. If people can produce useable cloth on log and stick looms, just think of what you can do using modern materials. We are very f
