Hi ! I am new here and need some help.
I put together and inkle loom from instructions on the internet and have taken the book "Inkle Weaving by Helene Bress" out from our local library until I decide if this is the route I want to go or to try card weaving. I am mainly interested in making nice straps for powderhornds and hunting bags in the manner of the early 17th century around the French & Indian War. I hunt with a flintlock and want to make my own accessories; hence the inkle.
The problem I have is that in Bress's book on page 23 she describes how to use multiple colors and how to tie in the yarn.
The loom I made is just like the one on page 18. Unfortunately she refers to the "front" of the loom and nowhere does the book show the "front' in any diagram. Plus there is nowhere on the loom that I can attach yarn and tacks and have it look anything like the drawing shows. She just doesn't get specific enough here in my opinion. I have never done anything like this before; except for tying trout flies. I think the directions could have been a little clearer here.
Can anyone help me out that has her book? I would greatly appreciate it. By the way I did do one sash I did do is made from hardware store jute cord and it came out so-so. Good enough for a 17th century native American or colonist though! LOL
Thanks,
TinStar
Soli Deo Gloria!