Inkle Weaving and Inkle Looms

A lot of inkle looms weave only a couple yards at a time, so I designed this one to get enough trim for a large garment in a single weaving. I also included a spare peg for sizing and storing heddle strings. There' s no period justificat ion for the design. The goal was to get a lot of hand-woven trim for garb, and in that respect the project has been an astounding success!

PDF document with Pick Up Inkle instructio ns and patterns

Exchange information and ideas with other inkle weavers and ask questions.

A tutorial for pick-up inkle weaving which assumes you already know all about inkle weaving, from setting up looms and reading patterns to actually doing the weaving.

There were many ways of weaving narrow fabrics for girdles, leg bindings, borders, and decorative braids. We can say little about the looms, for if their warp was stretched between the weaver's belt and a tree or table leg there would be no archaeological trace.