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I learned to make a Discontinuous Warp the other day. Now all I have to do is learn how to finish weaving it.... (caught the flu somewhere in there and missed the lesson on how to completely weave something). I'll get there though. It's still really strange, this idea that the weavers here often weave all the way to the end of their warps. That's just unheard of on floor looms, and I've still never done it before, even though I've been here since the end of August (and the belt looms don't…

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a close up of a weaving machine with some yarn on it's back end

To participate in my class “A Loom Made of Sticks: An Online Class In Backstrap Weaving” you do need to have a loom. A backstrap loom is the most affordable, portable loom there is! You can buy one, or make your own! Here are free instructions for how to make a backstrap loom.

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an exhibit with many different types of weavings on display in the center and two wooden bowls at the base

Two backstrap looms are displayed at an exhibition of Mexican indigenous textiles at El Museo Regional de Puebla. The textiles in this show were beautiful, but not one was identified as to its place of origin. However, the long loom at right comes from the Amuzgo community of San Pedro Amuzgos in Oaxaca, and the short loom (green/orange fabric) at left comes from the Ixmiquilpan area of the Valle Mezquital in Hidalgo state (Otomi)

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the door is open and there are several weavings hanging from it

I used the backstrap loom here and again as in this post (the second piece became a doll) and then a month or so ago warping it to full count of 89 threads. This last attempt severely challenged my half-full...

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