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If you have been following along so far, you now have your completed wall hanging woven on your loom.
The next step is to remove your weave from the loom, make some finishing touches, and add a dowel rod to hang it.
This article is part of a four-part DIY weaving tutorial series. Follow along and learn how to make your own woven wall hanging!
1. The first article explains the tools and materials needed to weave, and how to set up your weaving loom.
2. Start your wall hanging with a few basic weaving techniques. I start every weave with a few rows of a plain weave. And I love a good fringe, so there will be some rya knots. And a few rows of the classic basket weave.
3. Moving on to a few more weaving techniques that add even more texture and depth to your wall hanging. The loopy pile weave, soumak braids, and weaving with wool roving.
4. And this last part of the series shows how to finish your wall hanging and get it off your loom and up on your wall!
How to Remove your Wall Hanging from the Weaving Loom
When you finished your weaving, the next step is to take your wall hanging from your loom and attach a dowel rod to hang it!
Materials
- Loom with your Weaving on it
- Dowel rod
Tools
- Scissors
- Weaving needle
Instructions
- Start at the bottom. Lift your rya knots fringe. Carefully remove the warp spacer.
- Cut the first set of warp threads at the bottom. Make a tight knot right underneath your first rows of weaving.
- Move to the next set of warp threads and do the same. Continue cutting and tying knots all the way to the other end.
You can cut and shorten these strings, but if your fringe is long enough, it will cover and hide those warp strings.
- Remove the first two sets of warp threads from the top bar of your loom. Tie a knot right above your weave.
- Take the next two sets of warp threads and tie a knot. Continue all the way to the end.
- From each knot, find the shortest loop of the two loops and guide your dowel rod through.
Move the unused loops to the back. Using your weaving needle, tuck these loops in the back side, by weaving them down a few rows.
- Make a braid from the same cotton yarn you used to set up your warp. Knot the ends of your braid tightly to the sides of your rod.
- Trim your fringe. Cut it straight, diagonal, or round. Whatever pleases you.
The time it takes to remove your weave from your loom is an estimate. Actual time depends on experience and the size of your weaving loom.
The back of your weave
When you are done weaving and have taken your wall hanging off the loom, it is easy to move on and forget to finish the back of your weave. But don’t skip this last step.
Turn your weave around and look at the back. See all those loose ends from starting and ending sections of your weft yarns? You want to secure all those tail ends so that they don’t unravel.
Use your tapestry needle to tuck your tails and hide them on the backside of the weave. You can weave them through exposed warp threads on the back, or pull the tails down through 2 or 3 back loops of the weft stitches. Just make sure that it’s not pulling the weft too much and create gaps in the front.
When you have tucked in all your yarn tails, turn your weave around, take a moment to admire your work, and find it the perfect spot on your wall to hang!
