The complete pin loom.
Of the third flat stick make
The Shuttle.
Curve the corners at each end as in [Fig. 15]. Sharpen one end down to a thin edge and in the other end cut an eye two inches long and one-quarter of an inch wide ([Fig. 15]). Cut your yard of colored cord in half, pass the end of one piece through one of the holes in the notched heddle, the end of the other piece through the hole in the opposite end of the heddle, and tie each end of the cords to one of the pins at the four corners of the board, drawing the cords taut. This will fasten the heddle in its place across the loom ([Fig. 12]).
Near the bottom of the board, directly below the last pin at the right on the long line, drive the carpet-tack to serve as a cleat for fastening the end of the warp. All that now remains to be done is
To Adjust the Warp,
and your loom will be ready for weaving. The threads which extend up and down, or from the top to the bottom of the loom, are called the warp. Soft, rather coarse knitting-cotton makes a good warp for almost anything woven on a small loom.
