Fig. [194].—Squaw doll make-believe weaving Navajo blanket on primitive loom.
Two inches above the blanket attach a six-inch pole to the board with pins and use a coarse needle and heavy thread to make the warp. Run the thread through the wrong side of the blanket and up around the pole. Cross it on the under side of the long thread (P, [Fig. 197]) which extends from blanket to pole.
Fig. [195].—Indian blanket pinned on board.
Fig. [196].—Stones tied to pole for bottom of loom.
Fig. [197].—Building primitive loom.
Carry the thread along the pole a short distance, loop it over (Q, [Fig. 197]) and bring the thread down through the right side of the blanket. Take a long stitch and again carry the thread up over the pole. Continue until the warp is entirely across the blanket. Pin another pole six and a half inches long, three-quarters of an inch above the top pole, and fasten the two poles together by tying loops of string across from one to the other ([Fig. 198]).
