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INSTRUCTIONS

Ashford Handicrafts Ltd.

Factory and Showroom:

415

West Street,

PO Box

474

, Ashburton, New Zealand

Telephone

64 3 308 9087

Facsimile

64 3 308 8664

Internet: www.ashford.co.nz

Ashford Guarantee

Thank you for purchasing this Ashford product. In the

unlikely event there is any fault in manufacture we will

replace the item. To validate our guarantee please visit

our website or write to us.

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ASHFORD INKLETTE LOOM

A PORTABLE INKLE LOOM

IKL13022012V3

Summary of Contents for INKLETTE LOOM

Page 1: ...www ashford co nz Ashford Guarantee Thank you for purchasing this Ashford product In the unlikely event there is any fault in manufacture we will replace the item To validate our guarantee please visi...

Page 2: ...en check the peg is an easy fit in the hole if tight use the sandpaper to help make peg a nice fit Carefully smear a little glue in one hole Too much glue may cause the wood to split Carefully tap the...

Page 3: ...by the amount of tension on the weft thread SHUTTLE A shuttle with a sharp edge for beating is included in the kit TENSION FLAP This flap is used to keep the warp under tension when weaving When movi...

Page 4: ...f you have a multicoloured warp add one extra Round 1 Also tie the first thread of the new colour to the last thread maintaining the same tension as the rest of the warp On wider warps cut and tie whe...

Page 5: ...y the use of leashes A thread NOT going through a leash is called an open thread Shed 1 Is made by lifting all the open threads Shed 2 Is made by pushing down all the open threads CHANGING SHEDS To ge...

Page 6: ...and before you tighten the weft pull the previous weft thread again That will even out the little loop that occurs between the two outer warp threads which is essential when it comes to making even ed...

Page 7: ...shes To help the threading there is a line dividing each colour group X and O are different colours You can do just 2 colours or a different colour in each group Join the ends when changing colours as...