Schacht Spindle Company has a selection of tapestry looms that I use. Their peg looms are sturdy and easy to find in the USA and in some places around the world. While I love their new Arras tapestry loom (reviewed here), their peg looms are great for travel or for small projects at home. These looms include the Schacht Lilli Loom, Easel Weaver Loom, and School Loom. The pegs used on these three looms are all the same and the sett is about 5.5 ends per inch. Most of us don’t want to weave at 5.5 ends per inch when weaving small things because we want more detail, so how do you warp these looms to get closer setts?
I wrote a tutorial for Schacht’s April newsletter and you can find it HERE. Make sure to download the excellent PDF they produced from my article for reference in the future. I also made a video to go along with the PDF which is linked in their newsletter (or is on my YouTube channel). That video contains a discount code good for any of my online courses, so even if you don’t use a peg loom for tapestry, this sneaky discount code can be yours if you take a look at that video.
An example of warping a peg loom for tapestry with an uneven sett
If you’ve taken my Weaving Tapestry on Little Looms class you have probably used the little trick I use to respace the warps on a peg loom warped unevenly. This trick can be used on many different kinds of looms. Give it a try yourself!
A Schacht Lilli Loom warped at 8 epi as shown in the tutorial in Schacht’s newsletter from April of 2022.