![]() ![]() We'll learn which products you'll need in Part 2. Adding beads, beading needles and other loomwork products-books for example-will help achieve our lowest price. On many of the looms you can get a lower price by using All Assortable Pricing. For beading looms, prices range from under $10 to just over $50. Price - Not included in the chart because it can vary depending on your total order. Maximum Weaving Width - the number of slots available to hold lengthwise threadsīenefit - the feature or features that tell what each loom has to offer and distinguish one beading loom from another. Weaving Surface - the maximum length and width you'll be able to use for weaving They offer varying degrees of portability.Ĭonstruction - wood, plastic or metal frames along with metal or plastic parts such as screws and thread stoppers (pegs) This is an affiliate link and purchases made by clicking on this link may result in my being compensated by Beading Loom Comparison Chart shows side-by-side the important features of each beading loom: Size - beading looms have a smaller footprint than weaving looms, typically about a foot in length and several inches wide. The Clover Beading Loom retails for $89.95USD on the Clover website but I found it on Amazon for $56.92USD. I love the flexibility that all of the adjustments give for a large variety of projects and, as always, Clover did a great job with the instructions included in the package. Just one more way to keep your threads in place and your warp threads taut.įinal take: I like the Clover Beading Loom because even though it’s plastic it feels fairly sturdy. The 4 Holders included in the Beading Loom snap onto the Winding Beam to hold longer threads in place. There are two warp thread spacing options to fit sizes 11/0 cylinder beads and round beads. This is really great for those long pieces. This keeps it from jumping the spacers as you loosen and adjust the winding beam. You can see how the Warp Thread Stoppers slid through the warp thread spacers to hold the thread in place. I think of a perm rod and the perm papers when I use the paper to roll the thread onto the winding beam. When using the winding beam with very long warp threads Clover recommends winding the threads with a piece of printer paper (represented by the green paper) around the winding beam to keep the threads from getting tangled. This allows you to create very long opera lengths necklaces, head pieces, purse handles or belts. ![]() The long threads can be wound around the winding beam (bottom smooth bar). ![]() The way I have the loom set up in this photo is for a very long piece. This set up is great for smaller projects like pendants and brooches. The way I have the loom set up above is one of the shorter positions with a continuous warp thread. All you need to do is adjust the four Adjustment Screws and slide the Rail out to the correct length. The Clover beading loom is very flexible allowing for many variations in projects. Lots of different companies make beading looms, I will be reviewing another one here shortly, from very simple designs to more elaborate ones like this. The Clover bead loom adjusts from 2 1/4 inches up to 8 3/8 inches but you can create pieces both larger and smaller if you want. The photo above with more labels may help you to see the different parts of the Clover Beading Loom. Here is what is included with the Clover Beading Loom: Don’t worry, I will also share a review of the beading kits in the very near future too! ![]() The beading kit makes it so easy to get started because it’s quite a lot like counted cross stitch. Once I realize that all I had to do was set up the warp threads and weave beads on from “weft to right” it didn’t seem so intimidating! Plus Clover also gave me a Beading Loom Kit to try so I didn’t have to make up my own pattern. Then when people I spoke with started throwing out terms like warp and weft I got confused and passed on opportunities to learn.īut when I received the Clover Beading Loom to review I knew it was time to finally give it a try and it was then that I remembered my friend Shay Pendray saying, “Weft goes weft to right and warp goes the other way”. I was always intimidated by the intricacy of the designs imagining that it must be very difficult to do. I’ve always been drawn to beading on a loom but have never added it to my list of skills. Weaving beads on a loom is a beautiful art form. ![]()
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