Make your own bead loom with nothing but cardboard and staples! :)

Bismillah ar-Rahman, ar-Raheem.

Assalamualeikum wa rahmatullahi, wa barakatuhu to my Muslim readers, and greetings of peace to my non-Muslim readers.

Hi there! :)

Have you always wanted a bead loom so that you can weave your own beautiful bracelets? Can't afford one that's professional and expensive?
Well then! Lucky you came across this page!
I'll show you how to make a simple bead loom with nothing but a cardboard box and staples (technically)!

1. First of all, you'll need the following materials:

-A cardboard box (I used one from a piece of furniture from IKEA)-A pair of scissors
-A ruler
-A pen/pencil
-A stapler





2. The second step is to measure 15 cm (about 5.9 inches) off on the box, and mark it. It doesn't have to be 15 cm long, that is up to you, and how wide you want to be able to make your bracelets. Better more than less, though. Do this on the side which is parallel to the one you just marked, and cut these two parts off.

 

 

3. <-- Now you take your two 15 cm long pieces of cardboard, and start snipping in them. It doesn't matter how may you decide to snip, just remember not to make them too thin, or too wide, about 0.5 cm for each. Here I made around 27. Do this to both pieces of cardboard, and control that each have the same amount, and that they are about just as wide.

4. On the two parallel sides which you haven't cut in, measure and mark around 15 cm in the middle of the box.

 5. Take the pieces which you snip in, and staple them onto the two sides where you didn't cut anything. Make sure the the end of the snippets are above the edge of the box, so that you can easily weave beads onto it.

6. <-- This is somewhat what it should look like by now. I know what you're thinking. It's too wide, and you can't weave on it. But actually, you can. It's really simple, and the extra space lets you have your beads there too! :)

7. <-- Just to show you that you can actually use it, I started another new project on it, and you can see how it ended up on the next couple of pictures.
Later on, I'll post some pictures of all the other bracelets I've made using my cardboard loom! :)

 

Now, I didn't have enough time to turn it into a full bracelet like the other ones I've made with this bead loom, so I just made it into a little ring. :)

Hope this tutorial was helpful. Now make your own bead loom! :)
I'd love to read some comments if you have any. :)







Yours sincerely,


The Creative Muslimah

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