Sturdy cardboard
1 piece, 6 × 6 inches
Crafts
Woven wall hangings.
Weave yarn and fabric strips on a small cardboard loom, then hang the finished piece with its backing.
- Makes
- 1 6-inch-square weaving
- Hands-on
- 45–60 minutes
- Total time
- 45–60 minutes
- Effort
- Easy
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For 1 6-inch-square weaving.
Strong smooth yarn for warp
About 4 yards
Colored yarn and narrow fabric strips
About 20–30 pieces, each 8 inches long
Tape
A few short pieces
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Scissors, ruler and pencil
Makes the loom and measures strips.
STEP BY STEP
Put it together
Cut loom
Mark notches about 3/4 inch apart on opposite edges. Cut shallow slots at the marks.
Add warp
Wind the strong yarn from top to bottom through matching slots, keeping parallel strands taut but not bending the board. Tape ends behind.
Weave
Pass an 8-inch strip over one strand, under the next, across the loom. Start the next row in the opposite order.
Build texture
Push rows close together. Add yarn or fabric until the center is filled; keep tension loose enough that the sides stay straight.
Finish
Tape strip ends behind the board. Attach a yarn hanging loop to the back and display with the cardboard supporting it.
Good to know
- Keeping the backing is the simplest beginner finish.
- Woven over-and-under fabric is different from knotted macramé.
SAVE THE MAKING
Prefer it ready-made?
Compare these finished options with making your own.
Finished macrame wall hanging
A ready-made fiber wall decoration using knots rather than the woven technique in this project.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Oakland Museum: cardboard weaving — 6-inch loom, spacing and backed finish