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Step 2Starting the cord.
You have eight slots in the loom, but you only use seven lengths of yarn.
The cords are easier to use with a loop at one end, so start with one piece of yarn as long as you need* and three pieces of yarn twice as long as that. The colours you use are up to you.
Fold the long yarn in half, lay the short yarn with them, and tie a knot at the folded end. This will make a small loop.
Thread the loose ends through the loom, pull the knot up to the hole, and spread the yarns out so that there is one piece in all but one of the slots.
The starting arrangement of the yarns will influence the pattern you get, but it will be generally helical.
*Weaving shortens the yarn by around a third (depending on the thickness of the yarn and how tight you weave it). Generally, an arm's length will become a choker-length. A bracelet needs seven lengths of around a foot (3x2 feet and 1x1 foot).
The cords are easier to use with a loop at one end, so start with one piece of yarn as long as you need* and three pieces of yarn twice as long as that. The colours you use are up to you.
Fold the long yarn in half, lay the short yarn with them, and tie a knot at the folded end. This will make a small loop.
Thread the loose ends through the loom, pull the knot up to the hole, and spread the yarns out so that there is one piece in all but one of the slots.
The starting arrangement of the yarns will influence the pattern you get, but it will be generally helical.
*Weaving shortens the yarn by around a third (depending on the thickness of the yarn and how tight you weave it). Generally, an arm's length will become a choker-length. A bracelet needs seven lengths of around a foot (3x2 feet and 1x1 foot).
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If you want a 20 inch lanyard, start with one piece 30 inches long, and three pieces 60 inches long, folded in half.