Loom Assembly Instructions

The Mirrix loom comes completely assembled!
The shedding device (that long copper tube with the thin steel rods attached on either side) is put on AFTER you warp your loom. Please consult eight labeled visuals at the back of these instructions to help guide you through the process of setting up your loom.

The contents of the box includes:

1) Assembled loom

2)Three warp coils (springs) that provide warp spacing. Your loom came with 8,12,14, and18 dent coils.

3) Two black plastic rectangular clips with wing nuts for attaching the warping bar to the loom and, after you've warped the loom, for attaching the shedding device to the loom .A shedding device: the copper tube with two thin metal bars attached on the top and the bottom.

4) An aluminum bar about 5/16 of an inch in diameter and approximately three inches shorter than the width of your loom (warping bar).

5) A handle that needs to be attached to the shedding device. Do this after you've installed the shedding device by removing the cap (an extra cap is provided) on the end of the handle and then sticking the end of the handle through the holes drilled on one side of the shedding device. The handle can be on your left or right depending on how you attach the shedding device to the loom.

6) A nifty wrench (aluminum, thin, flat, looks like a tuning fork) for adjusting the tension on the wing nuts. Another itty bitty wrench for loosening and tightening the screws that hold the thin metal bars on the shedding device.

7) A two hour DVD that shows you how to warp the loom and how to begin weaving..

Setting Up Your Mirrix Loom

Overview of setup:

1) Warping: Wrapping strong yarn or beading thread vertically around the loom and equally spaced across its width by using the spring located near the top of the loom.

2) Installing the shedding device and setting it up for operation: The shedding device is standard on the 12, 16, 22, 32 and 38 inch looms. It is not an option for the 8 inch loom. It is not necessary for the kind of bead work where you sew back through your beads to attach them to the warp. It is necessary for tapestry weaving and for the kind of bead weaving (unique to the Mirrix Loom) which requires you actually weave your beads rather than sew them onto the warp. The shedding device raises every other warp thread creating what is known in weaving lingo as the "shed" (the space between the two sets of threads) in which you can weave either your weft (in tapestry) or your strung beads.