A peg loom is a simple weaving loom, working on the same principle as handheld weaving sticks. It consists of a board, usually wooden, drilled with one or more rows of holes, and a matching set of wooden or nylon pegs, each a dowel with a hole drilled near one end, that fit into those holes; double-length warp threads are threaded through the hole in each peg, the loose ends knotted, and the pegs then inserted into the board to begin weaving.
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Introduced When (Circa)Stick weaving, the handheld form of peg-loom weaving, is said to have been used by peoples of the Great Lakes region of North America in the 1500s, when French trappers first encountered it; by the 18th century it was being taught to children. 1 OriginAttributed by one source to Great Lakes region peoples of North America, first noted by French trappers in the 1500s; by the 18th century stick weaving was taught to children to build manual dexterity before they entered the weaving trade. 1 Connections
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It has been said that stick weaving was used by people of the Great Lakes region of North America in the 1500s when French trappers first encountered them, and that in the 18th century it was taught to children to develop their manual dexterity before they entered the weaving trade.
Used In: Weaving, Lead section
A peg loom is a simple weaving loom.
In Group: Looms, Lead section
A peg loom is a simple weaving loom.
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Why was peg loom weaving taught to children?
It built the manual dexterity children needed before entering the weaving trade.
Stick weaving, the handheld ancestor of peg loom weaving, is attributed to peoples of the Great Lakes region of North America and was first noted by French trappers in the 1500s. By the eighteenth century it was being taught to children, to build the manual dexterity they would need before entering the weaving trade.
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