DIY Weaving Loom

At the beginning of the year, I was very interested in weaving my own coasters. I made a few here and put up a tutorial in the same link.  Now the cardboard weaving loom is really tatty and the all the "pegs" are not sturdy enough to hold the weave.  I decided to "upgrade" into something more sturdy - plastic biscuit boxes.  If I had the woodwork skills, I would make it out of wood, but upcycling a plastic one will have to do for now. 


What you need:
a) Sturdy plastic box - the bigger the box, the bigger your weave product. 
b) Craft knife - a pen knife will also do the job but you have more control with a craft knife.
c) Marker pen and ruler
d) Optional - craft paper and glue to decorate.

Along opposite edges of the box, make 5mm marks. Each mark should have a corresponding mark on the opposite side.  I used my old cardboard loom as a reference.

Using your craft knife, make v-shaped troughs where the marks were made. Boxes with the number 5 marked on them do not work, unfortunately. I tried to carefully mark and cut the "pegs" with craft knife but ended up splitting the plastic (see next picture)

The box I eventually used to make the "pegs" by carving
troughs.

Use a craft knife.

Decorate the outside of your box. I glued craft paper as mine had pictures of biscuits on it.

You are ready weave! Use the same technique as mentioned in my earlier tutorial.