You Don’t Need an Expensive Peg Loom to Get Weaving

While I was researching the type of wood that might originally have been used to make peg looms, I stumbled upon a fantastic website and their YouTube videos. And what a gem! One video shows a young lad making a peg loom entirely out of tree branches—and another demonstrates how to weave on it. Simple, clever, and just brilliant.

The videos were made by Muddyfaces if you want to check out their other videos and acticles.

It was a lovely reminder that you don’t need a fancy or expensive peg loom to get started with weaving. In fact, I had been planning to make a video on how to build one myself—but after watching this, there’s really no need! They’ve done such a great job showing how accessible it can be.

Want to Make Your Own Peg Loom?

You can use the same idea with just a few materials from your local DIY store or scrap wood pile. Here’s a quick guide:

• Start with a solid, wide piece of wood for the loom base.
• Measure and drill holes along it at even intervals—the spacing depends on the thickness and texture of the weaving you want to do.
• Use dowel (or “dawling”) rods of your chosen thickness, and cut them into pegs.
• Don’t forget: each peg needs a small hole drilled through it just above the part that sits in the loom—this is for threading your warp strings.
• Make sure your pegs are a decent length—long enough to hold the weft securely, but not so long that you struggle to pull them through while weaving.

It’s such a satisfying little project—and opens the door to so many creative possibilities.

A Final Thought

Making your own peg loom is not only cost-effective—it’s a great way to reuse and repurpose materials. Plus, there’s something very grounding about weaving on something you’ve made with your own hands.

Peg looms are brilliant for working with raw sheep fleece—perfect for creating thick, textured rugs, seat pads, or meditation mats, which you can wash once they’re woven. They’re also ideal for using washed fleece that’s simply drafted and twisted for strength, making the process wonderfully natural and satisfying from start to finish.

Whether you’re new to peg looms or just love the idea of handmade tools, I highly recommend checking out those videos—it might just inspire you to grab a drill and get going!