DIY Branch Weaving Tutorial

Difficulty level: Intermediate
Time required: 1 hour
Age range: 12 and up

Things you’ll need:
Branch from your yard
Yarn in various colors and weights
Needlepoint needle
Scissors

Things to do:

  1. Attach yarn to the branch where the two points meet by tying a knot.
  2. Bring the yarn to the other side of the Y, then wrap it around the branch once.
  3. Bring the yarn to the opposite side of the Y, where you tied the knot, and wrap it around the branch once.
  4. Continue wrapping back and forth between the two branches, wrapping the yarn around the branch each time to make sure it is secure. Wrap tightly, but not so tightly that you bend or weaken the branches.
  5. When you finish wrapping, knot the yarn around the branch and trim it.
  6. Thread the needle with about 2 yards of yarn. Being weaving the needle alternately over and under each piece of yarn until you reach the last strand.
  7. Pull the yarn through, leaving about a 4-6″ tail to weave in later.
  8. Weave in the other direction this time, again alternating over and under. You will work opposite the first row of weaving, weaving under the strands that were previously woven over and vice versa.
  9. When you reach the end of row 2, weave in the opposite direction again.
  10. Continue to weave back and forth until you have about 4-6″ of yarn left.
  11. When you are ready for a new color, thread the needle with another 2 yards of yarn. Begin weaving back and forth at any point. If you do not want to create stripes, you can create shapes by weaving in certain sections of the loom.
  12. Continue to change colors and create shapes until you have filled in the entire loom with yarn.
  13. To secure the tails, thread tails through the needle. Push the needle back and forth along the back of the strands to secure each tail.
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