Knitless loom template and method for making fabric

Abstract

A knitless loom having a roughly planar template made of a readily deformable material that is firm enough to allow for wrapping yarn around the template under adequate tension, yet deformable enough to allow the edges of the template to be manipulated such that the woven fabric may be removed upon completion.

1 . A portable loom template, which may be used for making fabric from yarn by winding yarn through notches on edges of the template and then knotting at each intersection, and then deforming the template to enable removal of the fabric, said template comprising: 
 a substantially planar, contiguous piece of a material firm enough to tension yarn between opposite notches, yet pliable enough to allow the fabric to be removed upon deforming the template, the template having notches on its edges.    
   
   
       2 . The portable loom template according to  claim 1 , wherein the template is made of a pliable polymeric material.  
   
   
       3 . The portable loom template according to  claim 1 , wherein the template is made of foamed polymer.  
   
   
       4 . The portable loom template according to  claim 1 , wherein the template is made of UVA foam.  
   
   
       5 . The portable loom template according to  claim 1 , wherein the template has front and back sides, the front side being light and the back side being dark.  
   
   
       6 . The portable loom template according to  claim 2 , wherein the template has front and back sides, the front side being light and the back side being dark.  
   
   
       7 . The portable loom template according to  claim 3 , wherein the template has front and back sides, the front side being light and the back side being dark.  
   
   
       8 . The portable loom template according to  claim 4 , wherein the template has front and back sides, the front side being light and the back side being dark.  
   
   
       9 . A method for making a fabric comprising the steps of: securing an end of a length of yarn to a pliable loom template, successively wrapping the yarn around the template, knotting the yarn at yarn intersections, deforming the loom template to slacken the yarn, and removing the yarn.  
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 9  further comprising the steps of providing a loom template wherein the template has front and back sides, the front side being light and the back side being dark, and selecting a side of the template on which to knot the yarn for maximum contrast between the yarn and template side.