Universal Hand Loom Kit with Adjustable Pegs for 3D Embellishments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hand looms are limited in creating three-dimensional objects and embellishments due to fixed peg heights, restricting the versatility and complexity of woven items.
Innovation Solution
A universal hand loom kit featuring a peg board with adjustable pegs of varying lengths, along with a shuttle, needle weaver, and comb, allowing for the creation of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects, including pompoms, tassels, and fringes, by enabling the use of standard or short pegs and long embellishment pegs, and the ability to expand the loom's size and shape.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional hand looms use fixed peg heights, then the structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but the versatility and complexity of woven items are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pegs are made adjustable in height rather than fixed, allowing the loom to adapt to different weaving requirements. The pegs can be positioned at various heights along the vertical axis, enabling the creation of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional woven items, thereby resolving the contradiction between simplicity and versatility.
Solution Approach 2:
The loom is divided into modular components including a peg board, adjustable pegs, and separate functional elements (shuttle, needle weaver, comb) that can be independently configured. This segmentation allows for increased versatility without requiring a completely complex integrated structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional hand looms use pegs of the same height, then the device is simple in design, but it cannot create three-dimensional objects and embellishments
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the loom can have pegs of different heights configured according to the specific weaving project requirements. This local variation in peg height enables the creation of three-dimensional objects and embellishments while maintaining overall design simplicity.
Solution Approach 2:
The adjustable peg system provides multi-functionality, allowing the same loom structure to create both conventional two-dimensional textiles and three-dimensional embellishments such as pompoms, tassels, and fringes, eliminating the need for separate specialized devices.
3Adaptability or versatility
If conventional hand looms have fixed frame dimensions, then the structure is stable and simple, but the ability to create various sizes and shapes is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The frame dimensions and peg board configuration can be dynamically adjusted to accommodate different project sizes and shapes. The orthogonal array of holes allows for flexible arrangement of pegs in various patterns and dimensions, providing adaptability without excessive structural complexity.
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AI summary
A universal hand loom kit includes a peg board with an array of holes. Long pegs are provided each configured at one end to be releasably inserted into one of the holes in the peg board and having an exposed length when mounted on the peg board within the range of 2″-4″ or approximately 50 mm-102 mm. Short pegs are provided each configured at the one end to be releasably inserted into one of the holes in the peg board and having an exposed length when mounted on the peg board less than the length of the long pegs. A shuttle stick, a long needle weaver, a short tapestry needle and a comb are included. The kit can be used to create two dimensional woven tapestry-type products and three dimensional embellishments such as flowers, pompoms, tassels and fringes.