The basics

Connecting pegs

Straight pegs and anchor pegs: which to use, what hole size an anchor peg needs, and how they lock the cord.

Connecting pegs, drawing from the Texsolv folder

Connecting pegs

The pegs are nylon. Left: straight peg. Right: anchor peg, which fits best in a 5.5 mm (7/32") hole. A nylon bushing is available for slightly larger holes.

A straight peg goes through two loops to join cord to cord. An anchor peg goes through a loop and into a hole drilled in the loom, so the cord hangs from the wood itself. Both lock by friction, need no tools, and can be moved in seconds.

Straight pegAnchor pegØ 5.5 mm holeBushing