Band Weaving Drawloom for Baltic Pick-up Weaving

I built this band weaving drawloom in 2021 as an experiment. I wanted to see if I could add a drawloom attachment to an existing loom. The results indicate that this is a practical approach. My drawloom allows me to create complex Baltic Pick-up style bands without the tedious hand-picking of threads associated with the traditional methods using back-strap looms. For the band in the video, I was inspired by the belts (jostas) from the Lielvārde region of Latvia.