Loom Wiki Guide
This Minecraft tutorial explains how to craft a loom with screenshots and step-by-step instructions.
In Minecraft, the loom is another important item in your inventory. A loom is a new type of crafting table that allows you to take a banner, a dye and a banner pattern and weave them together to create amazing new banners. The loom makes it easy to create fancy banners with lots of different patterns to choose from.
Let’s explore how to make a loom.
Where to find a Loom in Creative Mode
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
Here is where you can find a loom in the Creative Inventory menu:
| Platform | Version(s) | Creative Menu Location |
|---|---|---|
 Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.14 – 1.19 |  Decoration Blocks |
| Java Edition (PC/Mac) |
1.19.3 – 1.19.4 |  Functional Blocks |
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s)Â is the Minecraft version numbers where the item can be found in the menu location listed (we have tested and confirmed this version number).
- Creative Menu Location is the location of the item in the Creative Inventory menu.
Required Materials to make a Loom
In Minecraft, these are the materials you can use to craft a loom:
 2 Oak Planks
 2 Spruce Planks
 2 Birch Planks
 2 Jungle Planks
 2 Acacia Planks
 2 Dark Oak Planks
 2 Mangrove Planks
 2 Bamboo Planks
 2 Crimson Planks
 2 Warped Planks
2 Strings
TIP:Â You can use any type of wood planks! You don’t have to gather them all.
How to craft a Loom in Survival Mode
1. Open the Crafting Menu
First, open your crafting table so that you have the 3×3 crafting grid that looks like this:
2. Add Items to make a Loom
In the crafting menu, you should see a crafting area that is made up of a 3×3 crafting grid. To make a loom, place 2 string and 2 wood planks in the 3×3 crafting grid.
When crafting with wood planks, you can use any kind of wood planks, such as oak, spruce, birch, jungle, acacia, dark oak, mangrove, bamboo, crimson, or warped planks. In our example, we are using oak planks.
When making a loom, it is important that the string and wood planks are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. In the first row, there should be 1 string in the first box and 1 string in the second box. In the second row, there should be 1 wood planks in the first box and 1 wood planks in the second box. This is the Minecraft crafting recipe for a loom.
Now that you have filled the crafting area with the correct pattern, the loom will appear in the box to the right.
3. Move the Loom to Inventory
Once you have crafted a loom, you need to move the new item to your inventory.
Congratulations, you have made a loom in Minecraft!
Item ID and Name
Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft, a loom has the following Name, ID and DataValue:
| Description (Minecraft ID Name) |
Data Value | Stack Size | Platform | Version(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loom (minecraft: |
64 | Java |
1.14 – 1.19.4 |
- Description is what the item is called and (Minecraft ID Name) is the string value that is used in game commands.
- Data Value (or damage value) identifies the variation of the block if more than one type exists for the Minecraft ID.
- Stack Size is the maximum stack size for this item. While some items in Minecraft are stackable up to 64, other items can only be stacked up to 16 or 1. (NOTE: These stack sizes are for vanilla Minecraft only. If you are running a mod, some mods may change the stack size for an item.)
- Platform is the platform that applies.
- Version(s)Â is the Minecraft version numbers that the Minecraft ID and Name are valid for.
Block States for Loom
Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE)
In Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE), the block states for Loom are:
| Block State | Value | Def | Req | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| direction | 0 | Yes | No | [“direction”:0] |
| direction | 1 | No | No | [“direction”:1] |
| direction | 2 | No | No | [“direction”:2] |
| direction | 3 | No | No | [“direction”:3] |
- Block State is the internal name for the block state.
- Value is the value for the block state.
- Type can be string, integer, or boolean. Strings must be wrapped in quotation marks. Integers are numbers. Booleans are either true or false.
- Def indicates that it is the default, if omitted.
- Req indicates that it must be included in command to properly identify this item/block.
- Example shows how to format the block state to be used in the /fill, /setblock, /clone, or /testforblock command.
Give Command for Loom
Give Command in Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac)
In Minecraft Java Edition (PC/Mac) 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19 and 1.19.4, the /give command for Loom is:
/give @p loom 1
Things to Do with Looms
Here are some activities that you can do with looms in Minecraft:
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