What Looms Ahead
Minecraft Java mod. Downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
⬇ Download on CurseForge
The 1.13+ loom block has been backported to 1.12! The loom block is useful for crafting banners and takes the tediousness out of using the crafting table. Simply place a banner and a dye into the loom GUI, and several banner options will be presented to you! A "banner pattern" item is also included from 1.13+ to allow for further expansion.
To craft a loom, place two strings on top of two planks:
What Looms Ahead is also compatible with modded banner patterns so long as they are added to the Minecraft enum BannerPattern. They will show up in the main list unless the mod author calls BannerPatternUtils.addPatternExclusion() during preInit.
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as whatloomsahead-1.12.2-1.2.2.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 264 KB
- Download link checked 13 Oct 2026 — working
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