Little Looms

Easy Weaving with Little Looms is a perennial favorite. By popular demand, it will now be available by subscription. Each issue will have the mix of 18–22 projects, techniques, and features you love, expanding the focus on fundamental weaving skills, creative inspiration, and innovative applications. Each issue is designed to have something for beginning and more experienced weavers. In addition to the core subjects of rigid-heddle and pin-loom weaving, Little Looms regularly includes projects and articles about tapestry, tablet weaving, and inkle weaving.

Little Looms

EDITORIAL

BURN AFTER WEAVING CREATIVE DESTRUCTION IN FAIRY TALES • When we weave—when we carefully plan our patterns, wind the warp, warp the loom, and pack down weft hills—we are feeding an old hunger that calls to our deepest selves; we are participating in an act of creation. The Oxford English Dictionary explores the etymology of words—their origins and evolution over time. Within this tome, the word creation is associated with several definitions. One states that creation is “an original production of human intelligence, power, skill, or art; esp. a work of imagination,” while another describes it as “the action or process of bringing something into existence from nothing by divine or natural agency.”

MAGICAL PRODUCTS • Make weaving even more magical with these whimsical tools and Studio décor items. They are not just beautiful—they’re also useful.

2023 Holiday Gift Guide • Need the perfect gift this season for the weaver in your life? Whether for you or someone else, these are some of our favorites!

BUNDLE STEAM PRINT! Janis Thompson

HUNT & GATHER RUNNING WITH PRUNERS

WASHING WOOL, WITHOUT WORRY

"FULL" DISCLOSURE WET-FINISHING WOOLENS

A TALE OF TWO YARNS

THE INS, OUTS, OVERS, AND UNDERS OF TAPESTRY WEAVING

LINEN: WEAVING WITHOUT TEARS

PAUL BUNYAN PLAID SCARF • “Once upon a time.” This simple phrase evokes memories of reading bedtime stories full of giants, fairies, and adventure. Weave up your own bit of magic with these projects inspired by fairy tales, tall tales, and other legends.

SNOW MITTENS

GINGERBREAD DISHCLOTHS AND BIN

QIVIUT COWL

ARACHNE NAPKINS

RED RIDING HOOD'S BREAD CLOTH

PAUL BUNYAN PLAID SCARF

SNOW MITTENS

GINGERBREAD DISHCLOTHS AND BIN

QIVIUT COWL

ARACHNE NAPKINS

RED RIDING HOOD'S BREAD CLOTH

BUNNY BUDDIES • The hero’s journey begins with a first step, just as all handwoven cloth starts with that first pick. Go on your own weaving adventure with these clever projects.

MAGIC BEANS MUG RUGS

A LOVABLE HOT-WATER BOTTLE

JACK'S SHOULDER BAG

A SCARF FOR THE HATTER

BUNNY BUDDIES

MAGIC BEANS MUG RUGS

A LOVABLE HOT-WATER BOTTLE

JACK'S SHOULDER BAG

A SCARF FOR THE HATTER

SNOW QUEEN SNOOD • In tales of old, there are few powers greater than love, whether in the form of true love’s kiss, the love of family, or a best friend. You’ll be enamored with these projects inspired by stories about love.

ARABIAN NIGHTS PLACEMATS

CHAMPA BAG STRAP

PINOCCHIO'S SUSPENDERS

STAR-CROSSED LOVERS SCARF

MERMAID BAG

COTTAGE WALL PLATTER HANGER

SNOW QUEEN SNOOD

ARABIAN NIGHTS PLACEMATS

CHAMPA BAG STRAP

PINOCCHIO'S SUSPENDERS

STAR-CROSSED LOVERS SCARF

MERMAID BAG

COTTAGE WALL PLATTER HANGER

BRAIDING BASICS • Although it remains perennially popular, hand braiding yarn and threads can feel like a skill from the past. It may feel that way because braiding is thought to be one of the first ways people manipulated fibers and the precursor to many other...