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.

EDITORIAL

Little Looms

FANCY FINDINGS • Expand your weaving and fiber arts repertoire wwith a loom addition, an adjustable loom, and a dye kit perfect for beginners. Take your weaving on the go with a travel inkle loom.

IN THE LOOP: RADICAL POTHOLDER PATTERNS & TECHNIQUES

MATH BY ANOTHER NAME IS … A DESIGN TOOL!

SKETCH TAPESTRIES: WEAVE YOUR WORLD

KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL

POTHOLDER LOOMS • Think potholder looms are just for kids? T Think again! Whether you want to enjoy some simple, mindful weaving or experiment with color and design, potholder looms are the perfect tool. Here's a gear list to help you get started!

INDIGO: WEAVING WITH THE COLOR OF CALM

TABLET WEAVING: THREADED-IN PATTERNS • Tablet weaving, sometimes referred to as card weaving, has been around for millennia. It is a bandweaving technique that uses cards with holes in them as a loom. It's a portable technique and also one with very flexible design possibilities. In this article, I'll discuss how to warp and weave a sample band.

QUEEN BEE TABLE TOPPER

CHILLAR COIN PURSE

PICK YOUR OWN MANGO TOWELS

LEMON DROP KITCHEN TOWEL

SYUTAH SHOPPER

SWEET HONEY TOWELS

TURMERIC AND CHILI PLACEMATS

QUEEN BEE TABLE TOPPER

CHILLAR COIN PURSE

PICK YOUR OWN MANGO TOWELS

LEMON DROP KITCHEN TOWEL

SYUTAH SHOPPER

SWEET HONEY TOWELS

TURMERIC AND CHILI PLACEMATS

NO MORE TEARS: WEAVING WITH SCRUBBY YARN ON A PIN LOOM • While cotton might be the yarn of choice for kitchen towels, it helps to have something with a little more cleaning power for a dishcloth. Throughout the years, several yarn companies have offered yarns for this very purpose, although right now, the only one on the market I know of is the aptly named Scrubby from Red Heart. Scrubby yarn makes wonderful woven dishcloths that are pliable and durable. The polyester yarn features many little tendrils that give it its rough quality, without being abrasive. The rough texture makes it great for washing dishes but creates a challenge for weaving multiple layers on a pin loom. Not only do all the little tendrils make it difficult to see the individual warp strands, but the needle invariably snags a tendril, making it nearly impossible to pull the needle through the layers.

PATIO PARTY MATS

HANDWASH ONLY

FLATWARE ON THE GO

FISH FRY APRON

CHERRY BERRY BASKET

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE BASKET

PATIO PARTY MATS

HANDWASH ONLY

FLATWARE ON THE GO

FISH FRY APRON

CHERRY BERRY BASKET

STRAWBERRY LEMONADE BASKET

ORANGE ZEST RUNNER

CANDY DOT WRAP

SHERBET NAPKINS AND PLACEMATS

SUMMER FRUIT NAPKINS

NEAPOLITAN NAPKINS

BERRY HARVEST BLANKET

SUMMER PLUM TOWELS

ORANGE ZEST RUNNER

CANDY DOT WRAP

SHERBET NAPKINS AND PLACEMATS

SUMMER FRUIT NAPKINS

NEAPOLITAN NAPKINS

BERRY HARVEST BLANKET

SUMMER PLUM TOWELS

ON THE EDGE • Joining woven fabrics and creating stable edges are two of the hallmarks of working with the smaller pieces of cloth woven on little looms. These stitches borrowed from embroidery, knitting,...