Pin Loom weaving is one of the easiest and least expensive weaving craft. A wonderful stash buster, you can turn all that yarn into fabulous bags, pocketbooks, 3D sculpture (see the adorable farm animal projects in the PIN LOOM WEAVING book) and even clothing. Also great for children, keep them busy for hours on end with making their own wall hangings, toys, and gifts for their friends and family!
Pin Loom Weaving to Go: 30 Projects for Portable Weaving by Margaret Stump
Pin looms are hot! These palm-sized weaving looms go anywhere and make just about anything you can imagine, from fashionable wrist cuffs to full-sized blankets. Just drop a pin loom in your project bag with a ball of yarn and you are on your way to fast, fun weaving.
Margaret Stump, author of the original Pin Loom Weaving, has outdone herself with the 30 designs in this new book. There are elegant wraps, a fun fox bag, an American flag blanket, pillows, pins, stylish scarves, and more--all in a modern style that says "hand crafted with pride."
With beginning weavers in mind, Margaret first walks you through how to weave on a 2" and 4" loom. Once you know how to make a basic square and connect your pieces, you are well on your way to making any of the projects in this book. The book divides projects into those that use a 2", 4", adjustable fine-gauge, and even a pot holder loom, and those that combine pieces from different looms, so it is easy to find a project and get started.
Pin looms are readily available in a variety of sizes and materials. Choose a favorite pattern and a suitable pin loom, and start weaving anywhere and everywhere today!
- All the basics of pin loom weaving and more than 30 beginning and medium level projects you can make on the go
- Simple weaving techniques for portable looms
- Instructions for making your own simple 2" loom
- Projects for standard 2" and 4" looms, as well as potholder looms and knitting looms
A WEAVERS GUIDE TO SWATCHING: by Liz Gipson. Swatching makes it easy to try out your ideas risk-free and unleash your creativity in new and wonderful ways. A Weaver’s Guide to Swatching will help you tap into your inner designer and make you a better, smarter, and more joyful weaver. If you are unsure what yarn to use or how your colors will work, this method will help you gain confidence.
This book outlines the purpose of making a swatch and how to create tiny weavings on a frame loom, specifically a Swatch Maker Loom, which comes in the setts weavers use. The information applies to any frame loom, or you can use the same method to make small weavings on the loom you already use, to test your ideas before you warp up a large project.
In this guide you will find:
- Step-by-step instructions on how to set up and weave a swatch on a frame loom
- Tips, techniques, and tools that help you get faster results
- Complete finishing information
- Tracking worksheet
- A method for creative decision making
- Tips for designing your own projects
- Ideas for organizing and using your swatches
- A pattern for cute color wheel cupcake pincushions
Print version is 49 pages, full color, 8 ½” by 5 ½”, spiral bound, with step-by-step photographs, and signed by the author.
PIN LOOM WEAVING: Tiny palm-sized pin looms are making a comeback. Here is the perfect book to get started with this intriguing weaving technique. As portable as knitting--drop a tiny loom in your bag or keep one in your car• Tips and techniques for blankets, bags, and 3-D creations• Includes directions on how to build your own pin loom. 40 different projects you can create from these squares and rectangles. It only requires 7 1/2 yds of yarn to complete a square (think stash buster)...So gather up your yarn stash and get to it. They are small enough to carry with you. But remember...it is addicting. Soft Cover 128 pages. 2This link will take you to the author's blog where she describes her book better and shows the tons of adorable projects she patterns there:
http://www.pinloomweaving.com/p/blog-page.html
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Once you have mastered the technique, you can venture into your own project and pattern inventions. You can always have that one of a kind, hand made gift to wow your friends and family!