Tag Archives: small loom weaving
Whatcha working on these days? he asked
Last week, a friend asked me what I was working on these days. In response, I rattled off a list of projects and tasks that is the length of my arm. The next day, as I was leaving the dentist, … Continue reading
How to weave a heart motif on a pin board loom
Hearts are one of my most favorite design motifs ever. I decided that I should design a tiny little woven heart motif as a project for the ‘Stitch Red’ heart health campaign, and also work as an embellishment on a … Continue reading
A video showing the Woven Women Mermaids Song tapestry
I am working on a large series of woven and mixed fiber media pieces that I am calling: Woven Women. I am almost done a fairly large piece, called: Mermaid’s Song: PLEASE DO NOT PIN THESE IMAGES She’s large- 6 … Continue reading
Weaving a vest on my Structo loom
The other day, I had a big ‘aha’ moment. My husband is a jazz musician and composer and completely awesome bundle of wonderfulness, and I love weaving beeeeeuuuuutiful shirts for him to wear when he’s performing. (last year’s Jazz festival … Continue reading
How to use tambour crochet to embroider a chain stitch heart on a small loom
I’ve just made a new video tutorial showing how to use a nifty technique to embroider motifs onto small loom weavings. The technique is tambour crochet, and the motif is one of my most favorites, the heart… This is the … Continue reading
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How to weave tiny fish on the Martha Stewart loom
I needed to make a long narrow piece to fill a gap in a woven piece that I am working on. I thought…. why weave a rectangle, when I could weave a whole string of little fishies! A few years … Continue reading
Vintage Peacock looms are not toy looms
Recently, I read a couple of notes on a forum in which someone said that the vintage Peacock loom is just a toy and not worth weaving with. I was taken aback by that…. just because a loom is small … Continue reading
Wonderful woven dolls with 6 weaving sticks
I have fallen in love with weaving sticks (aka stick weaving looms), and am just releasing two new patterns for wonderful woven dolls that are made with weaving sticks. You can order them from my website: LINK There are 2 … Continue reading
Weave a Mermaid with the stick weaving loom
I love mermaids, and I never get tired of finding new ways to create more of them. And, now, my newest mermaid is woven – on only 6 sticks! Weaving sticks are probably the easiest loom ever – but that … Continue reading
My learning curve with the double hole rigid heddle continues
This morning, an email came in, explaining that I am STILL not getting the double hole rigid heddle weaving right… She pointed out that I am doing weft face weaving here, while the double hole rigid heddle are normally used … Continue reading
