Category Archives: Loom & looms & small loom weaving

July 16, 2026 · 9:11 pm

How to Weave Tiny Comfort Bears on Swatch Looms from Touchgrass Textiles

I have just uploaded a video that shows how to weave Tiny Comfort Looms on Sharon Brener’s Swatch Looms.

Here’s the story of how this came to be:

Instagram popped up a link to the delightful Swatch Looms created by Touchgrass Textiles (Sharon Brener) and I loved them!

I talked with Sharon, and we agreed that my book, Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom would be a perfect resource for the Swatch Looms.

AND it struck me that the Swatch looms would be a great choice for people who wanted to weave the wonderful little treasures that I designed for the Weaving Kindness Project,

The link for that is: https://tottietalkscrafts.com/2025/02/23/my-kindness-pin-loom-project/

The Swatch looms are a little bit bigger than the Kindness looms, but the projects are totally doable on them.

I have been having a lovely time designing Tiny Woven Comfort Bears on the Swatch looms, using techniques from Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom (written by me and available at all online booksellers).

The techniques that I present are different from the way that Sharon works with the Swatch looms, but she said it was okay for me to show other ways of working with them.

BTW, I don’t profit or get paid for exploring the Swatch Looms- they are entirely Sharon Brener’s design and sole intellectual property and we are not affiliated.

The Tiny Comfort Bear is my design and is my copyright design, and I hope that you will enjoy making them and that they will bring you all kinds of happiness!!!!

Happy Weaving! Ah! the joy of teeny looms! Yay!

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May 31, 2026 · 6:25 pm

How to use Spool knitters as Flower Looms -1

I love finding lots of ways of working with spool knitters that take them past ‘just making cord’, so I have been playing with using spool knitters as flower looms.

I have come up with some fun ways of making flowers with spool knitters.

I’ve made a couple of YouTube videos showing how I do this.

This first video shows how to use spool knitters to make yarn flowers that have a perimeter ‘frame’ around them.

They can be made with as many colors as you want- just one color or lots of contrasting colors.

The flowers can have pin backs or hair clips stitched to the back.

They can be used as patches to mend worn clothing or stitched on as embellishments.

Hang them up as holiday ornaments.

They can be stitched together to make mats, shawls, scarves, table runners or bags.

Here’s the link to the first Spool Knitters as Flower Looms video tutorial:

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May 17, 2026 · 1:45 pm

Weaving with Tiny Heddles on Rigid Heddle and Inkle Looms

When I found my box of tiny rigid heddles that had gone awol,

I was so delighted that I had to warp up several looms and show different ways of working with tiny rigid heddles.

They are small, but you can still do really neat things with them!

I made a video with hints and tips for tiny heddles. The link is:

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May 2, 2026 · 11:26 am

Using Lucet Cord or Spool Knitting for Lettering a Banner

Days 68 to 70 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms-

Spool knitted and Lucet cord can be used to make letters on banners, like the “Keep Calm and Carry On” banner in my etsy shop.

The banner is woven on the potholder loom and the letters can be made with lucet cord or spool knitted cord.
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/88078934/keep-calm-and-carry-on-banner-to-weave

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April 3, 2026 · 2:32 pm

Day 41 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Kindness Loom woven Butterflies for Springtime and Easter

If you would like to make some quick and easy little Easter and Springtime gifts – here’s a link to a free video tutorial that shows how to makeTiny Butterflies woven on the Kindness Loom. They are part of my ‘Weaving Kindness Project’.

All the links for how to get the instructions for weaving little projects that are the epitome of kindness, hope and delight., from making the loom to a ton of delightful little Weaving Kindness projectss are here:

ALL THE LINKS FOR THE WEAVING KINDNESS LOOM AND PROJECTS BY NOREEN CRONE-FINDLAY

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April 2, 2026 · 10:02 am

Day 40 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Kindness Loom weaving for Springtime and Easter

For the first part of my 100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms I have focused just on spool knitting- and I have lots more spool knitting to share. But, with Springtime arriving for some places (not so much for us… still cold and snowy- ugh) and Easter coming I wanted to feature the Gentle Bunny

and Tiny Baby Birds woven on the Kindness Loom.

They are part of my ‘Weaving Kindness Project’. Why not make yourself the Kindness Loom and weave up some tiny treasures for Springtime and Easter?

I have designed a tiny loom for weaving little projects that are the epitome of kindness, hope and delight. All the links for how to get the instructions for everything, from making the loom to a ton of delightful little Woven Wonderfuls are here:

ALL THE LINKS FOR THE WEAVING KINDNESS LOOM AND PROJECTS BY NOREEN CRONE-FINDLAY

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February 25, 2026 · 6:47 pm

Days 4 and 3 and 2 of 100 days of spoolknitters and little looms

Days 4 and 3 and 2 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms

For this year’s 100 Day Project, I am co-creating with my brother, Jonathan (@distinctivewoodworking) and his son, Kieran.

They are turning the parts for small looms and spool knitters on the lathe, and I am doing all kinds of things with the wonderful wooden elements.

We are calling it: #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms

I am posting it here and on IG @noreen.cronefindlay

Here’s where I am at on Day 4 and working backwards to Day 2:

Oooh… painting! Here are a couple of little spool knitters and the beginnings of a little loom that I painted today.

Day 3 was frustrating:

The rheostatic pyrography machine that my lovely husband built me more than 35 years ago went kaput.

Oh no! my Luvie had to rebuild it for me so I could carry on burning the drawings into the spool knitters and little looms.

I spent Day 2 of the project working on getting a LOT of holes drilled and then fine tuning the insides of 17 small spool knitters in preparation for tapping in and gluing the nails into the holes.

Doesn’t sound like much hard work, but really, it is.

Then it was time to start drawing. Yay!

I am having so much fun…. 🙂

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February 22, 2026 · 10:32 pm

The 100 Day Project 2026- Co-creating spool knitters and small looms with my brother and nephew

In June of 2025, my brother (Jonathan Crone -an awesome woodworker- https://www.instagram.com/distinctivewoodworking/ and I started talking about making spool knitters and small looms together.

We live in different cities and provinces so we’ve been sending each other tons of drawings, photos & “What if messages”. Hurrah for the miracle of the interwebs!

Jonathan and his son, Kieran have been turning lots of wonderful things on the lathe.

Jonathan shipped me a small but heavy box of treasures in January.

AND.

The courier managed to loose the box! EEK!

Eventually they found it & delivered it.

Whew!

Our spool knitting/small loom adventure is in gear now!

I am excited about it, but a little anxious, thinking- oh my word-can I handle doing #the100dayproject right now? (Living with chronic illness and other commitments and life in these turbulent times. oh my).

Well, fingers crossed-

Here’s Day 1 of Two Crones and One Crone-Findlay Making Spool Knitters and Small Looms Together Across Many Miles.

Not a snappy title for my100 day project- but if I come up with a catchy title, I’ll post it.

I am so inspired & really excited about these co-creations.

Here are a couple of pics of the box, with the packing paper and some bags of bits and pieces pulled out already.

Sorry, the pics don’t show how much amazing stuff there is for me to make magic with.

All shall be revealed over the next 100 days!

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January 27, 2026 · 3:26 pm

Oracle of Stillness-Blossoming- a prayer

I have just made a video of a prayer for ‘Blossoming’ in response to the madness and nightmares being unleashed upon the world.

This Woven Woman is ‘Blossom’ from my ‘Oracle of Stillness’ series.

She is all about our need to protect all that is innocent, and good, and beautiful and protect it from the destroyers….

The link to the video is:

https://youtu.be/YjYIcTPHxtQ

May the Great Beauty prevail!

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January 12, 2026 · 3:27 pm

Oracle of Stillness-Ancient Grandmother- Keeper of the Hearth

Ancient Grandmother -Keeper of the Hearth

It’s not necessary to have been a mother to grow into the energy of being Grandmother.

The Grandmother energy holds clearly, deeply, and sometimes, ferociously on to the essential work of protecting, nourishing and nurturing the innocence inside herself, and in all of the chicks that gather under her powerful wings.

Ancient Grandmother energy is the Keeper of the Heart and Hearth and her role in the world is key and oh so very very full of meaning.

Honor her in yourself and in those who spread their branches in the Tree of Life. Listen for her stories and songs and her silence. Then join in singing them with her, or at least, hum along….

❤

I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com

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