Here’s another sneak peek into my new Potholder loom book:
Scarves, stoles, shawls…. all to weave on potholder looms!
For now, the book can be pre-ordered online and then in January 2020, it will be in bookstores worldwide.
Here’s a little video that shows scarves, stoles and shawls from the book:
Happy Weaving!
I was asked by someone yesterday what loom to buy to learn how to weave wall hangings.
What a great question! Why? Because I designed lots of wall hangings for my new book: Potholder Loom Weaving
The book is available for pre-ordering from all the online booksellers and will be available in bookstores in early 2020. Here’s a link: L I N K
And here are links to order potholder looms:
And, here is a video showing a sneak peek at the Wall Hangings in the book:
For the last couple of years, I have been working 24/7 on 2 new books as well as a solo show of my mixed media wovenworks.
I am so delighted that both books will be released in 2020 in bookstores worldwide.
My publisher, Stackpole Books/Rowman/Littlefield has made ‘Potholder Loom Weaving’ available online worldwide for pre-ordering.
It will be on bookshelves worldwide in January of 2020. 😀
It’s a BIG book! It is 264 pages of tons and tons and tons of techniques and projects and I am thrilled to bits with it!
You can pre-order the paperback version of it now from all the online book sellers, and here’s a link to the Book Depository, who ships worldwide for free: LINK
The electronic versions of the book will be available in January- I don’t think it can be pre-ordered for Kindle etc yet.
The day my daughter said to me: “Mum, you should design a woven sloth!”, turned out to be a happy one 🙂
I had always liked sloths, but until I started designing one, I didn’t realize how incredibly enchanting they are.
Their sweet nature is so clear to see on their faces!
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I’ve been weaving and selling sloths in my booth at Maker’s Faires and Artisan Markets for more than a year and a half now, and people just love them- they always spark a chortle or a grin.
My daughter in law wants me to make one for her to hang on her spinning wheel, so I got out my potholder loom today and started working on one for her.
She told me that this week is ‘International Sloth Week’, so I thought… okay….
it’s time to publish my pattern in honour of the sweet slowpokes!
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The pattern is available in my etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/193617856/adorable-sloth-plushie-toy-to-weave-on?ref=shop_home_active_2
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Happy Sloth Week!
I have a passion for weaving toys that are not just for children, but also to light up the heart of adults, too.
Over the last year, I have been designing and weaving all manner of woven wonderfuls for my booth in all the heaps of artisan’s markets and maker’s faires that I have been doing.
Which is why I have been rather remiss in blogging – it’s all about the weaving, these days 🙂
It’s been a pleasure to let my imagination run wild and create one of a kind pieces without worrying about having to make sure that I can repeat the process to make patterns.
Not to imply that I don’t like designing and making patterns- I really do!
BUT…. it’s delicious to simply let my hands fly and listen to what emerges…. and to respond to what WANTS to emerge! In which case, I have had to build a series of new little looms to keep up with those ‘wanting weavies’. 🙂
Here are a few of my latest pieces:
I never get tired of weaving homages to Albert Einstein 🙂
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Everyone in our family really likes gargoyles, so I had to weave one (and I feel the need to weave more! LOL)
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And, we all quite like frogs- in fact, the joyous uproar of frog song in springtime is one of our favorite things!
This fellow seems very affable to me….
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This Debonaire Ginger Cat is actually based on one of my patterns that is available on my website LINK or on my etsy shop.
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And, for that matter, the pattern for dragons woven on the potholder loom is also available on my website:
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And now, back to ‘one of a kinds’ – This is Dumpling Darling:
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Ahhhhhhhh, babies….. I love to weave babies of all descriptions, like baby piglets:
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and baby hippos:
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Oh, yes, a monster or two….
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And, sometimes, a fairy toadstool wants me to weave it….
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At Christmas, I wove a capybara for my son in law:
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and a fox:
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So, now you see why my blogging hasn’t been up to scratch in 2013…. 🙂 Too busy weaving….
But…. I do plan on being more active with my blog in 2014….
I have a lot of photos of pieces for my Woven Women show that I haven’t posted, so I need to get back to posting those. All in good time 🙂
I’ve been better at posting pictures to facebook, so if you would like to follow me on facebook, the link is:
facebook.com/NoreenCroneFindlayDesigns
For the last couple of years, I have been working on a new design for the potholder loom.
It’s for a Geometric Butterfly motif- and I have finally finished the pattern for it, and for a bag and wrap made using it.
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I have listed the pdf pattern on my website on the potholder loom page LINK
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The Geometric Butterfly motif is wonderful for bags:
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and wraps
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It would also make beautiful prayer flags, pillows, afghans, vests, throws, wall hangings, table runners and whatever else your heart desires.
It’s a great way to showcase handspun yarns, but commercial yarns work just fine with it.
Tarn, or t shirt yarn is also great in the Geometric Butterfly pattern.
The pattern has full color step by step photos and diagrams, and comes with links to helpful videos.
There is a separate pdf that has all the step by step photos and instructions for how to weave all the different shapes on the potholder loom.
Isn’t it amazing what you can do on the simple potholder loom? 🙂
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A couple of years ago, when I was working on the designs for The Lily Speed O Weave design book LINK,
I figured out how to weave a hexagon on the loom, using continuous weaving methods.
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The method is slightly tricky (it took me a LOT of experimenting to figure it out!) and has one disadvantage….
You have to use quite bulky yarn or else the hexagon is really loopy and open meshy (aka ‘sleazy’).
I decided that this made it not worthwhile to share the technique, as the knotting technique that was traditional for the Lily Speed O Weave loom allowed you to use absolutely any weight of yarn or thread.
Besides, I had figured out a way of speeding up and streamlining the knotting process, so I decided to just go with that.
But, a few days ago, a lady on Ravelry asked if anyone knew how to weave continuously on the hex loom and wasn’t into the knotting technique.
So, I figured…. okay…. I’ll make a video showing how to do this….
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The secret to weaving continuously on the Lily Speed O weave looms?
Mashing up triangle loom weaving techniques with the continuous weaving technique of the potholder loom.
AND>>>> There’s a VERY important switcheroo that you have to make, mid-stream, as it were. 🙂
Once you have mastered the technique, it’s REALLY quick and easy to weave up hexagons on the Lily Speed O Weave loom!
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And, here’s the video to show you how to do it:
Happy Hexagons! 🙂
For this last year and a half, I have been designing up a storm, but not getting the designs out into the world.
I made a promise to myself that I am going to get as many of the new designs up and released as possible before this year ends.
On that note, I am happy to announce that I have finished another pattern- Whee, whew and yay!!!!
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The Viva ‘V’ and “U’ shaped scarves are so comfortable to wear!
The clever shaping means that the scarf stays in place without a lot of extra yardage.
It can be made in several different ways. It can be a ‘V’ shaped scarf or cowl, or a ‘U’ shaped scarf or cowl.
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It’s a wonderful way to showcase art yarn, and other special hand spun yarns.
Instructions are given for how to weave all the different shapes using regular weaving with yarn techniques on the potholder loom,
AS WELL AS: How to weave with bulky yarns on the potholder loom.
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Instructions are also given for how to make big arty buttons from dead branches.
The lightweight version works well as a ‘keyhole’ scarf – one end pulls through an opening in the other end of the scarf.
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Adding a spool knitted edging is optional.
There are soooooooooooo many ways to express your creativity with this nifty scarf!
The best part is that it is so quick and easy to make, and a real delight to wear!
The pattern can be ordered from: http://www.crone-findlay.com/Crone-FindlayCreationsPotholderLoomWeaving.html
Happy Weaving! 😀
One of the joys of self publishing patterns is that I get to talk about them as soon as I finish them. (Not allowed to do that with commissioned projects! It’s up to the editors to decide when the word goes out on those).
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My most recent self published pattern is for the Woven Whimsical Cats.
You can order the pdf pattern from my website: Link
They have been so much fun to design.
I started the designing process for them last February.
I went through several variations of them before I settled on the two versions that are in the pattern.
There’s the sitting Whimsical Cats, who are infinitely poseable (and can be convinced to wear shoes and play musical instruments, too!)
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They have distinctly, ‘Who me?!’ expressions of feline innocence, which probably means that they are up to all manner of mischief!
Their ‘Laying Down’ cousins:
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are lovely to rest your wrist on when playing with the computer mouse.
Of course, they might take a swipe at the mouse, but that’s to be expected, isn’t it?
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The yarn is art yarn, handspun by the delightful Nancy Nagle of Nangellini: www.nangellini.com
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When I was designing and weaving the Whimsical Woven cats, I was remembering all the wonderful cats who have graced my life with their marvelous ways.
So, here’s to our Feline Friends! with love and thanks for all the blessings! 😀
I was asked a very good question last week.
A lady on Ravelry was having a hard time with wonky edges on the Martha Stewart loom, when she wove with more than one color. How to fix this?
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By the way in the photo above, I couldn’t resist including the yummy cupcake my daughter made for her little one’s birthday – I don’t recommend eating while weaving! 😀
Here’s the link to the video tutorial that shows the nifty trick that I have figured out for making lovely edges when weaving on small looms.
And yes, this technique works great for potholder looms, too!
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