Tottie Tomato is getting anxious….
When are all these piles of little squares and rectangles and triangles going to turn into a doll?
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Soon!
There’s another week in the Winter Weave Along on Ravelry, so there’s lots of time….
I hope! 😀
I have been experimenting with the Schacht Zoom Loom, and figuring out how to weave more shapes with it than just the square it was designed to weave.
In previous blog posts, I’ve shown how to weave small squares Link and rectangles Link.
I also posted some hints about how to embroider on the squares that you weave on the Zoom loom: Link
One of the most important shapes to be able to weave when designing with small looms is the the triangle.
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And, so, I’ve figured out how to weave perfect triangles on the Zoom Loom.
It was actually quite tricky to do that figuring, but it was worth it, and I made a video tutorial on how to do it:
Happy Weaving!
I love weaving jewelry, and I love upcycling.
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So, I have combined these loves by using upcycled elements in some really fun Steampunk inspired brooches that I have designed and made.
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I weave the backgrounds for the brooches with the Schacht Zoom loom (the new version of the classic Weave It loom).
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Then, using the lid and base from frozen orange juice cans, I build fab brooches.
I combine all kinds of things, like tatting, found objects, various embellishments that I make, as well as crocheted and woven wire.
This video shows how I do it.
Noreen Crone-Findlay, designer and author
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