Totally loving these looms!

Don’t tell Corey – I’ve been looking at new looms, again… These ones are so cool, though – handmade out of poplar wood, and designed specifically for earth-friendly rug-weaving with rags or plastic bags.   Check out the Boyd Hollow Designs Etsy Store.  You can get 6 different sizes, from mobile phone size (not shown [...]

Craft Leftovers – yay!

Have I mentioned before how cool Craft Leftovers is?  I’m sure I have!  I just got my latest (April) issue of Craft Leftovers Monthly (zine + kit!) yesterday, so I’m a happy little bunny, just now . This month’s goodies included a complete kit (instructions, yarn & vintage buttons) for the Snowdrop Gauntlet, a cute, [...]

Weaving frustration!

With a house-move looming on the horizon, I am really reluctant to begin any new projects.  This is just asking for trouble, of course.  I keep seeing things that inspire me!  I already have more ideas than I have time to put into practise, and putting projects on hold for a month or more just [...]

Woven bookcovers

Why didn’t I think of this? The notebook covers are made from corrugated cardboard (leftover packaging) and the covers are woven with scraps of fabric. The tutorial shows you step-by-step how to do it all! Click here for this very cool project.

Re-purposed Projects

Not from me, but here are a couple of cool re-purposed weaving ideas for the funky at heart: Magazine Woven Coasters Lined Woven Magazine Handbag Candy Wrapper Purse (bag to us Brits) How to make yarn from T-shirts (tutorial)

More thoughts looming

Something I didn’t mention in my earlier post about looms is the copper pipe loom.  The original, Archie Brennan design is available online for you to make yourself - the photo shows a version constructed by Sara Lamb (pic borrowed from her blogspot).  I haven’t made one, but I’d really like to, as there’s something very aesthetically pleasing about the copper.  The Mirrix looms, although also copper pipe-based, don’t [...]

Thoughts looming…

I go through phases, alternating between weaving and needlework (I never stray far from the lovely world of tangled threads).  Needlework expresses my orderly side, and I do take delight in the satisfying symmetricality of many of my patterns and designs (although I do also embrace the occasional asymmetric quirk).  This, of course, is because I have not yet really experimented [...]