Little Looms

Easy Weaving with Little Looms is a perennial favorite. By popular demand, it will now be available by subscription. Each issue will have the mix of 18–22 projects, techniques, and features you love, expanding the focus on fundamental weaving skills, creative inspiration, and innovative applications. Each issue is designed to have something for beginning and more experienced weavers. In addition to the core subjects of rigid-heddle and pin-loom weaving, Little Looms regularly includes projects and articles about tapestry, tablet weaving, and inkle weaving.

EDITORIAL

Little Looms

WELCOME TO WEAVING • Whether you’ve been weaving a while or are picking up a loom for the first time, here are some terms you need to know to make sense of the patterns that follow.

RIGID-HEDDLE STUDIO BASICS • You don’t need much when you start building your rigid-heddle weaving studio—a loom, yarn, and shuttle are all you really need—but you can get more out of your time spent warping and weaving with the right equipment. Here are a few tools of the trade to help you have a more efficient and fun weaving experience.

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WHAT KIND OF RIGID-HEDDLE WEAVER ARE YOU?

COLOR WEAVER • If you answered mostly “a,” you’re probably a Color Weaver. You’ll want to stock your studio with tools and weaving gear that will help you design your color palettes with confidence and weave more efficiently.

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TEXTURE WEAVER • If you answered mostly ”b,” you’re probably a Texture Weaver. You tend to prefer yarns with lumps, bumps, and loops, so you’ll want tools that make warping and weaving with these yarns just that much easier.

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PATTERN WEAVER • If you answered mostly ”c,” you’re probably a Pattern Weaver. You like yarn, but you’re more interested in the patterning possibilities. You’ll want tools that will help you set up and weave your favorite patterns.

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YARNS THAT GO BUMP • By Janet Rice-Bredin

WET-FINISHING 101 DETERGENTS

TAKE IT TO GO • Jealous of knitters and crocheters who can work on their projects anywhere? Envy them no more, because you can take your weaving on the go. When it comes to portability, it’s hard to beat pin looms and tapestry looms.

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BRAIDS & BANDS • Sometimes you want to give your handwoven projects that extra edge, that certain finishing touch to make them even more special. Handwoven bands and handmade braids will help you do just that—with hanging tabs to match your towels or braided handles to finish off your perfect purse.There are different types of looms and other tools available to help you weave narrow bands of cloth or braid yarn together in different patterns. Here are a few of the most common options.

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TINY TAPESTRIES CAN BE BIG ART REBECCA MEZOFF • A well-done small tapestry is its own tiny, precious world, according to tapestry weaver and teacher Rebecca Mezoff. When she began weaving her 2-inch-by-2-inch tapestries, they reflected quite a contrast in scale to the landscape of the Petrified Forest National Park, where she was an Artist in Residence in November 2016.

COLOR THEORY 101: SAY IT WITH SILK

(NOT SO) BIG BAD WOLF SCARF • Whether your idea of a mountain vacation is sitting in front of a fire drinking cocoa or enjoying dinner at a fancy Aspen ski lodge, these projects have you covered.

CABIN WINDOWS IN KROKBRAGD

MOUNTAIN RUNNER

SUN SHIMMER SCARF

MOUNTAIN SUNSET BRACELET

ASPEN CLUTCH

FIRESIDE COASTERS AND TABLE RUNNER

(NOT SO) BIG BAD WOLF SCARF

MOUNTAIN RUNNER

CABIN WINDOWS IN KROKBRAGD

SUN SHIMMER SCARF

ASPEN CLUTCH

MOUNTAIN SUNSET BRACELET

FIRESIDE COASTERS...