![]() ![]() Pull that one back and through the loop (now looks like a crochet chain) it’s coming out of to the front. Do that all the way around and you’ll end up with one loop left – your hanging loop. ![]() Then keep working to the left and pulling each successive loop through the loop on your crochet hook. Use a crochet hook to pull the second loop through the first. Starting in the upper right corner, slip off the first two loops from their pegs. When all of your loops are on the loom it’s time to bind off. Or you can use your hands to weave I’ve done it that way too. Then fasten the loop to its peg on the right side. When you get all the way through the loops with your hook to the left side, attach a weft loop to it and pull it through all the way back across (don’t forget to attach it to its left peg before pulling all the way). To use it, weave it through your warp loops from right to left (or left to right if you prefer) as shown in the photo above. Your loom will probably come with a hook to help you weave. ![]() That is to say, if your first row of weft weaving begins by going over and then under, then your next row of weaving must begin by going under and then over. The three potholders shown above were woven with different warp stripe patterns while only flax-colored loops were used for the weft rows.Įach row of weft loops needs to be woven in the opposite manner of the row before it and the row after it. You place your warp loops on the pegs, stretching from top to bottom and then weave your weft loops under and over the warp loops from side to side. Have you ever used one of these looms? It’s a pretty straightforward process. I can see a set of three, each with a different colored stripe. It’s woven with flax loops with the exception of just one yellow loop used for a single running stripe. That’s what I was going for with my first design. There’s nothing like a neutral color to give a loom-woven potholder a hint of sophistication. So worth it, such beautiful colors … and look at all the neutrals. This time around I wanted to try some different colors and designs on my loom so I bought the loop color card from Harrisville Designs (the maker of my loom) to help me determine which solid colors I wanted to add to the collection of mixed colors I’d already purchased with my loom. I keep them on the counter within easy reach of the stove/oven so the fact that they look nice is an added bonus. I like the feel of them and I like their size (5.5″ sq). While I like the idea of an oven mitt, loom-woven cotton squares are my potholders of choice. I’ve been upgrading things around the house lately and new potholders were in order so I decided to bring my potholder loom out of retirement. ![]()
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