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Weaving swatches on the potholder loom for color and pattern design
Weaving swatches and samples with yarn to learn about color and pattern on the potholder loom is a great design tool, and the bonus is that you end up with some stellar squares that can be used (and...
View ArticleHow to Make Woven Brooches with Upcycled Bases
Woven brooches are a quick and easy eco friendly gift to weave on a pin loom – any 2 or 3 inch pin loom will work fine. The bases of the brooches are made using bottle caps or shapes cut from plastic...
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How to Weave a Tiny Snowman on a Pin Loom
I designed this tiny snowman to weave on a 2 inch (or whatever size pin loom you want to use). Here is a video for the step by step instructions. Please go to https://youtu.be/F2c0yxkt1Os to see how...
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100 Little Comfort Bears in January 2020
I have been making Comfort Bears for a community in Northern Saskatchewan. One of our close relatives has been working with people in the town because of his job. When he heard that there is a high...
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How to Fold and Origami Box
I have been folding little Origami boxes to help me organize the Comfort Bears as I weave them. People have asked me for instructions on how to make the Origami boxes, so here’s a video tutorial on...
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A Yarn Baby Doll that Hugs Your Finger
Today, I figured out how to make a Yarn Baby (Yarn Tassel Doll) that hugs your finger like the Comfort Bears. We all need a little extra comfort these days, so having a small yarn doll in your pocket...
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Upcycling old crochet cotton with potholder looms
For many years, I have adopted all the stray balls of crochet cotton that I have found at the thrift shop. I have happily been using them in many different ways, but now they are coming together to be...
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How to Make a Simple Mermaid Doll with Yarn
Mermaids are a beautiful metaphor for staying afloat, no matter how hard the waves may crash upon the rocks. This video tutorial shows how I took the idea of Yarn Baby (Tassle) dolls and created...
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Woven Window Hearts
One of the lovely things that people are doing during the pandemic is to hang hearts in the window to cheer up passers by. This video shows some of the window hearts that I have woven on the 6 inch...
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How to Weave on the Bias on the Pro Size and Mighty Big Mamma Potholder Looms
I have been enjoying weaving kitchen cloths on the Pro Size and Mighty Big Mamma potholder looms with old crochet cotton odds and ends that I have bought at Thrift Shops over the years. The fabric...
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How to Weave Triangular Leaf and Petal Shapes on Pin Looms
I made this video and some others before all the grieving and conversation about needing to completely re-create the world as we have known it. It felt to me that it was important to just be quiet and...
View ArticleHow to Videos for Weaving with the 2 Inch Pin Loom
One of my most favorite looms to weave on is the tiny 2 inch pin loom. Here are a few videos that I have made, showing some fun techniques and projects for the 2 inch pin loom. How to weave small...
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Merrie Sunshine and Minnie Moonbeam Wooden Dolls
I have loved wooden dolls all my life and have made many, many of them throughout my life. More than 20 years ago, I began a series of flat wooden dolls that I called: ‘Merrie Sunshine’. I’ve worked...
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How to Upcycle Cloth Tea Bags into Teabag Yarn
Ahhh, tea! One of life’s great pleasures! Some teas come in cloth tea bags that can’t be composted, so instead of throwing them in the garbage, here’s a great way to upcycle the bags into yarn that...
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Quick and Easy Clip On Pouches to Weave on Potholder Looms
Our small dog inspired me to weave a clip on pouch to carry hand sanitizer. She picked up a chicken bone when we were walking and I had to stick my fingers in her mouth to get it out. Oh, so in need of...
View ArticleWoven Needle Books instead of Pin Cushions
One of my favorite projects in my new book, Innovative Frame Loom Weaving, is an extremely useful tool. It’s a woven Needle Book that holds sewing needles. Pin cushions are good for pins, but needles...
View ArticleTiny Woven Snowmen are so much fun
One of my most favorite things to do at Christmas time is to make ‘the ornament of the year’ to give to family and friends. I usually end up making a LOT of them and it’s totally delightful. This...
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Hearts and Flowers Large Teneriffe Lace Loom
All through the Covid pandemic, I have been working on designing and fine tuning a large new Teneriffe Lace loom that is my response to the situation that we are all in. I wanted to create a loom that...
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Carving Wooden Spoons is delightful
Oh my goodness! Carving wooden spoons is just wonderful! Hard work, yes. but…. ohhhh…. At Solstice of December 2020, I cajoled my husband to let me open an intriguing package instead of waiting until...
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A Dragon tapestry for my husband
My husband really likes the dragon that I designed for my ‘Innovative Frame Loom Weaving’ book. He asked me to weave him a dragon tapestry for Christmas, so I did. I went a bit overboard on the beads,...
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