This was a serious fail. This was an early project, too, and you know, learning stuff is tough. I found the pattern in a Japanese Saori book. It was very simple — really just a sewn rectangle — so neither weaving nor sewing seemed to present a challenge.
ISBN978-4-907038-03-8
(English version)
The book is great, clever and inspirational. My poor project was none of these things!
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Once you begin to use your loom regularly, you’ll probably discover that you need various ways of storing your tools, and the bits and pieces you reach for each time you sit down to work.
Here are a few ways I keep my own weaving tools organized.
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Once I knew they existed, I couldn’t help myself, and I bought one. A triangle loom! Who knew?
It came unassembled, but putting it together was simple — just connect the corners and off you go! Read more…
I recently purchased a lap loom and stand from Harrisville. I wanted a medium-sized lap loom to play around with, and I wanted the stand so that I could comfortably work without having to keep a death grip on the loom.
This sort-of worked out.
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