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Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom
Open the door to the possibilities of what you can weave on your frame loom!
A comprehensive guide to the frame loom, this book introduces the weaver to the basics of frame loom weaving and also more advanced techniques. Learn how to weave tapestries for wall hangings or handbags, lace for scarves and market bags, geometric shapes for alpacas and dolls, modules to sew together to make larger items, and so much more. Patterns for various weaves such as houndstooth and checkerboard are included, as well as instructions on how to adapt other weaves to the frame loom.
Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions are given for all techniques and 20 unique projects from home decor items to pouches and bags, scarves and other wearables, stuffed toys, bookmarks, and more. Looms used in the book are 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch sizes, but the instructions are adaptable to any size loom. Once you know the basics, you can use your woven modules to create whatever you imagine!
A comprehensive guide to the frame loom, this book introduces the weaver to the basics of frame loom weaving and also more advanced techniques. Learn how to weave tapestries for wall hangings or handbags, lace for scarves and market bags, geometric shapes for alpacas and dolls, modules to sew together to make larger items, and so much more. Patterns for various weaves such as houndstooth and checkerboard are included, as well as instructions on how to adapt other weaves to the frame loom.
Photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions are given for all techniques and 20 unique projects from home decor items to pouches and bags, scarves and other wearables, stuffed toys, bookmarks, and more. Looms used in the book are 6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch sizes, but the instructions are adaptable to any size loom. Once you know the basics, you can use your woven modules to create whatever you imagine!
200 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 1, 2020
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August 27, 2022
Innovative is the word. Who knew you could weave pouches, bags, dolls, even a whole wearable vest just using a small simple frame loom? I think the author meets her goal of stimulating the weaver's imagination, and just reading through this I'm inspired to try out so many of these projects that go far beyond the usual frame loom suspects of mug rugs, wall hangings, or tapestries.
From the very first sentence the author writes she's skipping the basics, so this is not meant to be an introduction or beginner's book, you should already know how to warp and tabby at the very least. She then walks you through about 80 pages of advanced techniques, and then 120+ more pages of step-by-step project walkthroughs. Most tutorials have pictures for each step. It's a lot of content! (and a LOT of work for the author, I imagine!)
The projects are not a style that I'm used to when it comes to weaving, and that's good! I feel from other books and weaving guilds and shops I've seen, there's a little bit too much emphasis on the prim and proper, neutrals and beige everything, clean lines and muted austere colors. These are bold, colorful, patchwork, multicolored designs with a bit of mystical or mythical flair—there's flowers of course, but also dragons and sashiko and variegation everywhere! And I like it a lot. You should have fun when you're weaving. I've always wanted to use those wild colorful yarns but don't know how, and this book just gave me permission to try. The mascots of this book have really grown on me while reading through it. Can't wait to start on weaving an alpaca!
From the very first sentence the author writes she's skipping the basics, so this is not meant to be an introduction or beginner's book, you should already know how to warp and tabby at the very least. She then walks you through about 80 pages of advanced techniques, and then 120+ more pages of step-by-step project walkthroughs. Most tutorials have pictures for each step. It's a lot of content! (and a LOT of work for the author, I imagine!)
The projects are not a style that I'm used to when it comes to weaving, and that's good! I feel from other books and weaving guilds and shops I've seen, there's a little bit too much emphasis on the prim and proper, neutrals and beige everything, clean lines and muted austere colors. These are bold, colorful, patchwork, multicolored designs with a bit of mystical or mythical flair—there's flowers of course, but also dragons and sashiko and variegation everywhere! And I like it a lot. You should have fun when you're weaving. I've always wanted to use those wild colorful yarns but don't know how, and this book just gave me permission to try. The mascots of this book have really grown on me while reading through it. Can't wait to start on weaving an alpaca!
January 29, 2022
The projects in here look cute, but kind of difficult for beginners, and the techniques in the beginning look confusing. I made the bookmark, but really it seems quite wide and thick to be a bookmark, unfortunately, and the instructions didn't seem that clear to me.
July 28, 2025
This book had some really cute ideas for projects!
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