Pin Loom Weaving by Margaret Stump

Pin Loom Weaving by Margaret Stump

Tiny palm-sized pin looms are making a comeback. Here is the perfect book to get started with this intriguing weaving technique. 40 appealing projects for everyone As portable as knitting--drop a tiny loom in your bag or keep one in your car Tips and techniques for blankets, bags, and 3-D creations Includes directions on how to build your own pin loom

Pin looms seem to be popular at the moment, with most spinning suppliers stocking themThey offer a portable way to enjoy weaving and make small shapes that can be sewn together patchwork-fashion to make useful things. This book starts with several pages giving woodwork instructions for making your own loom - with templates for five sizes - and has weaving instructions and 40 projects for items you can make from your weaving. The weaving instructions start with a basic square then eight patterns created with weaving for different textures. Later in the book one of the projects has instructions for a 'houndstooth' pattern made with two colours. For joining the squares there are crochet techniques or sewing instructions. In the projects there are a range of bags in different styles and sizes, toys including dolls and a farmyard set, blankets including one with patterns for embroidery. All of the designs are neatly finished and presentable, some of the animals and birds are very appealing, this is very much a book about weaving in order to make things.

* Yarn Maker *

Margaret Stump has been creating wonderful fabrics and projects with pin looms for more than 40 years. Her work is creative, original, fun, and appealing to young and old alike. With a background in history and textile arts, she is a long time advocate for this vintage art and is delighted to see so many artists and craftspeople rediscovering the power of pin looms. She lives in Minnesota and can be found online at www.pinloomweaving.com.

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ISBN 13	9780811712484
ISBN 10	0811712486
Title	Pin Loom Weaving
Author	Margaret Stump
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Stackpole Books
Year published	2014-06-24
Number of pages	132
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