6 posts tagged “loom”
I bought this hand-dyed wool blend this weekend, and at first I wasn't certain I was wise to spend that $25. (Yes, $25!). The colors, although lovely, seemed to cry out "baby blanket." However, now that I see it on the Weave-it, I sorta like it. It could even turn it into something other than a baby blanket, especially since I don't know anyone with a baby, and I don't have a long enough attention span to make a blanket. The nice thing about Weave-it squares is that you can keep on weaving them and then decide what you're going to make after you have a nice pile.
These are my first two squares made with my pre-patented Weave-it with the goofy numbering. After I read Jana's instructions, I was able to correctly wind the yarn and weave the 4th row. Thanks, Jana!
EDITED (4/29): Thank you to Jana who identified this as the earliest of Weave-it looms. The numbers are "wrong," and it had yet to be patented. Thanks, too, to those at Ravelry who gave me instructions on how to use this loom to make a perfect Weave-It square.
ORIGINAL POST: I'm trying to identify one of my 4" looms that I found at a thrift store. I assume it's a Weave-it loom, but the markings on the corners don't match other Weave-its I've seen. It's wooden with dove-tailed corners, and it has a #1 and #2 marked on it, kitty-corner to each other. There is also a red "W" with an arrow and another faint red arrow. On the back it says "Patent Applied For. Made in USA." Any ideas?
In the amazing, super 4" loom find from last weekend, I not only had two 4" looms, but nine of these sample cards. I think they were probably done back when the looms were still new. If you look closely, you can see the notes on each sample:
I don't know what else to call this post... I'm so excited I can hardly stand it! It's super! Amazing!
Last fall, when I found the Wonder Weave in a nearby thrift store, I decided that's it--I probably found my quota of good bargains and I'd never get an actual Weave-it loom. So I bought a Hazel Rose loom, and it's really nice, but you know how it goes, each time I enter an antique store or thrift store, I scan the aisles for those little square frames. Matter of fact, when I'm back in the store where I spotted the Wonder Weave, I hesitate in that very aisle, looking around, just hoping maybe...
And then it happened! Yesterday, in the same store (different aisle), I found this box marked $16.95. "Weaver Set," it said. "1933 - 1945. Books, and etc.":
So, what's in this special Weaver box? I'll detail it all in later posts, but for now here's a peek:
- 4" Weave-it Loom
- 4" Simplex Loom
- Two needles
- 11 Pattern booklets (for Weave-it, Simplex, and Loomette)
- 15 finished squares
- 9 Sample cards with 2 squares apiece, each square featuring a different pattern
Coming soon: a closer look at the looms, the booklets, and the samples.
... I sense a new project heading my way.
Here's my new book: "Learn to Knit Cables on Looms," by Isela Phelps.
And here's my new yarn: "Marry" by Rozetti. There was something about the soft, fluffy texture that drew me in, so different that my usual 100% wool choices.
So, what'll it be? A cabled scarf, maybe? A cabled bag? Socks? Oh! Maybe a hat!
Hmmmmm...
I haven't been blogging--or knitting--very much lately, but just recently I've become interested in small, handheld looms, like the Weave-Its on the Eloomanation site. With them, you weave small squares, and if my eyes aren't dececiving me, you can actually make a vast array of woven creations with them. (I'm hankering to make a hat, like the one in this PDF pattern book from 1936.)
Because it's fairly hard to get a 4"x4" loom (they were popular in the 1930s and '40s) unless you're willing to bid on ebay, I decided to start off cheaply by buying a potholder loom from Wal-mart. You remember these guys. We all probably tried to make potholders with those nylon loops when we were children. But, instead of using the loops that came with my $5 plastic loom, I followed the tutorial by Noreen Crone-Findlay that is posted on Youtube (part 1 and part 2).
Making one square takes about 15 minutes. I chose some Moda Dea yarn, wove about ten squares, and then sewed them together. I highly suggest reading up on sewing techniques because I didn't, and my seams are a little clunky. Oh well, live and learn.
The result is a pretty nifty scarf, if I do say so myself.
