Weaving with Little Handmade Looms – Book Review

Last Updated on July 2, 2022 by Cheryl Moreo

“Weaving with Little Handmade Looms” will satisfy your creative thoughts if you have ever thought you would like to weave but thought it looked complicated or intimidated by the loom? Get ready for some weaving on mini looms that you make yourself. The handmade looms are easy to make with materials you can find around the home, such as cardboard, paper, pins, wood, and nails. Perfect for crafting on the go. The projects are cute and small. If you are an experienced weaver, you will love the portability of these looms. You can weave anywhere! How neat is that!

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Learn how to make your own portable weaving loom with everyday materials like cardboard, paper, pins, tacks, wood, and nails. Step-by-step instructions illustrate how to construct four handcrafted loom designs with ordinary tools. Use a cardboard cake box to make a circle loom and weave friendship rings. Create a little loom with a picture frame and weave a colorful purse. Featuring 25 cute projects like bags, jewelry, table mats, and pouches, all projects are friendly for weaving with both traditional and unconventional fibers. You can try different materials, from classic yarn to more novel materials like ribbon, suede, and pipe cleaners -change it up for a whole different look! These do-it-yourself looms are perfect for crafting on the go. They are small enough to take with you as a portable travel craft or outside pastime. With basic materials, you’ll be weaving on your handmade loom in no time!

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What’s Inside Weaving with Little Handmade Looms

Types of Handmade Looms

• Board Looms: Wood or Paper
• Round Looms: Circle or Cylinder
• Box Looms
• Frame Looms

What You Can Weave on Each Type

Handmade Board Looms

• Mini Mat
• Petite Tapestries
•  Fringed and Confetti Brooches
•  Pennant & Flag Brooches
• Mod Motif Sampler
• Party Garlands
• Mini Pouch
• Card Case
• Checkered Leather Bracelet 

Handmade Round Card Looms

• Covered Buttons
• Colorful Rings 
• Seashell Necklace & Brooch Set
• Clamshell Pouches

Handmade Box Looms

• Textured Mat
• Mixed Media Mat
• Flora Necklace and Wrap Bracelet
•  Bangle Bracelet 

Handmade Frame Looms

• Drawstring Pouches
• Watermarked Coasters 
• Colorblock Tote & Clutch
• Houndstooth
• Table Mats 

My Review

I just received this book and I can’t wait to do some of the mini weaving. As most people feel right now, I feel the need to do small things. So many projects in Weaving with Little Handmade Looms are now on my “To-do List.”

I gave a four-and-a-half star rating because some of the weaving terms lacked the proper meaning in translating from Japanese to English. For instance, “string” the loom instead of “warp” the loom and flat weaving instead of plain weaving. She does have an illustrated step-by-step instruction on diagonal or bias weaving, but she calls it “cross weaving.” My post, “Diagonal Weaving,” may help you if you need further guidance on this method.

But, if you aren’t familiar with weaving terminology, it probably doesn’t make any difference.

I am going to weave myself some minis.

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