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The Lure of the Loom

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Fiber artists of all stripes will enjoy this fantastic website a Purl customer shared with us: Eloomination, a site devoted to palm-size looms for hand-weaving. Little looms enthusiast Jana Trent presents ideas, patterns, and a gallery of projects, as well as a history of this craft. 

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weavvettefashion.jpgTrent even shares her collection of vintage patterns as free downloads, like these fabulous fashions from the 1930s.  

You can make almost anything, from hats and scarves to tablecloths and blankets.  We love the simple styling of the vintage patterns, and the exciting innovations of the contemporary projects.

You can weave with any fiber. Cotton or silk, wool or ribbon; you can create different textures and styles using different yarns. Weavette looms are a nice way to experiment with new color and texture combinations.

Purl has a variety of Weavette looms in different sizes and a Weavette book for inspiration, instructions, and stitch patterns. Thanks, Jana, for sharing your passion for weaving with us!

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Reader Comments (3)

I love the weavettes new ones and the old weave its I almost have a complete set just looking for the bias loom. Warning it is addictive.
Take care sunshine
February 19, 2007 | Unregistered Commentersunshine
thank you for posting this! i was addicted to little looms as a kid -- i must do it again!
February 20, 2007 | Unregistered Commentercheryl
Thank you for the good press! I'm thrilled to offer the site to anyone who can make use of my library of old patterns as well as the things I've learned while messing around with little looms. And if anyone has photos of their creations, please please send them along for inclusion in the gallery.
February 20, 2007 | Unregistered CommenterJana Trent

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