Pin looms are one of the most accessible and portable looms available to weavers. They come in many shapes and sizes, including squares, rectangles, and even hearts, triangles, and hexagons. Most weavers will end up with multiple pin looms to achieve different shapes, but the 4" square loom is a great place to begin. Just remember that the loom you use will determine the woven fabric pieces you can make with it.
In this category, we've gathered a selection of pin-loom articles, projects, and patterns for you to enjoy.
One of my goals when creating each issue of Easy Weaving with Little Looms is that the projects are diverse enough that folks can build their skills by weaving through them. The 2020 issue is no exception.
I’d like to show all 23 projects and give you brief descriptions of each article, but instead I asked some of the Handwoven and Long Thread Media crew what made them excited about the 2020 Little Looms.
I felt that same joy when I got to explore London, Denver, and other big cities. So when we needed a third “place” themed-project section for our 2019 issue of Little Looms, I knew it had to be one that paid homage to the city.
It should come as no surprise that when we were choosing our themed sections for the 2019 issue of Easy Weaving with Little Looms, the first one I suggested was Summers at the Shore.
The 2019 edition of Easy Weaving with Little Looms is dedicated to weaving that evokes a sense of place. When we first came up with the project themes for this issue, having a section dedicated to woodsy weaving was a no-brainer.
Baby Shark doo doo doo doo. On a pin loom doo doo doo doo. Baby shark doo doo doo doo.
For the 2019 issue of Easy Weaving with Little Looms, the project that caught my eye immediately was Margaret Stump’s pin-loom woven (Not So) Big Bad Wolf Scarf.
With this issue of Easy Weaving with Little Looms, I invite you to put down the phone, turn down the static, and find a reason to take a trip to (or with!) your loom.
Weave a pet—all it takes is a pin loom, a few put-ups of yarn, and a copy of Zoo Crew. While these pin-loom pets are certainly not the same as the real deal, there are a few ways in which they surpass their flesh-and-blood counterparts.
As an added bonus, the project is written so you can weave chevron designs into your pin loom squares using strategically placed floats. The bag would look amazing in simple plain weave, but if you want to up your pin-loom weaving repertoire the Which Way