Tablet

Tablet weaving, also called card weaving, uses a set of cards (often square, sometimes other shapes) with holes typically in the corners of the cards. The warp is threaded through these holes strategically, and designs are created by turning the cards in different directions. Although you don’t technically need a loom for tablet weaving—just a place to anchor your warp—many weavers use inkle, band, backstrap, or even rigid-heddle looms.

Explore tablet weaving with the articles, projects, and patterns in this category.

Call For Submissions: Spring 2025—Lovely Lace and Captivating Containers

For this dual-theme issue, we’re looking for projects that feature woven lace as well as projects for handwoven containers.

10 Small-Loom Weaving Things I’d Rather Do Than Stand in Line on Black Friday

The worst day weaving is still better than the best Black Friday spent fighting the crowds in the hopes of getting a deal.

Unexpected Inkle

What do you do with inkle bands once they’re woven? Anything you want!

Tablet Weaving: Patterning, Portability, and Intrigue

Looking for a weaving technique you can take just about anywhere? Try tablet weaving!

It Takes Two to Make the Fall 2023 Issue

Learn to mix and match techniques with this issue dedicated to combining weaving and fiber techniques.

Call for Submissions: Summer 2024—Blast from the Past!

Let's get Medieval, Easy Weaving with Little Looms Style!

Spice Up Your Weaving with the Summer 2023 Issue of Little Looms

Take a quick tour of the Summer 2023 issue full of projects inspired by food and cooking.

Project Spotlight: Plumeria Plant Hanger

This incredible tablet-woven plant hanger only looks complicated, making it a great project for card weaving newbies!

Viva Magenta! Projects to Celebrate the 2023 Color of the Year

Meet Pantone's color of the year and ten inspiring designs for small looms to get your magenta magic going.

Upgrade Your Bandweaving Tools

Looking for new tools to make bandweaving easier on your body or simply more efficient? Here are some tools with ergonomic benefits that bandweavers have used for centuries.