Pin Loom Weaving to Go: 30 Projects for Portable Weaving

by Margaret Stump

Overview

Step-by-step instructions for 25 projects you’ll be amazed were made from pin loom weavings!

Pin looms are hot! These palm-sized weaving looms go anywhere and make just about anything you can imagine, from fashionable wrist cuffs to full-sized blankets. Just drop a pin loom in your project bag with a ball of yarn and you are on your way to fast, fun weaving.

Margaret Stump, author of the original Pin Loom Weaving, has outdone herself with the 25 designs in this new book. There are elegant wraps, a fun fox bag, an American flag blanket, pillows, pins, stylish scarves, and more—all in a modern style that says "hand crafted with pride."

With beginning weavers in mind, Margaret first walks you through how to weave on a 2" and 4" loom. Once you know how to make a basic square and connect your pieces, you are well on your way to making any of the projects in this book. The book divides projects into those that use a 2", 4", adjustable fine-gauge, and even a pot holder loom, and those that combine pieces from different looms, so it is easy to find a project and get started.

Pin looms are readily available in a variety of sizes and materials. Choose a favorite pattern and a suitable pin loom, and start weaving anywhere and everywhere today!

• All the basics of pin loom weaving and more than 30 beginning and medium level projects you can make on the go
• Simple weaving techniques for portable looms
• Instructions for making your own simple 2" loom
• Projects for standard 2" and 4" looms, as well as weaving on potholder looms and knitting looms

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780811716130
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	03/01/2017
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	658,042
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Margaret Stump is the author of the successful Pin Loom Weaving. She has been creating wonderful fabrics and projects with pin looms for more than forty years. Her work is creative, original, fun, and appealing to young and old alike. A longtime advocate for this vintage art, she is delighted to see so many artists and craftspeople rediscovering the joys of pin loom weaving. She lives in Mankato, Minnesota, and can be found online at www.pinloomweaving.com.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments v

Introduction 1

Part I Introduction to Loom Weaving

Supplies 4

Tools 4

Looms 4

Yarn 5

Other Techniques 5

Making a Simple 2" Pin Loom 8

Basic Weaving Instructions 10

2" Pin Loom 10

4" Pin Loom 13

Bias Weaving on the 4" Pin Loom 15

Adjustable Knitting Loom 21

Potholder Loom 25

Joining Techniques for Pin Loom Squares 30

Part 2 Projects

2" Pin Loom Projects 34

Amulet Bags 34

Holly Pin 37

Flowering Branch 38

Doll Blanket 40

Leaf and Flower Lariat 42

4" Pin Loom Projects 45

Amulet Bag or Gift Bag 46

Coasters and Place Mats 48

Infinity Scarf 51

Cat Pillow and Owl Pillow 52

Bluebird Purse 57

Fox Purse 59

Blooming Backpack 62

Long May It Wave Blanket 66

From Our House to Your House Wall Hanging 70

Night Covers the Earth Shawl 73

Bias Weaving on the 4" Pin Loom 76

Marilyn Wing Bag 77

Projects Using the 2" and 4" Pin Looms Together 79

Jewelry Caddy 80

Ear Warmer Headband 82

Adjustable Fine-Gauge Knitting Loom Projects 84

Red Amulet Bag 85

Fiber Cuffs 86

Log Cabin Pattern Pillow Tops 91

Projects Using the Adjustable Fine-Gauge Knitting Loom and 4" Pin Loom Together 93

Mug Hug and Mug Rug 93

Red Square Structured Purse 96

Log Cabin Purse 98

All Hands Blanket Throw 100

Potholder Loom Projects 103

Vermont Scarf 104

Soft Woven Scarf 105

Raspberry Beach Shawl 106

All-Season Shrug 108

Resources 110

Stitch Guide 110

Crochet Guide 111

Blocking and Felting 112

Suppliers 113

Online Resources 114

Editorial Reviews

Pin looms seem to be popping up everywhere these days. For weavers with limited room or a limited budget, or who want a more portable option for weaving, the pin loom is a wonderful choice. Of course, after weaving the first few squares, many weavers ask, "What do I do with all these bits?" If you're pin loom weaver extraordinaire Margaret Stump, the answer is, "Just about anything." In her latest book on pin-loom weaving, Stump shares her inspired designs for pieces woven on a variety of portable looms, including the standard 4" x 4" loom, a 2" x 2" pin loom, an adjustable fine-gauge knitting loom, and a potholder loom.



Almost a third of the book focuses on tutorials. In addition to instructions for weaving with each type of loom, the book shows how to make a 2" x 2" loom and how to join woven pieces. I especially enjoyed the tutorial for weaving with yarn on a potholder loom. Anyone who enjoys weaving on the ubiquitous 4" x 4" loom will love the tutorials on bias weaving and weaving triangles. The triangle tutorial is particularly clever and opens up a whole new world of design possibilities with this simple loom.

Christina Garton

Whether you are a child who is newly discovering the joy of weaving, or an experienced weaver seeking an inner-child's creative experience, this book will be a great guide.
Margaret Stump has been an enthusiastic creator of pin-loom weaving for forty years. Her thoughtful approach to learning about this enjoyable weaving method, along with sharing her inventive projects, invites readers to give this technique a try.
The excellent photographs and logical step-by-step process will give confidence to readers wishing to have the satisfaction of making a simple woven project that does not involve complicated or expensive weaving equipment.
The first part of the book has precise instructions beginning with making your own square pin loom. She also explains types of square and rectangular looms that are available for purchase. Many tips and details, including the selection of the right tools and yarns, will help readers to get a good start. This information creates a solid foundation before they tackle some of the more advanced projects.
The book has thirty useful and decorative projects. Included are scarves, mats, purses, pillows, shawls, and blankets. All can be personalized through the use of favorite colors or yarns to allow for individual creativity and expression.
The small amulet bags, flowers & leaves, doll blanket, bracelets (and more) are sure to win a younger student's fancy. The items that require stitching together may need an experienced helping hand, but the instructions are very clear and easy to follow. The author adds many clever projects, such as the adorable cat pillow, the fox purse, the Blooming Backpack (featured on the book's cover) and many more, which take the reader far beyond the simple square!
From simple to intermediate projects for children and adults, this will be a good resource for many years. Additional variations, like weaving on the bias or creating sculptural shapes, may help to inspire more advanced weavers to take a closer look at applying this technique to their work. Readers may be surprised with the discovery that the vintage pin loom projects have a place among contemporary textiles. —Jan Hewitt Towsley

Spindle & Dyepot Shuttle

Expert weaver Margaret Stump draws upon her more than forty years of experience and expertise to provide step-by-step instructions for 25 portable pin loom weaving projects in Pin Loom Weaving to Go. Palm-sized weaving looms go anywhere and make just about anything imaginable ranging from fashionable wrist cuffs to full-sized blankets. Featured are elegant wraps, a fun fox bag, an American flag blanket, pillows, pins, stylish scarves, and more. With beginning weavers in mind, Pin Loom Weaving to Go walks aspiring needlecrafters through how to weave on a 2" and 4" loom. Once knowing how to make a basic square and connect pieces, pin loom weavers will be well on their way to making any of these specific projects. Pin Loom Weaving to Go divides the projects into those that use a 2", 4", adjustable fine-gauge, and even a pot holder loom, and those that combine pieces from different looms, so it is easy to find a project and get started. Pin Loom Weaving to Go includes all the basics of pin loom weaving, beginning and medium level projects can be made on the go, simple weaving techniques for portable looms, instructions for making a simple 2" loom, and projects for standard 2" and 4" looms, as well as potholder looms and knitting looms. Unique and thoroughly 'user friendly' in organization and presentation, Pin Loom Weaving to Go is very highly recommended for community library Needlecraft collections.

James A. Cox

As soon as you open the book, you will get a sense of Meg's pleasant personality and attention to detail. She has thought of everything that the beginning pin loom weaver wants to know, including making your own small loom. There are instructions for weaving on several kinds of small looms, and bias weaving. Meg's projects are charming and creative, and well suited for the beginner. There are also more challenging ideas like a textured weave, and quilt-style piecing. There are small jewelry ideas, which I like. If there was any lack in the book, it would only be the section about joining, which was brief. But then, I am passionate about joining. Meg loves to weave and to share weaving ideas, and her book will be a good addition to your pin loom weaving library.

Marcella Edmund

While this is the ‘next book’ in Margaret Stump’s pin loom repertoire, she nevertheless starts with clear instructions as to how to do the basics. She looks at different sizes and shapes of pin loom and even introduces potholder looms (which are often sold as children’s toys) and shows how to use them for serious projects.

The book is packed with delightfully illustrated projects to try on the different looms. There are bags, brooches, tiny flowers, coasters, place mats, scarves, pillows, cuffs, and cushion covers, among many other things—and they are all designed to pop into your bag and take along with you to craft on the go.

This is the perfect book if you want to learn more about the possibilities of pin looms, or for those who love pin looms already and need projects for a long trip or for your daily commute.

Yarn - Naomi James