weaving

How-To: Woven Sun from Cereal Boxes

If you have some bored kids around your house, try this little project: pull a cereal box from your recycle bin, dig up some yarn scraps, and weave some pretty sun ornaments. Michele Pacey shares her how-to over at Michele Made Me. I could see these being cool holiday decorations or even gift tags. Maybe […]

Learn to Weave with CraftSanity

I was very excited to pick up my very own CraftSanity coaster loom this weekend at Maker Faire Detroit. Jennifer Ackerman-Haywood was on hand not only selling her looms, ranging in sizes from placemats to pot holders, but showing attendees how to use a loom and start weaving. Check out the CraftSanity Etsy shop for […]

How-To: Weave a Duct Tape Lawn Chair

I’m always a sucker for a good duct tape craft, and I love the idea of reviving an old lawn chair with woven strips of the stuff. Instructables member Kapaow used several layers of tape in each strip to give the chair plenty of strength and keep the tape from stretching. I’m loving the idea […]

How-To: Portable Saori Weaving

Pam of GIngerbread Snowflakes shares an easy way to create small scale saori weaving projects on the go with a mini loom and yarn scraps. I loved reading about the freeform style of saori. Self expression in it’s purist form. And because it is almost a form of meditation, it can heal and restore the […]