![]() ![]() ![]() If you, or a young one, happens to have a potholder loom and some loops lying around, consider checking out Harrisville Designs' fun-and completely free- Potholder Pattern Wizard. There are books on the subject and even design software. Much has changed since those days, including the resources for designing your potholders. Even after such a long time, I still remember how to weave with them and that fun loop-over-loop edge stitch we used when we took the potholders off the loom. I don’t have any of those potholders today but I wish I did and frankly, I sometimes wish I had one of those looms. Those potholders were my first foray into weaving, and I now know they also introduced me to fabric design and color-and-weave theory. ![]() The three of us spent hours huddling over the big bin of cotton loops planning our creations, and were particularly proud when we figured out how to weave plaids and checks._ There we braided gimp lanyards, made hot pads from mosaic tiles, and wove potholders out of cotton loops on potholder looms. During our elementary school years, my two sisters and I spent a couple of weeks during every summer break at a craft camp held in our school. ![]()
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