Welcome to the Little Looms Newsletter

Welcome to the new newsletter from the Little Looms team. Little Looms has grown from its first issue in 2016 into a vibrant community for small-loom weavers of all types—a place where you'll find makers who want to share their love of weaving and help you discover the transformative power of creative expression.

Everything we create is for the small-loom weaver with projects, instruction, and inspiration to build skills and confidence—and it's all run by weavers for weavers. Here are some of the most popular articles to get you started:

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The Little Looms Team

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Wild Hand is a place for fiber folk - thoughtful supplies for weavers, spinners, knitters, crocheters and more!

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The Best (and Worst) Ways to Weight Floating Selvedges

It may make you a better weaver. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ You do not currently have a subscription to Handwoven under this email. Please consider subscribing today The Best (and Worst) Ways to Weight Floating Selvedges By: Christina Garton Throughout my 10 years or so of weaving I've used many items to weight my floating selvedges and/or broken warp ends. Some have worked beautifully and some not so much. Here, in my opinion, is where they stand from least to most useful Binder Clip Clipped to Something Heavy-ish For this first method, I tied the floating selvedges around the handle of a large binder clip and then clipped it to something with a bit of heft, I'm not sure exactly what. It didn't matter, of course, because this worked terribly. This method came from me not being able to find ...

Indigo: Weaving with the Color of Calm

Plus, What's So Great about Fulling? ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ You do not currently have a subscription to Little Looms under this email. Please consider subscribing today. Indigo: Weaving with the Color of Calm By: Kate Kilmurray Kate Kilmurray writes about how she uses indigo-dyed loops and a simple potholder loom to create a mindful and meditative weaving experience. Continu e readin g. What's So Great about Fulling? By: Christina Garton Have you ever wondered why we full wool fabrics? As it turns out, fulling is an important part of the finishing process. Continue reading. How to Throw a Dye Party By: Yvonne Ellsworth Who loves a party? I know I do, especially if it is a dye party. I have hosted and participated in dozens of dye parties over the years, and I am here to tell you how it...

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