How to weave a triangle on potholder loom
April 24, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under potholder looms and potholder loom weaving, tutorial
The potholder loom is a wonderful little loom. It’s portable, cheap and cheerful, and TOTALLY under-appreciated!
Well… I LOVE it, and design lots of fun and neat things with it.
BUT… you have got to forget about those looper things…. ugh.
Yarn is good.
Yarn is everywhere! It’s got color, texture,
and is a pleasure to work with on the potholder loom.
photo and video by Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright)
Everyone thinks that you can only weave squares on the potholder loom.
Not so! I have figured out how to weave a triangle on the potholder loom, and have just made a video that shows how I weave triangles.
I love ‘multi-tasking’ with my tools, so it’s great to be able to weave more than just squares with the potholder loom.
When you are weaving a triangle with yarn on the potholder loom, it’s best to work with the loom sitting on a table or in your lap.
You need to put a little tension on the loom, so that’s why it needs to be anchored and not held up in the air.
I asked my husband to play his guitar while I was weaving, so bless his heart, he did. When I was checking the upload at YouTube, the first little bit of the video sounds really chittery. The original video doesn’t do that, so I am not sure if that’s going to resolve itself – hopefully it will. YouTube is wonderful, but sometimes, it has it’s challenges!
Here’s the video tutorial:
Happy Weaving!
Noreen, what a wonderful entry, and just as I’m about to start weaving again! I linked to you on my new DailyEnchantments blog, and I wrote a long piece on Maitri’s Thoughts, etc, about why all of my things are coming out of storage back home. Looms, fibers, wheels and so much more. It will be crowded but I feel like I’m going to be whole again. Your weaving work is coming at just the right time and I’m so excited about it!
And I just love your triangle!
Blessings to you with your beautiful blog…
Maitri
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Hi Maitri
So pleased that the videos are coming at the right time!
Congratulations on all your yarnie things coming out of storage! excellent!
Happy weaving!
Beautiful music to accompany your tutorial. Thanks to Jim and again, wish I had some of my “stuff” with me now. Now will you be giving us some ideas to use the triangles?
This was a wonderful video. Certainly clear instructions makes me want to go out and buy a loom. I haven’t seen one of these since I was a kid – a long time ago.
Hi Noreen -
You’ve got me hooked on using the potholder loom for weaving! I started to weave squares for a blanket for my grandson, who will be arriving any time now (not soon enough for his mother).
If Jim makes a recording of his music, I want one! What a pleasure…
I’m wondering how you deal with the floppy ends of your squares when you take them off your loom? I’ve actually been crocheting around the square a second time, putting my hook in the back of the stitch and pulling it through like you would when taking it off the loom. Does this make sense? It’s easier to do than describe!
Thank you Barbara!
LOL! Truth be known, I realized that I had sent out copies of my book: Potholder loom woven Magical Creatures,
http://www.crone-findlay.com/phmagicalcreatures.html
without the instructions for how to weave a triangle. This way, I can tell people to go to Hankering for yarn to look it up….
Hi Tammy
I am also addicted to the potholder loom…. it’s a humble little loom, but omiword, it’s got creative potential!!!
And, yes, Jim’s working on a new cd with his trio…. they need it to be out by the end of June, when they are playing in festivals.
Have you seen:
http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/gypsy-girl/
I shot this with my little Flip video, so the audio is not too wonderful, but it’s a pure delight in real life, and the video hints at that….
If your squares are still floppy when coming off the loom, you can definitely chain around, as you have been doing, OR, possibly consider adding another strand of lightweight yarn to beef up the squares somewhat and make them less floppy….
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Thank you so much, Elaine!
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Have you see the video for the angel and now for the Nifty butterfly?
http://www.blisstree.com/hankeringforyarn/weave-and-spool-knit-a-nifty-butterfly/
The potholder loom is soooooooooooooo wonderful… I just love love love it…. I have so much fun designing for it.
Hope you will have a ton of fun with it, too!
Hi Noreen, That’s awesome! You have a great mind to figure these things out
Wow thank you Noreen. This opens my eyes to a whole new world of possibilities.
Cheri
Hi Cheri
Thank you so much! I am pleased that it inspired you!
Thank you so much, Terri!
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I love wrestling with creative problems and getting to design solutions…. it’s so inspiring!