How to for vintage Magic Loom
November 19, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under small loom weaving, yarn crafts
Vintage Magic Looms are a sweet little tool, and I love them.
But, the boxes have a baffling oxymoron-
a photo of a crocheted granny square,
which could lead people to assume
that the Magic loom produces
crocheted granny squares.
They don’t.
But you can make wonderful squares
with Magic Looms, and then
combine those squares
to make other charming things.
Like this
tiny bog coat
that I made with
four little squares
from the 2 inch
Magic Loom.
Here’s the link
to that tutorial:
Bog Coat on the Magic Loom
The coat in the photo is about 3 inches tall, but, you could make a full size Bog coat for yourself with the Magic Looms.
I’ve made a video tutorial …read more
Busting Stress With Old Time Thread Dolls
May 19, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under doll and dolls and dollmaking, easy projects & fast projects, eco projects & green projects & recycling craft, how to, tutorial
In these challenging and stressful times, people are finding relief by reaching back in time to embrace and re-interpret vintage crafts. Yarn is one of the greatest sources of comfort imaginable, so it is natural for yarn lovers to find ways of soothing themselves, AND other people with their yarnworks. I have been mulling over some yarnie comforts lately…..
Yesterday, we had a very stressful day. We went to visit an old friend who is terribly ill in the hospital.
As we were leaving the hospital, talking quietly together about our friend, a young woman dashed into the elevator with us. We …read more
