Zoom loom

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If you’re embarking on your pin loom weaving career, or are ready for some clarifications, here are some 102-level basics. ***Remember, you can click on a photo to enlarge it; click the back …

May the TURTLEs forgive me, but this is important! Occasionally, somebody in the pin loom community weaves a bias square on a Zoom or equivalent loom, usually several people ask if there are any in…

Pin looms are, in many ways, defined by their size. The fact that they are small supports their capacity to offer convenience, portability and ease of use. However the fact that we are always producing small patches of fabric leads to the number one burning topic among pin loom weavers, how to join them together. Which leads to my introduction of John Mullarkey. You have likely heard his name. John is the weaver who worked with the Schacht Spindle Co. to design the Zoom Loom. This is a link…

It's not often you can find a project that combines Zoom Loom weaving, crocheting, and knitting and turns them into a pretty amazing finished cowl!

By Deb GerishYou'll see your handspun stash in a whole light when you weave with it—especially with Zoom Loom weaving! Each square requires only 8 yards of yarn and maybe 15 minutes of your time. Maximize yardage of your precious yarn and get to know it on a deeper level. Make the most of your Zoom Loom with these tips and tricks.

I made a few of these woven coasters with the Zoom Loom a while ago and I thought it would be fun to show you how I made them. When you weave a square with the Zoom Loom, you will notice that the woven fabric looks like a grid pattern. I thought it would be neat to cross stitch a design on it. After a few trial and errors, I got the results I wanted. I found that using a thinner yarn for the cross stitching looked way better than if I used the same weight I wove with. When I tried it with…

Another stash busting project is finished. I made a pin loom blanket of a lot of the smaller skeins and balls of handspun yarn in my stash.

The Schacht Zoom Loom is a shop favorite here at the Woolery! On this page, we’ll share our favorite project ideas for putting your Zoom Loom squares to good use. Click here if you need to ge…

WEEK ONE Amber from the Facebook Pin Loom Weaving Support Group we host a weekly weave-along and she asked me to spearhead the project. I’ve never done a needlework-along before, but I said …