Noreen Crone-Findlay is a fiber artist, author, designer, weaver, YouTube video-tutorial diva with 13,000 subscribers, loom designer, workshop facilitator, crocheter, doll maker, and knitter. Over the last 35+ years, her designs have appeared in many magazines. She lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and maintains an active website and blog, www.tottietalkscrafts.com, and is active on Facebook, Etsy, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.
The author explains that meeting this popular little pin loom as an
adult meant she had no preconceived ideas that it was only a
child's toy, seeing it as having unlimited design potential allied
with low-tech equipment and virtually no yarn waste. The content of
the book is divided into three main sections: Getting Started,
listing equipment needed; Techniques, an introduction to the actual
weaving; and finally Projects. She offers detailed step-by-step
instructions, accompanied by excellent photographs of each step in
creating basic squares or triangles in plain colours, simple
stripes and checks. There is advice on how to design using colour,
pattern, and texture using different yarns and stitch combinations,
followed by suggestions on finishing methods for edges with
fringes, crochet edges and lucet cords. A chapter on tapestry
weaving takes the reader through creating a sampler using a drawing
underneath the weaving; how to create shapes such as faces
following a drawing is explained clearly. Projects for the home
include, of course, potholders, but also larger projects where
individual modules are joined together for table runners, pillows,
and square baskets and boxes. Final chapters offer ideas for wall
hangings and fashion accessories. For someone keen to experiment
with textures and yarns using inexpensive equipment which takes up
little space, this book offers an excellent introduction, and
offers links to suppliers and how-to videos.
*The Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers*
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