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Class Loom
This is the class loom. there are 18 of them but more can be made if you might need them. They have a 3 1/2″ weaving area and the nails are spaced at 3/8 th inch. They come with instruction for weaving diagonally. You can get them with or without the weaving hooks.
These small looms are very suitable for children. They are small and quickly woven so the children can finish a square in a reasonable time, before their interest can wane. I have a few projects for making their own toys that I will include with the looms., my grandson models one popular project.
In the samples below, the upper one is woven with a double strand of worsted yarn and the lower with a single strand. Bulky hand spun is also a good yarn for this loom.
End of WAL
The Weave Along is finished and was a great success. I think everyone enjoyed it and they turned out some wonderful projects. I think it even converted a few new weavers to the craft! Here’s a little overview of some of the projects. If you didn’t finish your project, it’s not too late! You missed the drawing for the little prize, but we’d love to see your dress!
Look what I found…
I was looking for a certain yarn, which I did not find, but look what I did find. Must have been stashing these ‘practice’ pieces in this drawer for a long time, but had forgotten about them. Don’t know how long they’ve been gathering. But it looks like a project. A creative one. lol Hummm wonder what I can make of this mess! There’s some interesting things here. Wonder if I can remember how I did it and what it was supposed to be for. Nope. Just start again.
The Weave ALong at Ravelry is going along great. There are some very nice doll dresses being completed. If you have not joined yet, there is still time and we’d love to see your version! Meantime, here’s a little hint on assembling small squares faster and easier, in case you haven’t run across this method yet.
A couple of ways to assemble rows of blocks, no matter what size. There are less ends to deal with this way, which you’ll love!
1. Lay them out in the pattern you want.
2. Sew or crochet them together the longest way leaving no extra apace between the blocks.
3. Sew or crochet them together the short way, squaring up the corners.
An invitation
I am issuing an invitation to anyone interested to join us on American Girl Knitters for a WeaveALong to make a dress for an 18 inch girl doll. She doesn’t have to be an AG. I will be using the 4” Square Multi Loom but you can also use your weave-it or the Tiny Weaver Square or any other loom you have that will make a 3 1/2” to 4” square.
As a little bonus, I am offering 10% off the 4” Multi loom for weavers who would like to join in but don’t have a loom. (Sorry you missed the sale but you can still get your hand crafted hard wood loom at www.hazelroselooms.com )
This is a great group for doll lovers of all ages and we’d be delighted to have you join us. The WAL will start
February 1 so you have time to go though your stash, find your looms and yarn. I will be using a variety of yarns, mostly sock yarns but any that makes a nice fabric on your loom will do fine.
No age limits, either direction! Come play with us!!
Samantha is modeling the dress we’ll be making but I have several other patterns to share with WAL Members!
Lexi’s shorts set is one of the extras. Made with the same loom as are all the rest of these dresses!
Here is Samantha and Addy all ready for the holiday parties.
This peasant girl skirt can be made as full as you like. Mine may not be quite full enough. I guess Molly hasn’t spun up enough sock yarn! lol
And there are more, once you see the possibilities with small looms, there’ll be no stopping you!
Here’s a couple of the fancier ones I’ve made, some using more than one loom. Well, you get the idea! Even tho the layout of these pictures is getting weird on me you can see that you can do a lot with your little loom. You don’t need to knit to make a great wardrobe for you doll! But come join us and learn how easy it really is. And how much fun!
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…..
Had our first snow and the second one is on the way. Maybe. Yesterday it was three feet by Friday, today it’s 10″ and it might actually be rain. By tomorrow it’ll probably be Indian summer! lol Well, the weather folk keep telling us that forecasting is better than it used to be but still not an exact science. But you know what? I am okay with a lesser amount of snow. A little white for Christmas, enough for kids to sled or build a snow person and then it melts and goes away… that’s fine with me.
The trial is over, no more driving to town every day. The Christmas sale is over so no more frantic packaging in order to get orders to people in time for the Big Day. Now it’s time to get ready for a trip to Randy’s family. That’s going to depend a lot of the forecasted or not forecasted snow storm mentioned above. But I admit to looking forward to January and having little to do. Can that be?! lol
I hope you and your family have a very Happy Christmas and New Year!
‘Tis the Season to be….
…Jolly well overly busy! The fourth week on the jury and now we have an added 2 1/2 hours to our day. That means I leave here at 7 am and hope to get home by nine pm. But we are still working hard to get your loom orders on the way to you!
Just wanted to reassure you who might be waiting. Randy has been spending his time in the shop and I’ve been out there evenings and weekends, too. We’ll get it done and want to thank you all for your patience!
Meantime, there hasn’t been one snowflake! We’re due some rain later this week, the NOAA people tell us, and they did mention a snow level of 4000′ which is as low as it’s been so far, mostly over 6000′. We sometimes get a little wet snow here when they call for 4000′ tho we are are at 2500′. Our little valley is a cold one. I would like a bit of snow before Christmas. Hate driving in it but the first snow is so pretty and makes it feel more like Christmas, don’t you think?
Hope you are having fun this December and staying warm and safe. If you’ve placed an order… it is coming!
Merry Christmas.
North to Washington… and back
We’re home again. It was a nice trip tho parts were less enjoyable than others. We spent most of the first day visiting with Les Schwab. In case you aren’t familiar with that gentleman, he sells tires. He sold us 6 that day. Two for the truck which we had planned to buy and 4 for the 5th wheel, which we had planned to put off until winter. They had other plans! lol But we had no tire worries for the rest of the trip, which was good as parts of highway 101 would have been a test of an old tire!
But we got to Monroe and the Fiber Fusion North West event and tho we enjoyed the company, the sale was pretty much a bust and I doubt we’ll return again. We left there and headed for Seattle where we visited the American Girl Store and REI and both of us spent our allowance! lol
Then we headed west to the Olympic Peninsula, a part of the country we had not visited before. The weather, of course, decided to be wet and rainy but we enjoyed it anyway. We road the ferry, this was a first for me, and saw the rain forest, shipping, viewed Canada across the bay, and finally down into Oregon and the Real Pacific Ocean. I love watching the waves. Once we got into California again the skies cleared up and we got to walk on the beach once before we headed inland and home. Here’s some trip pictures.
Our booth at the fiber fair. 
A view of the volcano of Mt. St. Helens in Washington. It blew ion 1988, I think.
Randy standing the the bow of the ferry. Not exactly a classic movie shot but we didn’t sink, either, so that’s okay with me! lol
Here’s the truck and trailer parked on the ferry.
Looking back as we left the ferry. We’re on the islands, now. Next to get off this island was the ‘floating’ bridge.
Most of tie trip was foggy or raining but it was still interesting and Very Green. I did not get a picture of the looong green tunnels between the fir hedges. Thousands of trees of the same size jammed together in large plantations.
The rain forest was even wetter and most of the trees were covered in long grey green or yellow green moss ‘beards’ like these. Too wet for man or animal but there were lost of these, including, they said, a large heard of elk.
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was not thrilled with this camp on the coast of Washington. I think they got there in about the same time of year as we did when they named this spot. lol
Well, it looks like I have jammed things up so will post the rest a bit later. The sun did come out as we got south so they pics will be a bit cheerier!
Hazel Rose 