Do you have a loom? Have you tried weaving? If you've been wanting to jump on this fiber trend but feel like buying a loom is a bit daunting, did you know it's super easy to make a DIY loom... and that DIY looms actually work great?! Here's how to make a sweet little mini DIY loom (that actually works) in less than five minutes! All you need is a scrap of cardboard (the flap of a box works great) and you're good to go. First, cut your cardboard to size. We used a piece about 4" x 6". You can…

What are embroidery thread bits called? Do they have a special name? What do you do with them? Do you try to save them for another project? Throw them away? After I had been embroidering for a few years, I started hearing the term orts. I wasn't really sure what it was being referred to or if I was missing something in translation. Turns out orts are thread bits!

Woven Coasters Using Cardboard As a Loom: Weaving is an extremely interesting hobby. Simple, stress free and mesmerizing! There are many things to make with weaving. The simplest of them is a coaster which we can use in our day to day lives. Even if you do not have a weaving loom, you can a…

Susan recounts her experiences weaving with embroidery floss on a rigid-heddle loom.