How To Make A Potholder Rug Loom

Stretch the t shirt loops the long way across the frame to create the warp.

How to make a potholder rug loom.

Article by renee wampler. This video will show you how to weave a pot holder using the weaving loom from michael s craft store enjoy. I made a pot holder rug when my now 35 year old son was an infant. Yarn crafts crafts to make fabric crafts sewing crafts rug loom loom weaving weaving projects craft projects craft ideas.

Starting on the upper right side slide the weaving tool under the two strands of the first loop then over the next loop and under the one after that. Debbie october 5 2013 at 1 38 pm reply. Basic instructions to make a potholder on the potholder pro loom stretch loops across from one side to the other hooking the loop ends on the metal spokes thread the metal hook tool though the loops on the loom alternating above and below each loop 2 threads for loop set carefully pull a new loop through using the hooked end. Make your own pot holder rug loom.

To weave a bigger rug you ll need bigger t shirts as the loops cut from them must be able to stretch across the frame. How to make a potholder rug. To do this simply unhook a loop and pull it through the hooked loop adjacent to it with the weaving tool. I used the loom kids make pot holders with and wove them together.

Mi may 30 2013 at 6 25 am reply. Weaving the potholder step 1 hold or place the loom so the warp loops are vertical. Place one extra nail at the start peg and finish peg of your loom to hold a tied loop when finished loop can be untied and excess can be woven back into rug. For the loom posts use 2 inch finish nails spaced 1 inch apart.

By repeating this pattern all the way around the edge you can create a crocheted edge. I ve been wanting to make a loom for years but i hadn t thought about it in a long time until the des moines farmers market on saturd. It makes a very nice colorful nursery rug.