I was reading somewhere today about sock loopers for potholders, and it reminded me that I had a bunch of old holey socks out in the studio. I didn't have a potholder loom, so after I cut a few loopers from the socks, I figured out how far they could stretch, so I could decide how big to make the loom. My loopers stretch about 8".
In the basement in Bob's shop, I found some scrap wood and cut the four sides for the loom, assembled them, and gave the frame a bright red coat of paint.
I marked out the placement for the pegs, (22 per side), and then headed for Ace Hardware to see if I could find anything that wasn't too expensive to use for them.
I found a box of trim screws, with a nice small rounded head, and the box included the correct size star bit. There are probably enough left over to make another loom. I couldn't find anything shorter than 1 5/8", though, so Bob helped me make the loom thicker to accommodate the length. He was helpful and set up the drill press and drilled all 88 pilot holes for me. What a sweetie, and that was after being on his feet all day at work!
I'm testing it out with a log cabin layout. If I make another one, I will probably put fewer pegs on a side (maybe 20). I'll see if I have trouble weaving 22 rows first. I can always cut the loopers a little narrower. I cut this batch 1" wide.
oh wow Jenny, that is too cool that you made your own little loom-I love that
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