If you happen to have a similar internet bubble to me, then you’ll have seen loom DIY and loom weaving rise in popularity. I have recently caved to the phenomena and acquired a loom for myself. I thought it would be a wonderful and more expedient way to use up the yarn collection that lives in a corner of my guest room. It’s not that I don’t like knitting or crochet. I find the process of creating fabric from string really fascinating no matter what method. However, I sometimes lack patience and knit and crochet pieces seem to take so long.

I found weaving to be much faster, and less stretchy – for those projects that might require a little more stiffness. I used up a bunch of yarn remnants in my first experiment: a pillow cover. I had to reinforce the sides with some backing fabric, which is also where I attached the zipper. I am very pleased with it and look forward to learning some weaving stitches and techniques.