For the weaver on-the-go . . . Create a weaving ‘etui’
I frequently hear claims that weaving is not portable. It certainly is difficult to cart around a floor loom and weave when you’re in one place for a short period of time. Many tables looms aren’t much better. I think portability is one of the reasons knitting and crochet is so popular.
I have provided a PDF here that outlines the steps for creating a weaving ‘etui’. An etui is a small case containing items, such as sewing needles and thread, that is portable and can be easily carried around. It’s a fun and easy way to weave on-the-go and create fun items.
Click this link to open up the Make a Weaving Etui PDF. Enjoy!
Very cool, Robyn! I have the neatest tins with a window in them from Trader Joe’s. They originally held chocolate…yum!
Valerie - June 30, 2010 at 6:30 pm |
Yum! I love the idea of using a chocolate tin . . . now the key will be to combine the chocolate and weaving!
loomchick - June 30, 2010 at 6:36 pm |
What a cute idea…..and it is small and inexpensive. Weaving on the go!
Pam
Pam Howard - June 30, 2010 at 6:36 pm |
Thanks, Pam! I love vintage-style tins. The key for me is choosing which one to take with me.
loomchick - June 30, 2010 at 6:38 pm |
The magnets are a brilliant idea! I will be adding some to my collection of weaving/sewing tins asap! Thanks! Evelyn
Evelyn Oldroyd - June 30, 2010 at 10:50 pm |
Thanks! I’m sure the magnets have on many ocassions saved me from crawling around on the floor looking for a tapestry needle. I really like the ones that come in small sheets that I can cut down to size. They work well without taking up very much space.
loomchick - June 30, 2010 at 10:54 pm |
Great idea! (and sorry but a bit of editing business ((since you appreciate tidiness)) – you’ll want to change your word to “Voila” rather than “Viola”…. unless you’re calling down spring flowers, an orchestral instrument, or a character in a Shakespeare play! Though it might be interesting to see weaving on any or all of the above…)
Nancy - July 1, 2010 at 4:18 pm |
Thanks, Nancy! I edited it so it would read correctly . . . However, my kids when they were teenageers would say “Viola!” (instead of “Voila!”) because it made their father and me laugh.
loomchick - July 1, 2010 at 10:05 pm |
that makes sense then! It’s funny how bits of old memories filter into our speech and writing. I’m sure that it mystifys people, but it’s a great private source of amusement. Ha! Even though the printed page is correct, we’ll hear “Viola!” from now on
Nancy - July 2, 2010 at 11:45 am
Robyn, you’re a genius and this is fabulous idea! I love kits and go-bags of all kinds.
I learned to read out of my Kindly Pa’s collection of Walt Kelly’s Pogo comic books (and thus pronounced kindly with a short i), who had several hundred minor characters running around the Okeefenokee Swamp, one of whom was a ladybug by name of Viola Voila, Girl Insect!
Said small bug-lady was invoked with glee around our house quite often, as one may imagine.
Ruth Temple - July 8, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Thanks, Ruth! I like kits too. It’s a fun way to make time fly when standing in line, during a guild meeting, etc.
loomchick - July 8, 2010 at 3:05 pm
Around my house we say “Wah Lah” because I found it printed that way in a magazine.
It’s true that inside family language can get you in trouble in the outside world. I get called out sometimes when I speak about the ‘radio alarm’ saw, ‘morris and tendon’ joints, and ‘obstacle delusions.’ All of which I’ve heard on jobsites.
And I am going to put together my version of an etui someday soon.
jean hosford - August 16, 2010 at 2:31 pm
That’s too funny, Jean!
I still crack up when I hear about a woodworker using biscuits.
loomchick - August 16, 2010 at 4:03 pm
oops…. Mystifies. No funny story there
Nancy - July 2, 2010 at 11:46 am |
I Love the etui!!! wonderful
Sandra Lambert - July 8, 2010 at 11:41 am |