Back in the 1970s, as a small
child, I was bought a flower loom for Christmas. I had fun
making flowers using up spare yarns and fondly remember a
decorated hair band. Now flower looms are back and better
than ever. Discover how to make and use them with this original
new book.
Before going any further I need to say that to get the best
out of both the loom and this book some basic crochet skills
are a must. You can make the flowers and use them without,
but as the photograph on the cover shows, when you add crochet
the results are more impressive. There are many flower looms
on the market but with one exception all the pieces in this
book were made using Clover’s Hana-Ami loom. This features
a base and six looms in various shapes and sizes together
with a central peg and needle which all fit neatly together
under a lid. Full instructions are given on how to use this
item, together with some excellent diagrams. There are also
refresher diagrams given for crochet stitches but if you are
a total beginner I advise obtaining a basic book. Before the
projects there is a useful “selector” gallery,
which makes choosing a pattern fast and easy. The thirty flowers
are graded according to skill level and list the tools you
need together with written instructions. There is also a chart
with symbols for making up, plus another showing the motifs
attached and a large photograph of the finished piece. Almost
all the flowers use the same yarn type and crochet hook size
so a lot of outlay is not required. At the back is a page
on making your own flower loom and how to make one out of
card (also a good use of single-use plastic) plus a couple
of traceable patterns. Notes are given too on resizing and
how you could make a wooden loom plus a project featuring
a larger flower and chunky yarn. The results are beautiful
and simple to make up, ideal for anybody fairly new to crochet
and a great way of using up scraps of yarn.
If you cannot find a good range of yarns locally try www.searchpress.com
for a list of suppliers.
Hana-Ami flower looms can be bought from Amazon, www.sewandso.co.uk
and www.barnyarns.co.uk
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