So far it's been fun! but I think it's what aggravated my wrist. Since I'm sooo new to it, I've been squeezing the needle pretty hard. Need to practice loosening up on my grip!
I've also tried tablet weaving in the past, but didn't have much success. I don't own a proper loom such as an inkle loom, so I was trying to do it backstrap style, with the warp tied between my belt and bedpost. Couldn't keep enough tension on the warp, and the cards fell, alas. Someday when I have more money I'll buy an inkle loom, because I'm fascinated with the bands you can make with tablet weaving.
If you want to get started weaving but don't want to break the bank, I can recommend starting with a pin loom. The Schacht Zoom Loom runs about US$40, but you can go even cheaper and buy one of those potholder looms they sell for kids at craft stores. Margaret Stump wrote a few books about pin looming; her website is: http://www.pinloomweaving.com and I've just read her book Pin Loom Weaving to Go: 30 Projects for Portable Weaving which has projects for 2x2 inch pin looms, 4x4 inch pin looms, potholder looms, and adjustable sock knitting looms. I borrowed the ebook from my library but I might end up buying it eventually, it's got some good info in it.
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I've also tried tablet weaving in the past, but didn't have much success. I don't own a proper loom such as an inkle loom, so I was trying to do it backstrap style, with the warp tied between my belt and bedpost. Couldn't keep enough tension on the warp, and the cards fell, alas. Someday when I have more money I'll buy an inkle loom, because I'm fascinated with the bands you can make with tablet weaving.
If you want to get started weaving but don't want to break the bank, I can recommend starting with a pin loom. The Schacht Zoom Loom runs about US$40, but you can go even cheaper and buy one of those potholder looms they sell for kids at craft stores. Margaret Stump wrote a few books about pin looming; her website is: http://www.pinloomweaving.com and I've just read her book Pin Loom Weaving to Go: 30 Projects for Portable Weaving which has projects for 2x2 inch pin looms, 4x4 inch pin looms, potholder looms, and adjustable sock knitting looms. I borrowed the ebook from my library but I might end up buying it eventually, it's got some good info in it.