Introduction

I owe a tremendous debt to the fiber artists of hippiedom. These folks stretched the well-honored traditions of fiber work and developed methods of working that were basic and easy and great fun. I never would have considered weaving if I hadn’t seen their splendiferous work in the books and magazines of that period.

The cardboard loom I use is as basic as I can get. I also use one commercial loom quite a bit, the peg loom from Harrisville which is made for children 5-7 years old. It’s just perfect for me, small (6”x9”) and compact and very easy to use. You can find this loom at most good toy stores or order it from most of the mail order companies that sell weaving supplies. You’ll find the mail order companies advertised in the weaving magazines--I love looking through the ads, not only because I often find things I can’t get locally, but because I also get ideas from just looking.

This book is free and not copyrighted, which means you can make as many copies as you like and give them to everyone. Please do! I don’t take money for my fiber work because it came to me as a gift when I was ill. But I would be greatly honored if you thought enough of what I’ve written to make a donation to the charity of your choice.

I hope you’ll find the satisfaction and enjoyment in weaving that have enriched my life. Most of all, I hope you’ll have fun.

Yee-hah!