Hi everyone! My name is Amanda Saladin and I blog at Love.Life.Yarn, where we are obsessed with all things yarn crafts. When I was asked by Clover to create a project with the Mini Weaving Loom, I jumped at the chance. I love weaving!
I teach high school and have taught fashion design for years. One of the projects we always do is a mini weaving project and it always turns out great. We are always left with squares or rectangles of fabric and I wondered what a good use for them was. Sure, we’ve used them as coasters, stitched them together to make scarves and many other ideas, but I wanted something new and unique.
You can easily make a pumpkin from a rectangle of purchased fabric, but why not make one from fabric you have woven yourself? The Clover Mini Weaving Loom is super easy to use and so much fun! We really made this a family affair – my 9-year-old son made two of these, I made one and even my husband jumped in and made one! Watch the video tutorial to find out who made each of these.
I like how all these turned out, but I really, really love the velvet ones! So much so that I just had to have more than one of them. They are so soft and wonderful! Add a small cinnamon stick to the top and they even smell like fall. Mmmm…. I could also see filling these with fall spices for an even more wonderful aroma. Man, I can’t wait for fall!!
We have created both a photo and video tutorial that shows you step by step how to use the Clover Mini Weaving Loom to create these adorable mini pumpkins. You can check out the video below or head to the post on my site to see detailed written instructions and more pictures of these adorable fall pumpkins decorating the home.
The Clover Mini Weaving Loom is an easy to use tool that will allow you to create these pumpkins with many different types of yarn. I found that the thicker yarns worked best for these because the closeness of the yarn didn’t leave any gaps in the fabric, making them perfect for stuffing and sewing up.
You simply create your rectangle of fabric using the Clover Mini Weaving Loom (Double). You can see a pumpkin in progress below on the loom:
Make sure you get the double loom or you will have a square instead of a rectangle! You use the tails from the beginning and the end of the weave to gather the top and bottom of the pumpkin and even to sew up the seam. Stuff with fiberfill and hot glue on the stem and you are done! These are wonderful as decorations for the Thanksgiving table, as you can see from some of the photos.
You can view the whole process in the video here:
If you’d like more information, be sure to hop over to Love.Life.Yarn and check out more pictures from our photo shoot. I really love making these and can’t wait to do some more! Even the kiddos can help out.
I hope you’ve enjoyed this free tutorial and will be making your own Mini Weaving Loom pumpkins sometime soon!
Happy Making!
Amanda
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