I was reading the new issue of Knitty magazine and they had a review of a small portable wood weaving loom. I've always been fascinated by weaving and I know my niece Lydia is too. This intrigued me when the reviewer talked about the kids being really into using the loom.
This might be a good Hanukkah gift for my nieces, eh? Here is the manufacturer's page - schachtspindle.com
Cricket Loom
Schacht Spindle Company
$135
11" x 18" x 6"
weaving width: 10”
Here's some quotes from the review in Knitty:
The first thing that struck me when I unpacked my Cricket was the quality of the materials. It’s wood, not pressboard or plastic. It comes with everything you need to weave your first project: two stick shuttles, a warping peg, threading hook, two table clamps, and 8-dent rigid heddle reed and two balls of yarn. The tools included, again wood, are suitable in size for both children and adults – no mini threading hooks or shuttles...
Once I got to the party and demonstrated the basics, the loom was swept
away by a group of kids ages 4-10. I only heard from them when the
sharing wasn’t happening. In true post millennium fashion, the kids
traded off between the Cricket and a Wii.
