FRUIT OF THE LOOM

WEAVE YOUR WAY TO CREATE UNIQUE HOME ACCESSORIES

Compiled by: FRANCES AMBLER

As with macramé, weaving is a skill that’s being hauled out of the 1970s and back into your home. And, also like macramé, it’s a pleasing way of adding homespun cosiness to your space. The techniques are as simple as they were back then, although the colour palette and styling may have shifted. The materials are easy to come by, too – the trivet, below, is made from fabric scraps and the wall hanging, over the page, uses wool. You will need a loom though – follow the instructions below to make your own, or try eBay and Amazon for beginners’ lap looms. Woven trivet TWIST LEFTOVER SCRAPS OF FAVOURITE FABRICS INTO A PRETTY TABLEMAT YOU WILL NEED: Frame of some kind in the desired size (the one pictured, above right, uses a 25cm…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2016 - Issue 53

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