Franciscan Footprints

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The country loom here at the convent is about the same length as this model, but looks a lot more streamlined than this one.(The wooden part is not so bulky) The way you use it is to wrap the yarn around the pegs in a figure-8 pattern(twice), then when at the end of a row you use the hook to pull the bottom strand over the top one. There are a few pictures here. Hope this helps.(and inspires someone to try out the country loom )

Sister Veronica

P.S.- This post was inspired by a comment left on a previous post.(here) Thanks Nuria!

 

Yes, as a matter of fact it is… Sister Rose Therese has been teaching me how to use the “country loom”, and the other part at the end is crochet. Who knew? I enjoy both the country loom & crocheting, but it seems that the country loom is a bit easier.  Eventually it’ll have the crochet part at both ends, so as to make it longer.(and into a functional length) Normally the only time I have to work on it is in the evenings when we watch the news and on weekends. It’s being made for our annual Bazaar. I’ll let you all know of the dates as I know them, although typically it is right before Thanksgiving.