Weaving on a frame loom has been around for thousands of years. Like most technologies, weaving was invented by people native to their land.  Geography, natural resources and cultural influences are a few of the historical factors that determined the processes unique to their regions. 

I was initially introduced to weaving in High School. My art teacher was passionate about weaving. She convinced me to try weaving on one of the floor looms.

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Oh my goodness, setting up a floor loom is like learning a foreign language! And, throw in some tricky math equations when I agreed to make a simple pattern. I persevered through multiple classes carefully threading all the heddle loops. I wove a beautiful (I thought) blanket, that I gave away to my boyfriend. That’s a whole other story to share another time :-)

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My take away with the floor loom was that I loved handling the yarn - I loved everything about it - the textures, the colors and making something beautiful! But, I wasn't eager to start another project on the floor loom. There had to be a different technique I could explore.

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I discovered frame loom weaving while flipping through art books at my local book store. I purchased two books which I read cover to cover while studying all the pictures carefully.

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Frame Loom Weaving by Jane Redman

The Self Sufficient Weaver by Jennifer Green

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It was in my College dorm room that I figured out how to build my own frame loom.

And, the rest is history... or rather, my story.