Weaving Loom (retired)
Mar 1, 2008 20:52:21 GMT -5
Post by American Girl Rescue on Mar 1, 2008 20:52:21 GMT -5
Some additional comments from a 12-06 now-defunct thread on the General Discussion board about Josefina's Weaving Loom:
I Have it!!! I got it as a Christmas present to my dolls (well I guess you could say myself) In my oppinion for 18 dollars ( I believe that was the price) it is a realy good buy) it is fairly big for the price and goes well with my "scene for Josefina" The wood is not real but plastic but the detail makes it look very real. A instruction book, yarn, and tools are included so you can make your own small blanket. I do wish they would have included some doll sized wooden tools for Josefina though, but this is my only complaint. Otherwise I would highly recomend it, it is a good buy for the money considerin AG's prices.
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My DD also got frustrated, it has been under her bed since last summer. Seems she was unweaving it more than weaving. I thought I would sit down and figure it out, there was a discussion on HB about it once, I should have paid attention.
What I do remember is that when you are finished with the blanket you will cut it off the loom, to start again you will need to re-string the loom which seems complicated if you have never done it before. I'm not sure if the directions have this information or just a diagram of it.
It is plastic, made to look like wood. DD and I demonstrate nalbinding at a local pioneer days, we've gotten to know the weavers and these ladies were so impressed with this loom, they ohhed and ahhed at the detail. They may be the ones who told us about ending the finished blanket.
puglove said:
From Puglove:I Have it!!! I got it as a Christmas present to my dolls (well I guess you could say myself) In my oppinion for 18 dollars ( I believe that was the price) it is a realy good buy) it is fairly big for the price and goes well with my "scene for Josefina" The wood is not real but plastic but the detail makes it look very real. A instruction book, yarn, and tools are included so you can make your own small blanket. I do wish they would have included some doll sized wooden tools for Josefina though, but this is my only complaint. Otherwise I would highly recomend it, it is a good buy for the money considerin AG's prices.
From Gracie:
I got this for DD two or three years ago. I thought it was really cool, but DD got frustrated with it. I was concerned about whether it was staying when they started putting the replacement looms on sale a lot, but it appears to still be around. There is a way of resetting the loom without using the replacements, but for $5, the replacements are worth it.
I got this for DD two or three years ago. I thought it was really cool, but DD got frustrated with it. I was concerned about whether it was staying when they started putting the replacement looms on sale a lot, but it appears to still be around. There is a way of resetting the loom without using the replacements, but for $5, the replacements are worth it.
agmom said:
From AGmom:My DD also got frustrated, it has been under her bed since last summer. Seems she was unweaving it more than weaving. I thought I would sit down and figure it out, there was a discussion on HB about it once, I should have paid attention.
What I do remember is that when you are finished with the blanket you will cut it off the loom, to start again you will need to re-string the loom which seems complicated if you have never done it before. I'm not sure if the directions have this information or just a diagram of it.
It is plastic, made to look like wood. DD and I demonstrate nalbinding at a local pioneer days, we've gotten to know the weavers and these ladies were so impressed with this loom, they ohhed and ahhed at the detail. They may be the ones who told us about ending the finished blanket.
