TURTLE Hexagon Pin Loom: Leise rieselt der Schnee
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TURTLE Hexagon Pin Loom: Leise rieselt der Schnee

Project info
Weaving
DecorativeHanging Ornament
Reference
About 4" across, length determined by tinsel length
Tools and equipment
Original TURTLE Loom™ Hexagon Pin Loom
Yarn
9 yards
Loops & Threads Colorwheel
0.02 skeins = 2.0 yards (1.8 meters)
Blue
Loops & Threads Colorwheel
0.02 skeins = 2.0 yards (1.8 meters)
Blue
Yarn Bee Soft Secret Solids
0.02 skeins = 5.0 yards (4.6 meters)
Notes

You will also need some tinsel, small amounts of green yarn for the tree, and embroidery floss or sequins for the snowflakes. I used “Peel and stick” felt as backing.

Use the following notes and the photos to guide you when you make your own snowy landscape picture.

The foundation is woven in white, I chose a “shiny” white from Yarn Bee Soft Secret. Work the complete first part of the hexagon weaving method, the bias weave part, in white. This will make white triangles at the top and bottom of the hexagon (the snow) and fill the center of the hexagon with white “warp” threads.

I split weaving the second part in traditional back-and-forth weaving evenly between a light blue at the top and dark blue at the bottom. Don’t worry about the yarn ends, they will be tugged away under the backing later.

Leave the hexagon on the loom for doing the embroidery work. Slide the hexagon up against the nail heads, which will give you optimal access. Take a few strands of tinsel, thread them through the weaving needle, and – starting in the middle of the hexagon - weave the tinsel in near the first row of the dark blue. Let the ends hang out on both sides, see photos. Repeat this step to create more tinsel rows and decrease the length of the woven rows to form the lake shape.

Using some green yarn held double, weave some large stitches to make the branches of a fir tree. Lastly, either embroider or use sequins to add a few snowflakes to the sky.

Take the hexagon off the loom and lay it – right side facing down – before you. Tie the starting thread into a loop as a hanger. Clip any yarn ends back to about 1” and bend them towards the center of the hexagon. Cut a hexagon shape out of “Peel and Stick” felt and apply the felt to the back of your hexagon. Trim the tinsel if desired.

Enjoy!

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by Yarn Bee
Worsted
100% Acrylic
300 yards / 170 grams

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  • Project created: December 2, 2017
  • Updated: December 2, 2017