Friendly Loom Lotta Loops 7" Traditional Size Bright Cotton Loops Makes 8 Potholders, Weaving, Crafts for Kids and Adults by Harrisville Designs

I've posted photos of three potholders that I've made. These are all made with the Harrisville loops. There's the "6 Color Rainbow", the "Houndstooth", and the "12 Color Rainbow." Here's how to make them. There are 18 posts on each side of the loom. For the "6 Color Rainbow," warp and weave are the same, and the pattern is: 3 red, 3 orange, 3 yellow, 3 green, 3 blue, 3 purple. For the "12 Color Rainbow," you also use groups of 3 of the same color, but the warp and weave are not the same. Also, please note, I used 3 shades of green. WARP: 3 deep purple, 3 royal blue, 3 soft turquoise, 3 of green #1, 3 of green #2, 3 of green #3. WEAVE: 3 yellow, 3 orange, 3 salmon, 3 red, 3 fuchsia, 3 light purple. Six colors each for warp and weave, thus, 12 colors. (I looked up "rainbow" on Wikipedia and found some interesting info, by the way.) For the Houndstooth - this is a basic pattern that came with the metal Harrisvile loom. I used purple and green. G = green and P = purple. Warp and weave are the same. GGPPGGPPGGPPGGPPGG. In other words, 2 loops of one color alternating with 2 loops of the other color. You will have 5 pairs of the color you start with, and 4 pairs of the other color, for the warp and the same for the weave. These loops are the best I've used. In the past, I've used other types of loops that are clearly poor quality. Some are not cotton, and some are so inconsistent in size that they're almost impossible to stretch over the loom. I'm so happy that I discovered these Harrisville loops. These loops are quality cotton, very nice colors and consistent sizes. They're a pleasure to use. I have the metal Harrisville loom - that's the way to go, in my opinion. I don't like the plastic looms. I use my fingers for most of the potholder-making process. When it gets tight at the end of the process I use a crochet hook - about a "J" or "I" size. I recommend a strong plastic crochet hook or, better, an aluminum crochet hook. I don't use the hook that came with my loom. This is a fun, pleasant and relaxing hobby for adults and kids. The potholders make great gifts. I like to listen to music as I make potholders. The Harrisville loops - they're just the best. No complaints at all! By the way you can get bags of individual colors, too. Enjoy! If you like crafts and making pretty things, you'll probably like making these.

These are the best potholder loops that have ever been on the market. Remember those bland, dull, boring potholder loops when you were a kid? Hard to stretch across the loom? Lots of washed out pink, yellow, red, and green loops? THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'LL FIND IN THIS PRODUCT!! I've purchased several bags of this product as well as the bag that comes with a loom, and several single color bags. After making over 30 potholders, I've had less than 20 loops that would not stretch across the loom. Each bag I've purchased (enough for about 55+ potholders) contains more than enough extras to make up the difference. These loops make beautiful, thick, durable potholders!! All off the bags I've purchased have contained loops that are as vibrant and saturated as those pictured (even better than some of the photos). NOTE: I'm an adult and purchased these for my own use as a less demanding alternative to knitting or crocheting; AND a more constructive way to keep my hands busy than reaching into a bag of chips! With the assortment of interesting, vivid colors, I've been creating beautiful designs. Children will love using these loops, especially if they are budding artists and designers, or kids who love pattern recognition games. If you're a parent, you'll love creating potholders with your kids. Notes that one reviewer says her young child found these loops hard to work with, although I've not seen loops that are easier to work with. With these wonderful loop colors and quality, my potholders have become legendary. I give them as gifts in sets of 4.

This is the third time I have ordered Harrisville Lotta Loops. I love the heavy cotton Harrisville loops! They make wonderful potholders that keep you from burning your hands when taking items out of a hot oven as opposed to nylon loops most stores carry. Nylon loops make thin potholders, whereas the cotton uniform loop shapes make a thicker nicer potholder. The colors are so vibrant and pretty. I have made several sets for myself and have sent many to family members for gifts. I sent some to mom a year ago, and she asked if I could send her more. The loom is made of sturdy metal that has nice smooth edges which makes it easy to put on and take off loops. I also like the fact that the top edges of the frame are bent slightly so the loops stay on well while weaving and taking off the loom. This company also carries loop colors you can purchase separately, which is a great advantage for the person who likes specific colors for patterns. I will be ordering more in the future. Great product!

We had bought a children's loom weaving kit which came with polyester loops. I learned that cotton loops make for bigger and actually usable potholders. My kids were still interested in doing some weaving, so I bought these as our next loops set. The potholders were about 1/3 the size bigger than the polyester loop potholders - quite a difference. I haven't actually used them under hot pans but other reviews have said it worked fine. The only issue (and I'd actually give this 4 1/2 stars) was the loops do have too many loose threads. My 7 year old found it pretty annoying to have to clip a lot of threads before weaving. Me too. If the maker could tighten the weave of the loops, it would be really a stellar product. They came in a nice variety of colors. I recommend, with scissors close by.

We've been making potholders at home and it seemed like we were always running out of the colors we wanted, so we ordered replacements from several different sources to see what worked best. Although these are not the easiest to use, they by far make the best finished product. This is a great big bag of loops with very vibrant colors. The colors are great -- teal, cobalt, lime green, kelly green, pink, red, reddish-purple, yellow, orange -- enough to make some beautiful combinations. Compared to the other loops we've used, these are very thick and less stretchy. Because they are bulkier, they are a little harder to work with. I haven't found any that don't fit, though. On the flip side, the finished potholder is larger and holds its shape better. I've found that the stretchier brands seem to have a lot of nylon, and it doesn't seem like they'd hold up as well to hot dishes. These loops are kind of scraggly, with loose threads hanging off of them, but when you weave them together the loose threads aren't really a problem. Someone commented that her daughter wasn't able to weave the edges with these because they were less stretchy. My daughter hasn't been able to weave the edges with these either, but she's very, very proud of the finished product as it is larger, more vibrant, and more even in shape than the potholders made with the stretchier loops. If you want something that's really easy to use, you might check for the loops made by klutz or others, as these might not be the best bet. If you want to make cool potholders, though, these are a good choice. UPDATE: I'm back a year later to buy more. Glad that I was able to find the good loops again. And now that my daughter is 8, she no longer has difficulty weaving the edges -- most of the time. Also, these are much easier to weave off the edges when you use the metal loom, rather than the plastic ones. UPDATE #2: Almost two years later, and my daughter is back making potholders, this time trying to create her own designs. Need more loops!

These loops are the ones to buy! You can actually use the potholders for grabbing hot pots out of the oven when you make them with these cotton loops! And the colors are fun! No odd, leftover, strange colors here - these are bright, happy colors that you'll want to use! This big bag includes enough loops (so the bag says) to make 8 potholders - I haven't made that many yet, so I can't vouch for that, but there are lots of loops in this bag! And they are thick and high quality cotton! I would buy them again!

These are great extra loops for the potholder loom. They are cotton and have some stretch but not as much as nylon loops. The potholder that these make is quite a bit bigger than the nylon loops make. I got a good mix a colors. A little more Peacock than the other colors but I'm happy with the mix. I can make a lot of potholder with this bag. My bag had 29 Red 31 Pink 12 Peach 14 Orange 28 Yellow 28 Lime Green 12 Green 62 Peacock 17 Light Blue 31 Blue 21 Purple 14 Dark Purple

Some people have complained about this product. Well you get what you pay for. I made 8 pot holders over christmas with my daughter...the bag is still about 1/2-2/3 full...and yes out of those loops that we used, there were 3-4 that seemed pretty frayed...but guess what...cut the strings and then use them. If you weave these things and do a little hwash and dry on your potholder, all the loose fitting pieces and stray strings seem to disappear. I am very impressed with the color selection. there were about 2 out of the roughly 100 that we used that seemed really small, but again, it worked. These aren't something that anyone should expect a lot of quality control in. If you need a bag of loops for crafts projects, be it home or school, this is what you want. Period.

I like it but my daughter don’t like it

The loops are fine, great colours, but the picture is deceiving, this set does not include the loom. Pricey!