Yarn Bowl with Woven Band

I finally decided to make a yarn bowl. They are so popular and so many styles. It is difficult to come up with a new one.

Mine is stoneware with a semi-matt blue glaze. The glaze trips turned out to be nice... kinda looks like a dark blue tree.  The fun part of pottery is that you are not always sure how a glaze will come out. Even if it is one of your standard glazes, sitting around can change its' consistency, where it sits in the kiln or a variety of other factors and boom! It could be a disaster.  But, this one turned out nice.

Instead of the standard cut swinging down from the lip, I chose to make a heart that I will have to thread my yarn through. This makes the rim stable and I can also use this bowl in other ways. It would make a nice planter or catch-all.

I wove a band to attach to the edge. My Roger, a wooden blow turner, has made Norwegian ale bowls that I have woven bands for as an added decoration. (below)

Both wooden and ceramic bowls were frequently mended in the days when people held on to there tools longer than we do now.

At the Vesterheim museum in Decorah, Iowa, there is an old wooden bowl with such a mend.

Ceramic and wooden bowl below were sometimes mended with metal staples.

I like the yarn bowl with this appropriate yarn band,  I think I will do some more!

For you newbies to my Blog, use the search button above and type in Looms, Bands or Tapes to find more projects for your bands, building your own simple loom and stories of my weaving adventures.  New to Tape or Band weaving?  Look up my beginners easy to use book Tape Loom Weaving... simplified on my web site www.eastknollpottery.com (yes, I am also a potter) or on Amazon.com.  Subscribe to my blog to get notice on future projects and loom building or follow me on Facebook... Tape Loom Weaving....   and Happy Weaving!

Cell Phone Holder with Bands

A new project to use one of your scrap bands.  I seem to loose track of where I left my cell phone. I also worry I placed it on a wet surface or that someone will spill liquids onto my phone. Maybe a small child will run off with it.




So I made a little bag to hang on a kitchen cupboard knob out of the way and at eye level. I can hang it in any room or on a door knob.  Any where out of the way, safe where I can find it.



You will need a stiff piece of cardboard or a plastic sheet. I used an old plastic binder cover. Check the size of your phone. My phone is 3" x 6".  I cut 2 pieces of cloth for the back 4 1/2" x 7 1/2". For the front 2 pieces of cloth 6 1/2" wide by 5" tall. Cut the cardboard 3 1/2"x 6 1/2".












I made 1/4" seams and sewed 3 sides of each the back and the front pouches together. I turned them right side out and stitched the top of the front pouch. You can sew on your band now or hand sew it on later.





I inserted the "cardboard" into the back pouch and top stitched that opening closed.













Top stitch the front pouch to the back along each side. Line up the bottom with 1/2" pucker on each side and top stitch the bottom.











Add the band along top and any where else you would like and you are done!

For you newbies to my Blog, use the search button above and type in Bands or Tapes to find more projects for your bands, building your own simple loom and stories of my weaving adventures.  New to Tape or Band weaving?  Look up my beginners easy to use book Tape Loom Weaving... simplified on my web site www.eastknollpottery.com (yes, I am also a potter) or on Amazon.com.  Subscribe to my blog to get notice on future projects and loom building or follow me on Facebook... Tape Loom Weaving....   and Happy Weaving!