June 2025 – TURTLE Looms – Patented Pin-Loom Weaving and more

I designed this wall hanging for several reasons, and maybe one (or more) of them will speak to you.

First, there is our ad in Little Looms Fall 2025, which is themed “Inspired by Nature“.

The issue is now released, even though summer has not even started.

If you ask me, on hot summer days there’s nothing better than to craft on a project that reminds us of autumn, the time of the year when it’s cooling down and nature is often at it’s best!

The Little Forest wall hanging is another “one loom” challenge, making unusual designs with just one pin loom.

When I released the trapezoid looms last year, I studied ways to use trapezoids. I was surprised how many possibilities there are, going far beyond half hexagons! One way that intrigued me has been using trapezoids to achieve a braided effect.

This project uses the Original Trapezoid, R-regular sett, but if you have thinner yarns, the pattern will work with the Original Trapezoid, F-fine sett as well.

I enjoy working with natural yarns, and inspiration hit me at this year’s Yellow Rose Fiber Fiesta where I visited with Gothfarm Yarns, a grower and supplier of naturally colored fibers. I fell in love with a few Navajo-Churro yarns in Slate (for the background) and a Sampler (trees). Note: The yarn is listed as Sport weight but is perfectly suitable to make this wall hanging.

Putting these objectives together resulted in the “Little Forest” wall hanging design that you see here. You could substitute the yarn, for example with your handspun or some leftovers from a precious project, and using happy colors is perfectly fine, too. And then, of course, this project is also a great opportunity to explore organizing half hexagons into braids!

The finished wall hanging measures about 21″ wide and 16″ tall.

You will need …

Original Trapezoid pin loom, R-regular sett for worsted weight yarn
(3) 21 yards of worsted weight yarn per tree, enough to make three trees.
116 yards of worsted weight yarn for the background.
A rod of your choice (a wooden dowel and some string will work; I used a metal rod and drape rings with clips).

Weave …

Weave 6 trapezoids for each tree. Repeat two more times for a total of three trees.
Weave 34 trapezoids in Slate for the background.

Assemble …

Use the chart above for guidance.
I recommend that you layout the design on an Assembly Felt or piece of flannel, felt, or towel before starting the sewing process so that you can see how the trapezoids go together.
Use whip stitch. Use the yarn tails or separate thread for sewing.
Assemble the trapezoids into strips first (see Strip 1 – 4 in the chart), then join the strips.
Weave in all ends. Don’t worry too much about the ends, because you will just look at the right side of the wall hanging. Just make sure that you weave in the ends along the edges.
Block as desired. I used cold water and Eucalan.
To prepare for hanging, add a small loop of yarn (or crochet chain) to the lower peaks (between Strip 1 and 2, and 3 and 4) to even out the peak heights. Attach to the rod of your choice.