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A tiny cardboard-loom wall hanging

Make a soft striped wall hanging with scrap yarn and a loom cut from a cereal box.

60 min1–4 makersAges 7+; younger children with help4 illustrated steps ↓
A small colorful yarn wall hanging on a wooden craft stick.
One way your finished project could look.

A LITTLE INSPIRATION

See it. Make it.
Make it yours.

Start with this finished example, then follow the four illustrated steps below. Choose the colors and details that feel like you.

Gather your supplies ↓Follow the steps ↓

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Let’s make it.

  1. A cardboard loom with top and bottom notches and vertical yarn strands.

    Prepare your loom

    An adult cuts an even number of short notches across the top and bottom of a cardboard rectangle. Wrap yarn vertically through them and tape the loose ends behind.

  2. A few horizontal rows of yarn woven over and under the loom’s vertical strands.

    Weave over and under

    Weave a different yarn over and under the vertical strands. On the next row, reverse the pattern and gently push the row upward.

  3. More colored rows filling the cardboard loom while the sides remain straight.

    Add another color

    Change colors by tying a new yarn length to the old one near an edge. Leave enough slack to keep the sides straight.

  4. The weaving removed from the loom, with a craft stick at the top and tied bottom strands.

    Finish and hang

    With an adult’s help, release the top loops onto a craft stick, cut and pair-tie the bottom strands, and add a short hanging loop.

A little help: Keep loose yarn away from babies and pets. This is decorative art, not a toy to wear around the neck.

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