The Mirrix Tapestry & Bead Looms Blog

This holiday season looks a little bit different from past years for most of us, but with a little bit of creativity we can still make an experience out of staying home.

Through the end of the day on Monday, we’re having our biggest sale of the year with 20% off of looms (except for the The Saffron Pocket Loom, which is discounted by $10) and loom accessories (except for accessories for the Saffron Loom, which are discounted by 10%)*, three special discounted loom starter packages and other items on sale to help you make your own (or someone else’s) time at a home a little more fun!

Teach your children well. Give them the gift of fiber art.

New Saffron Loom Accessories (and a Sale)!

It's not Black Friday yet, but we're having a big loom sale anyway!

We're celebrating Mirrix's 24th birthday with games, a contest, a huge sale, freebies and more! 

I remember my 24th birthday very well. I was surprised I did not yet have all the answers or even any of the answers. I wasn’t even sure what the question were. I wrote a poem about it. To celebrate Mirrix’s 24th birthday we will not be writing a poem. But we did create a couple of quizzes to deeply test your Mirrix lore knowledge.  While discussing this quiz with Elena we were flooded with Mirrix related memories, some of which I thought I would share.

One way that we're celebrating Mirrix's 24th birthday is with the chance to win $200 worth of Mirrix merchandise. The winner can put the money towards any Mirrix loom size and/or loom...

When you download a free ebook from our website, you are often asked something like, “What question do you have about weaving?” Among the questions I read every day there is nearly always at least one person who asks something along the lines of, “Where can I find more time to weave?”

Recently I started trying to find some real answers to this question. I did some research and came up with a few ideas that might help you get a little more time in front of your loom! 

There are times for all of us when we feel like we need something new and invigorating in our lives. If you’ve answered the question, “What’s new?” with a variation of, “I finally pulled out my fridge and cleaned behind it,” than you may be at that place.

Perhaps you want to spend some time volunteering or you want to finally take those tennis lessons you’ve been thinking about, but maybe a new crafty hobby is just what you need to add to your repertoire.

How about tapestry weaving? 

Here are ten reasons why tapestry is the perfect pastime for anyone who loves to create.

On a Mirrix, getting tight tension is very easy. Once you’ve warped, you can make your tension as tight as you want by simply tightening your wing-nuts after. 

Getting even tension is also pretty simple on a Mirrix because you don’t have to worry about keeping your tension tight as you warp.

I used to be an occupational therapist. For seventeen years I handed out advice to many people and finally decided to take my own advice and do what I loved most. I left the field to become a full time fiber artist. But my OT skills have come in handy when it comes to keeping myself healthy. Body positioning while weaving is only the tip of the iceberg of maintaining our ability follow our fiber pursuits for decades more. But let’s start there anyway.

Weaving as an experience.

Crafting, beading, or weaving are all wonderful ways to calm the mind similar to meditation, but just like in the ancient practice of yoga, you need to take care of your physical body so that you can keep on doing what you love to do. These 5 simple yoga stretches will help you relax tight muscles from hours of sitting, and they can even be done at your desk at work, on an airplane, or anytime you feel the need to increase your energy and work your body a little bit.

Macrame has been on my radar recently as it is experiencing a resurgence similar to tapestry. Yesterday, I came across a video showing some macrame techniques. The piece  shown was being made while it was hanging on a wall and the bar it was on kept tilting back and forth. I realized as I watched that if you wanted more stability, you could make a macrame piece on a Mirrix loom’s warping bar held between the wooden clips. I decided to give it a try and had some macrame cord sent to me same-day. I have no patience when there’s a new project to be made!

So you want to weave tapestry and you’re trying to decide on a loom. Congratulations! You’re going to love the journey you are about to embark on. Tapestry, as we say, is like painting with fiber and provides endless creative opportunities.