Over the last year, Margie Duffy has created a collection of dozens of videos showcasing a wide variety of potholder weaving patterns and techniques. Some of the videos feature patterns found on our website, but lots of other creators’ designs are featured as well.
Her “weave along” format lets you watch as she works a project from start to finish, buoyed by her cheerful commentary, and because it’s shown in real time, you can weave your own at the same time as you watch the video, without having to repeatedly pause and rewind to keep it in synch.
You might find these videos especially useful if you’re trying to learn a new technique, like doing your first shadow weave or clasp weave project — being able to see someone’s hands working through the process can provide an “a-ha” moment that’s missing from just reading descriptions or looking at charts.
Visit Margie’s channel on YouTube, and consider using the “subscribe” option to get notified when she posts new videos.
Thank you!!
I found Margie’s site and it is wonderful. I’m obsessed with the Piglet patterns and watching a real time video is very helpful. Margie also answers any questions promptly.
YES!! Thank you for sharing.
I love Marge Duffy’s videos but I am trying so hard to learn and cannot understand the patterns so if it’s not written down I can’t seem to get it. I have tried the American Flag potholder twice and I am determined to make them. I get all the way to the end where the stars are being compared and I can’t see her hands and have 2 unfinished flags (I have 2 of the special looms). Making potholders has opened up a new world for me but I don’t know how to get the information I need to improve.
A lot of Margie’s videos use charts from our collection, so you can look up the name of the pattern she’s weaving on our charts page at https://potholders.piglet.org/charts/ and get a visual representation.
The American Flag weave is an exception — the chart for that is in one of our blog posts but not on the main charts page: https://potholders.piglet.org/2023/12/clasp-weave-american-flag/.
Some people also find it useful to convert the visual charts to a written form, like “over two, under two, over one, under one,” which they then read back as their weaving.
There are a lot of different approaches, and we wish you the best of luck in finding one that works well for you.
I saw a picture of a red white and blue pot holder with the letters USA in the middle. I cannot find a you tube video on how to do it. Can you help me?
Hello! Unfortunately, I we don’t have such a pattern in our collection and I haven’t seen a video demonstrating it.
If you’re on Facebook, you could try joining the “Potholder People” group and then see if you can work out the technique from looking at this photo of one still on the loom:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/759294381500284/posts/1451906192239096/