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(More customer reviews)I'm an adult, and I got this for myself because I wanted a relatively inexpensive loom to fiddle with, to see if I could actually make something useful from this "toy". I figured since this was a toy, it would be easier. Well, having tinkered with the thing for about ten minutes now, my initial impression is that there is no way a 7 year old could figure out how to work this thing by themselves. The directions are perplexing to say the least. There are two booklets; one of them is supposed to be a quick start guide and the other a book of projects. For the rainbow scarf, I found you have to refer back and forth (at least to start) to both booklets. It felt like someone showing you what a bike was, the pieces of it, and then you were expected to just get on and peddle yourself off into the sunset. Not so much.
I feel like this loom COULD be easy to use, and that they PROBABLY did do all the hard work already getting it so it's ready to go when you receive it, but the instructions and illustrations are so confusing that I'm just not so sure anymore. I was more certain of its ease before the directions than after, and I think that says something. For example, the extra shuttle that's in the loom, is that supposed to be there? Do I need to take it out? They don't mention this in the booklets. The section on re-threading is so unintuitive that I've decided to read it again tomorrow when I've had some coffee and a night's rest. I mean, this really shouldn't be rocket science.
Overall, I've given this thing 4 stars because I think it WILL be easy to use once I figure out how to do it (on the Internet, not through the materials they've provided), and because it seems to be built sturdy (sturdily?). I'm sure I will get hours of enjoyment out of it and hopefully a completed, usable product; however, all this is wishful thinking in light of the fact that for now I simply cannot figure out if I'm even using this "toy" correctly at all.
By the way, this is the Easy Weaver A, not B. The booklets refer to both, and the box does not seem to mention the model.
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The Easy Weaver is a rigid heddle table loom made of beautifully finished wood. It comes completely threaded and ready-to-weave. Produce a surprising variety of woven pieces with ease scarves, table runners and placemats. Sew strips together to make pillow covers, blankets and more. Easy Weaver includes a rainbow warp of 100% pure wool yarn 6-1/2" wide x 2-1/2 yards long (enough to weave 2 child-size scarves), 2 stick shuttles, illustrated instruction booklet, and The Easy Weaver Book of Project Ideas, a bonus resource with patterns and instructions for 8 additional weaving projects.
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