Yarn Tails and Working in Ends
Those oh-so-pesky, oh-so-necessary yarn tails! What to do with them???
There are lots of options. This tutorial will show you how to work the beginning yarn tail into the square while you weave, and how to work in the final tail before or after you’ve taken the square off the loom. (See end of post for Additional Resources.)
Remember, you have the option to ignore the yarn tails for now. You can work them in later or use either or both of them for sewing the squares together. It’s common practice to work in the beginning tail and save the end tail for joining the squares. My current preference is to make both tails long enough for sewing the squares together (I leave a beginning tail of 1/2 to 3/4 length around the loom which is the same length I’ll end up with when I’m finished weaving.)
Not crazy about the name for this pattern, so feel free to suggest another one. The pattern will look very nice in a single color (see “Heart Band—Bar X, Mini“), but it also looks nice with two.
Again, the photo shows the square attached to two others because I forgot to take photos before joining them.
The photo shows the heart joined to two other squares (forgot to take separate photos).
The photo shows the heart joined to two other squares (forgot to take separate photos).
How Many Squares?