There’s something special about teaching children to work with their hands!
Harrisville Designs introduced the first friendly loom® products in the 1980s to meet the growing demand for hands-on creative activities for children. Today, our potholder looms, weaving kits, and fiber art supplies are designed to be fun, challenging, and educational, helping children build focus, fine and gross motor skills, spatial awareness, and pattern recognition.
In a fast-paced world, we believe it’s essential for children to slow down, work with their hands, and experience the joy of making. When a child says, ‘I made this myself,’ the pride is lasting, expressed not only in confidence but in a tangible creation that is both beautiful and useful.
Friendly Loom® products continue to inspire creativity across generations, offering tools that nurture imagination, skill, and the satisfaction of creating something meaningful.
Potholder Looms & Loops
Our sturdy metal potholder looms and high-quality cotton loops introduce children to the timeless art of weaving. Made in the USA with care, these kits teach the basics of fiber arts while encouraging focus, creativity, and confidence. Each project results in something beautiful and useful that makers can be proud of.
Tapestry Weaving
friendly loom® tapestry kits make weaving accessible for beginners of all ages. Each loom is handcrafted in our woodshop and paired with virgin wool yarn spun in our mill. Weaving encourages focus, develops fine motor control, and helps children understand spatial relationships — all while producing beautiful, lasting projects.
Craft Kits
friendly loom® craft kits introduce children and beginners to fiber arts like weaving, knitting, crocheting, and felting. Each kit includes skill levels for guidance and features quality materials like upcycled cotton loops and virgin wool yarn spun in our Harrisville mill, that spark creativity and build confidence.
Our Mission
Our award-winning friendly loom® products are designed to be a welcoming gateway into the world of crafting. Our hope is to inspire anyone from lifelong makers to those picking up their first project to experience the joy and value of crafting by hand. Parents share friendly loom® kits with their children, teachers use them to build coordination and creativity in the classroom, while makers of all ages turn to them as a way to connect with tradition.
Created by weavers, spinners, and woodworkers, our small family-owned textile business is proud to offer quality, American-made products that nurture skill, imagination, and connection.