Neckline and hem material is too thick to be cut into loops. The sleeves, on the other hand, are too short in diameter to be cut into loops. Not all t-shirts have a shirt hem. Look at the bottom of your tee and if you don’t see a hem, don’t worry about cutting the bottom portion off.
Use a ruler to measure your strips. Don’t worry about being super careful here—do your best to cut straight and evenly, but this project doesn’t require perfect work! Count the hooks on 2 sides of your loom. This is the number of loops you’ll need. If necessary, use a second shirt (and feel free to grab a new color/pattern to mix up your design!)
The exact size of your strips depends on how tight or loose you’d like your potholder to be. For smaller looms, cut smaller lengths of fabric. Again, these don’t need to be perfect cuts. As long as you have strips that are similar in length and have rounded edges, you’re good to go!
When you unfold your cut t-shirt strips, you should have a 6–6. 5 in (15–17 cm) fabric loop with rounded edges.
Fill the entire side of this loom with fabric loops.
Depending on the size of your loom and the size of your hook, your hook may not be long enough to weave all the way across. If this is the case for you, start weaving halfway across your loom instead of from the end.
Because you’ve already weaved your hook through the fabric loops, as you pull your new loop through on your hook, it will weave the new loop automatically. Note that you can easily do this with your fingers, though it may take more time. Simply fasten your loop to one end’s hook and, with fingers, guide the loop under and over each fabric loop. When you reach the other end with your fabric, fasten the loop onto the loom’s hook.
The first loop will tighten onto the side of the potholder, effectively closing off and finishing that portion. This can be done with your hands, but it’s much easier with a hook.
