Some Thoughts About Size

I know a lot of the other websites about triangle weaving seem to imply that bigger is better, I would like to provide an alternative opinion.  I have worked large and I have worked (relatively) small, and I think smaller has more to offer.

• A smaller triangle loom is portable.  You can get it into your car.  You can carry it around easily.
• You don't have to stand to work on a smaller triangle loom and you are not continually bending and stretching.
• You can easily use an afghan hook with a smaller loom.  They don't make hooks long enough for a large loom, and even if they did, it would be unwieldy to use.
• You can hold your project in your lap, if you wish, or put it on a small table.
• You can actually finish something before you get sick of it.  If you get sick of a project on a big loom, it will probably provide a home for spiders for a while before you finally cut your project off the loom. With a small loom, you end up with one or more smaller triangles that could still be useful, even if not for the original purpose.
• You have more options for color and design on a smaller loom.  When you do color changes on a triangle, you end up with either U shaped or L shaped stripes that can become a plaid.  One large triangle = one large U or L.  Smaller triangles allow for multiple, smaller colored areas.  Their triangular shape gives you the option to arrange them in a variety of shapes, allowing for much more creativity and uniqueness.
• Smaller looms are less prone to breakage, bending, and other stress factors directly related to the length of the sides of the triangle.
• Smaller looms are great for sampling (trying a technique, design or yarn on a smaller scale to see how it will look and feel.)
• Smaller looms are much less expensive, so you can have a bunch of them!