Customer Reviews

"Hana-Ami" Flower Loom 6 Shape Set, Pink/Blue

5 star:		(9)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I hesitated to buy this due to some negative reviews, but my experience with Clover tools has been very good, so I decided to get the Hana-Ami anyway. This loom combo is excellent. What I like:

1. Six looms that all nest together in one closed container.
2. Each loom fits onto the base individually, and the base has slots and notches to hold yarn tails. No trouble keeping a grip on the small circle and square.
3. Compared to other looms, these have more pegs. More pegs allows more options and fuller motifs when using thinner yarns, raffias, strings, whatever. The pegs are as tall as on other looms I have, so I don't know why others have trouble keeping loops on. The Hana-Ami's pegs are slightly tapered, which helps if you want to transfer loops to adjacent pegs (which you might do while weaving petals, for example, to taper the petal points).
4. This set comes with a centre peg that can be used on the base when making partial circles or squares or hexagons. The woven fan shape, a quarter circle, in the instructions could make dangles for earrings or an interesting pendant on a necklace.
5. Comes with a plastic needle with a curved tip.
6. Detailed instructions inside, and you can always find a lot more ideas for small looms at knitting-and dot com.
7. Includes approximate length of yarn needed for one pass around each loom. You know in advance if that scrap of leftover yarn is long enough to be useful. Actually, just about anything is long enough to be used in a flower centre.

I say ignore the naysayers and give this set a try. I doubt you'll regret it.

Okay I am a knitter and I love this to add quick embellishments to hats and projects with leftover yarn. I had no problems getting the yarn to stay on the pins. I am thrilled with this product and sooooo glad that I bought it. My little three year old has even used it (with my help) to make little flowers to add to her pony tail holders. We love this.

My first flower loom was a kk bloom loom. I like it, but it's limited in what you can do. I wanted to have double pegs for some projects, and I also wanted a square loom. I did a lot of research before purchasing and I believe that the hana-ami is the best loom you can find, both in the current market and in the vintage market. You get six different looms, and you can put the smaller ones with the larger ones in both the circle and square shape to get a double peg loom. The base makes holding the loom and keeping the tails of your working material out of the way of your work much easier. It works well with threads, yarns and ribbons, and I really love that it all snaps together neatly, so I don't have a pile of looms to find a place to store.
The instructions aren't the greatest, but I found a wealth of information on the web, especially at knitting-and dot com.
I haven't had problems with thread/yarn/ribbon slipping off of the pegs. All in all I've found it a pleasure to work with, and with all of the shapes that come with it, the possibilities are endless.
If you want a flower loom, this would be the one to get.

I like to crochet hats. I am actually pretty good at it. But when it comes to making embellishments for them, I am stuck at pom-pom level. So I got this loom to add flowers. I watched the video on YouTube that CloverCrafts, the manufacturer, put up, and within minutes, seriously, minutes, I was making a flower. My first one came out exactly like hers did, and in about 15 minutes I was adding the flower to a hat! I simply can not wait to try it out with ribbon and raffia, too!

I whipped out a flower within 5 minutes of walking in the door with this. It is easy and makes adorable flowers!! I do agree the price seems high but you get several looms for your money and the possibilities are endless. I can't wait to make flowers for hair things, bags, shirts, skirts. I will definitely get my moneys worth.

I am not sure how people are having so many issues but if you are look on you tube they have great videos that will help!

I bought this flower loom yesterday with my 50% coupon at Michael's and after playing around with it for a couple of hours I promptly returned it this afternoon. I am giving it 2 stars because the idea behind it is great and no doubt it is super-easy to shape the flowers, but beyond that I was completely at a loss. The pegs are too short and the yarn slips off very easily in the middle of your work making it very frustrating. Also creating the center is not as easy as it seems. The instructions are all in one color and the pics are not great so you cannot really see some of the small steps you need to really put the whole thing together. I originally bought it thinking it would be fun for me and my 6-year old daughter to play around with, but will looking into learning how to crochet or knit flowers by hand instead. I guess if you have alot of patience, give it a try...but make sure you use a coupon! The loom retails for $20...seems a little much for not a whole lot.

I'm not a knitter, I tried my hand at crocheting years ago and stunk at it. But this Hana-Ami flower loom is EASY!!! I will admit that I struggled with the yarn I had picked out at first. I used an organic yarn and a recycled yarn, both are nice, but I don't think they are well suited for this kind of craft. My first flower looks nothing like the picture, but that's ok it was my first try. The second flower I made was a huge improvement. The instructions were a little difficult to see, it's all printed in purple ink. Instead I went to youtube watched and followed a video, pausing it so I could fix my mistakes and kept running it back until I got it right. You have to give this an honest try, doubtful you'll get it the first time around. Not everyone is going to be able to make perfect flowers the first time they pick it up. With practice, determination and the desire to keep going you'll be making those perfect flowers in no time!!!

I watched the You Tube videos to see how to use this product before receiving. Otherwise, I think the learning curve would have been a little steeper. It is a really cool idea, and the way the product was executed and packaged is ingenious, but it's a little tricky to manuever, especially toward the end. Great service, however. Received quickly.

The Hana-Ami flower loom was just what I was looking for. I have seen this offered for a higher price at other locations. Perfect for my scrapbooking, knitting and crochet projects. Easy to use.

this is a very nice and useful item, my mother-in-law loved it and is planning to be much more creative with using the Hana Ami in shaping new designs and flower variety