"Dave Smith" wrote in message
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They sell a potholder making loom for kids that is much the same as it was
when I was a kid. But in my day the loom was metal and the loops were
cotton. Now the loom is plastic and the loops are polyester. The term
potholder is very much misnamed because it says right with the kit that they
can not be used with heat. My daughter made some for gifts but I had her
tell people they were coasters. They were also very small. Just slightly
bigger than a regular coaster.
Some years back, a coworker begged me to make her some crocheted potholders
and dishcloths using a certain yarn that would match her kitchen. I did
make them but just as with the potholders above, these could not be used to
remove things from the oven. I can't remember now where this information
came from. It was either on the yarn label or with the pattern.