How to Seam Woven Potholders

Inside: Instructions and tutorial videos showing how to seam wove potholders.

I enjoy using my small potholder loom. It’s just the right size to carry with me to my son’s football games so I can get some crafting in.

I use the CinDWood ⅜” Small 7” Hot Pad/Potholder Loom* to make my small potholders. When I take them off the loom they are about 5-5.5″ square. That’s a good size for many things, but sometimes I need a larger potholder.

*This loom is available from CinDWood alone or bundled with a bag of loops. Use code goodknitkisses for $5 off your loom purchase.

I found I can get a generous 10″ trivet by seaming 4 of my small potholders together. And the best part is it’s quick and easy!

All you need to get started is 4 potholders, a tapestry needle, cotton yarn that matches your project, and scissors to trim the ends. I’m using a medium (#4) weight mercerized cotton yarn and bent tip tapestry needle to seam my potholders. The seaming method I am using is called the baseball seam.

One important point to note is that I’m working each seam on both the front and back of the potholder. Because the woven potholders are so thick it’s important to create a strong seam. This also helps the finished trivet lie flat.

How to Seam Woven Potholders:

1. Lay out your potholders the way you want them seamed. Make sure that the they are all facing the same way and the “V” shaped edge stitches are all facing up along the sides. You should be able to line up the 18 “V” stitches evenly on both potholders.
2. Start with a piece of yarn 3x the length of your seam.
3. Begin at the bottom edge where the two corners meet. In the bottom corner of the first potholder, pick up one side of the last “V” stitch along the bottom edge leaving a 6″ yarn tail. (You can also tie a knot to secure the yarn at the this corner, if you prefer.)
4. Moving to the other potholder, pick up one leg of the last “V” stitch along the bottom. Be sure to put our needle through the center of the “V” and through to the outside so your yarn joins between the two potholders.
5. Seam through the center of the “V” on the next side stitch of the first potholder, then through the next side stitch on the second potholder.
6. Repeat Step 5 until all side stitches are sewn on the front of the first two potholders. You may also want to pick up the first edge stitch along the top of each potholder at the corner to ensure a smooth, square seam.
7. To continue seaming, pick up on leg of the first “V” stitch along the bottom edge of the thrid potholder. (This is exactly as you did when beginning the seam.) Then pick up the “V” stitch from bottom corner of the fourth potholder.
8. Continue seaming the side stitches as you did in Step 5 until you reach the top. Make sure to pick up the top corners to make a smooth seam.
9. Next flip your entire project over so you can seam the stitches on the back. Make sure your working yarn is at the bottom.
10. Following the method above and seam the entire center seam on the back.
11. TIP: You may have loops in the corner that don’t line up perfectly or are too loose. You can tuck them into the corner seam or use your working yarn to tack them down. It may take some trial and error to see the best way for each loop.
12. Weave in yarn tails from first seam.
13. Begin the second seam as you did the first leaving a 6″ yarn tail and seam the front.
14. Turn your trivet over and seam the back.
15. Weave in yarn tails.

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