About

About Friendly Loom by Harrisville Designs Inc. Harrisville Designs Award-Winning Friendly Loom products are designed and made by weavers, spinners, and woodworkers. We are a small family-owned and operated business, and we believe that quality should not be compromised with even the smallest product. We developed the first of our Friendly Loom products in the 1980s in response to a growing demand from educators and parents concerned with introducing hands on creative activities to children and teenagers. Our products are designed to provide fun, challenging, educational experiences while developing concentration, fine and gross motor control, and a better understanding of spatial relationships and patterning. In this fast-paced world where children are being forced to grow up too quickly, we believe that it is essential to help them slow things down and experience their creative abilities by introducing them to the joys of working with their hands. As educators and parents, one of our most important challenges is to encourage the development of self-esteem and self-confidence. When a child can say, “I made this myself,” the pride in achievement is not only felt in that child’s mind and heart but also represented in a tangible form by something beautiful and practical to own or to give as a gift. We hope that you will find Friendly Loom product useful tools for helping children discover the creativity that’s within them.