The EarthLoom was originated by Susan Barrett Merrill in the early 2000s. Its purpose is to build community by allowing many people to create artwork together, using the very simplest of weaving.
The very first EarthLoom was built at the Common Ground Country Fair by forester Grant Estell. Later, Susan worked with her husband Richard to design resources, training, and even provide EarthLooms to individuals and organizations who share our passion for building community through the arts in what was then the EarthLoom Project. Through that project the EarthLoom idea was seeded in many countries.
EarthLooms are now found all over the world, including in the US and Canada, the UK, Australia, Portugal, and Bermuda. We have officially approved loom builders in the UK and Portugal, so that folks in Europe and the UK can go to them when they want EarthLooms built.
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In 2019, the founders received trademark registration for the term EarthLoom, to preserve the legacy of the EarthLoom movement.