Abstract: The described hand loom is formed of a resilient sheet and includes resilient, durable peripheral bars projecting beyond the sheet, the bars being of a size and location to permit threads to be wrapped about them. Preferably, the loom is injection molded as a plastic grid, includes peripheral bars that may hold both warp and weft threads, or loops of a knitted fabric, the bars and sheet being co-planar. The loom may be formed in any of a variety of shapes, and may include an interior opening with bars projecting into it permitting the weaving or knitting process to extend over the outer edge of the sheet or from one side to the other side. A new method of weaving also is described.