i totally forgot about the potholder loom!  of course, i immediately went to google to start searching for info.  i found some instructions (for your finishing woes) but the pdf file is corrupt and the html file doesn't really look that great.  i would love to do some of those again... they still make the kits.  sounds like a good winter project... i'll put a few of them together and make a "cool" purse.  heh.  