4 hemp and 4 ply AM washcloths from Amber

With Style and Grace! An Awesome Dishcloth!

March 6, 2024

After we published the post about Katzy’s search for the perfect washcloth, Amber came into the shop with her version of the perfect crocheted washcloth!  Wow!  Amber knocked all our socks off!  She used the 4-ply naturally colored American Maid ™ yarn that we are selling as a closeout yarn and combined it with our […]

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Search for the Perfect Washcloth

Searching for the Perfect Knitted Washcloth

March 1, 2024

Washcloths are useful.  And most of us make washcloths in some way.  We knit, we crochet, we weave, we make washcloths out of all kinds of things.  As Lunatics, we love our American Maid™ woven washcloths, and our quick and easy Weekend washcloths.  But sometimes we are on the go and want to take our […]

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Ansel Adams Colorway - Master's Towel Kit

Mercerized Yarn vs Unmercerized Yarn?

February 16, 2024

We are often asked if mercerized or unmercerized yarns are better for towels. Our answer is always a resounding…it depends! Mercerized (or Perle) Yarn Mercerization is a process that makes the yarn smooth, stronger and takes dye better. John Mercer, and English textile chemist, developed the technique in 1844 to improve the dye qualities of […]

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Grace Noel Wood Dragon

Lunar Year of the Dragon- Blog Post

February 9, 2024

Welcome to the Lunar Year of the Wood Dragon!! In the Lunar Calendar, this is the year of the Wood Dragon.  The Dragon is the strongest and most creative of the characters in the Chinese Zodiac – and it is the only mythical creature.  The natural element of wood softens the dragon a bit and brings […]

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American Maid Sampler Kit

American Maid Sampler Kit

February 2, 2024

We created our line of American Maid™ naturally colored yarns in 2011.  My how time has flown!  These soft, naturally colored cotton yarns are still one of our favorite yarns for towels, blankets, and clothing.  Join us for a trip through the way-back machine as we look at what Katzy wrote in 2016 about weaving […]

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Sett Fiesta Shawl, front view

How to USE a Color Gamp

January 24, 2024

Congratulations!  You have woven a color gamp!  Now, what do you do with it?  It is a gorgeous piece of fabric…it looks great as a wall hanging, or as a throw in your favorite chair, and your grandbaby thinks it is to “drool” for.  But, what else can you do with it? Our favorite reason […]

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Summer Winter gamp

Arranging to Weave a Color Gamp

January 16, 2024

Deciding how to arrange the colors in a Color Gamp can lead to many enjoyable hours of planning, thinking and rearranging.  The purpose of a color gamp is to see the interactions of the color in the weave structure.  In a purely academic way, the way the colors are arranged in a color gamp doesn’t […]

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Gamp on the Loom

What is a Color Gamp?

January 12, 2024

We have been weaving gamps for a long time, and we love to answer to the question “What is a gamp?”. A color gamp is a cloth that contains a set of color stripes in the warp that are crossed by the same set of color stripes in the weft. The resulting fabric will show […]

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Peach Fuzz Color of the Year

Peachfuzz! Pantone Color of 2024! – Blog Post

December 22, 2023

  Pantone has released their color of the year for 2024!  This coming year’s selection is a gentle color from Pantone, called Peach Fuzz.  Pantone number 13-1023 Peach Fuzz captures our desire to nurture ourselves and others. As they say on their website: “Pantone’s Peach Fuzz is a velvety gentle peach tone whose all-embracing spirit […]

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Bah Humbug Blog Post Photo

Bah Humbug – Red and Green do not Make Me Feel Festive!

December 15, 2023

We have constant discussions in the shop about color choices for projects.  We have found that we all have our favorite colors, and we all have certain color combinations we like best.  As we make kits, we take all of our opinions and try to appeal to a wide range of tastes.  For years, we […]

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