Expand your Possibilities! A 4-shaft draft on your 8-shaft Loom. Part 2–Blog Post
Recently, Michele wrote about how to simplify a complicated 4-shaft draft by expanding that draft to 8-shafts. Click here to see that blog. This week, she wants to go more in depth about changing a 4-shaft Rosepath draft for the Seaside Towels into an 8-shaft draft that is easy to weave. by Michele B. I […]
Expand your Possibilities: A 4-shaft draft on your 8-shaft, 16-shaft or even 24-shaft loom! Blog Post
Since weaving the original Tubular Spectrum™ Color Gamps, Michele has been exploring the advantages of using more shafts to make weaving easier. She has found that she can expand her options with her warp, simplify the threading and treadling, or give the warp threads room to spread out when she expands a draft to more […]
Teal–Lunatic Color of 2026! Blog Post
2026…What Wild and Colorful Adventures are Waiting for Us? At the changing of the year, we Lunatics wait eagerly for the big color predictors to put out their color forecasts for the year. For 2026, Pantone chose Cloud Dancer, a soft white that is “a whisper of tranquility and peace in a noisy world” and […]
12 Days of Customer Photos – 2025 Blog Post
For over 30 years, we have had the privilege to supply high quality yarns to you in the artisan community. As we ship out each order, it is a bit like sending our children out into the world to become new and interesting creations! And we like to hear from our kids to see what […]
Shrink Me! Working with Elastic Yarns. Blog Post.
When we acquired the GevolveYarns collection, we were astonished by the variety of yarns. Thick and thin, smooth and bumpy, yarns made from paper, and yarns made from silk. And then there were the active yarns. Crepes, stainless steel yarns, yarns that could be heat set and elastic yarns. Elastic yarns are a specialized type […]
Can I Make a Project With a Different Yarn?-Blog Post
One of our frequently asked questions is “How do I make a project with a different yarn?” Michele loves the Seaside towel that is made with 8/2 unmercerized cotton yarn. She would like to make them with the 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarns. Let’s follow her journey to convert the Seaside Towel, in the […]
Designer Spotlight Blog Post – Jaimee Veronneau Roberts
Welcome back to another Designer Spotlight Blog! This week we have a treat for you! Jaimee Veronneau Roberts is a vibrant weaver whom we have come to know through her online presence at The Dog and Pony Show. We admire her sense of color and ability to produce vibrant fabrics. In between designing projects, she is […]
Making a Soft and Cuddly Evergreen Scarf-Blog Post
We love scarves on the Rigid Heddle Loom. Amber wanted to make a scarf using 8/2 unmercerized Bleached White yarn that would be long enough to wrap around her neck and be versatile in how she wore it. And so, she designed her Evergreen Scarf. Let’s let her tell us all about it. By Amber […]
Floating Along – Blog Post
There is often debate at our local guild meeting about whether to use floating selvage threads. The consensus seems to be, like most things these days…it depends! Michele recently wrote a blog about Diane Mortensen and her dislike of floating selvage threads. Katzy has been collecting opinions about floating selvage threads for many years and […]
Designer Spotlight Blog Post – Jacey Boggs Faulkner
Welcome back to another Designer Spotlight Blog! This month’s feature is a name we are sure many of you know….Jacey Boggs Faulkner….who is also known for PLY Magazine, WEFT Magazine, and the newly announced …PURL Magazine! Jacey has navigated the road of spinning, weaving, and knitting through a set of “different eyes”, and we appreciate […]