Cotton and Silk…Wow! Wrap yourself in luxury!
Soft, light, airy and with a beautiful luster. And enough fabric to be a soft, elegant cowl. Just what Lunadette needed for a night out on the town! We have been weaving samples for Tien Chiu’s Discover Gradients Weave Along that will be coming up in August 2021, using 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ Yarn. After one set of […]
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Support Your Local Yarn Shop!
This past year has taught us many lessons. Among all the lessons, a few have emerged as cornerstones in our lives…Family and Friends can help you through hard times, Good friends should be cherished, and of course…Yarn is a necessity for life. We are so grateful for being part of the well kept secret of […]
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Weaving from the Heart
Hearts are a wonderful, universal symbol. They have special significance in our lives as the heart shape is a representation of love and romance. There are few symbols in our world that have as much universal appeal as the heart. As we zoom toward Valentines day, we were drawn to create a heart using 3/8 […]
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New Year, New Baby Socks
Knitting in the New Year for a New Baby! Michele’s niece, Jessy, has been a helper in the Lunatic Fringe Yarns booth at yarn shows, where some of you may have met her. In December, Jessy and husband Alex became the proud parents of a beautiful baby girl, Matilda Moon, and we wanted to knit […]
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Pantone Color of the Year for 2021
Pantone just released their color of the year for 2021! And it is not just one, but TWO colors: Illuminating (13-0677 TCX, 106 C) and Ultimate Gray (17-5104 TCX, Cool Gray 7 C). This year’s choice of color of the year comes with a message of hope and strength from the company, Pantone: “As people […]
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Weave a Shawlette in a Weekend
It got cold here in Idaho this past week, and we turned once again to our rigid heddle looms and the 3/8 GreenLine wool yarn. GreenLine wool is a 100% organic wool yarn dyed with GOTS certified dyes. The 3/8 size makes for a quick weekend project, and it was just what we needed. Last […]
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Lunatics LOVE Color!
We have been on a long journey discovering color in our own way, and this week we are excited to participate with many of our customers and friends in the Discovering Color Weave Along with Tien Chui and Janet Dawson. Let’s play with ALL the Tubular Spectrum colors! With our usual Lunatic enthusiasm, we are […]
READ MORESpinning and Weaving Week 2020
We are so excited about Spinning and Weaving Week! It is a wonderful chance to learn something new, try out a new product or just connect with other people who love to do what you do! Throughout the week we are offering specials and discounts throughout our website. Here is a list of our specials: […]
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Wool Yarn Counts Simplified
Yarn counts are fundamental to understanding the size of your yarn, but the numbers can be confusing. What does 3/8 or 4/14 or 4/6 mean? There are different systems for cotton, wool and bast fibers. Here is some information from our friends at JaggerSpun about wool yarn sizing. JaggerSpun uses the Worsted/Bradford count system. In this […]
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