Weaving with Lyte Hemp Yarns – Blog Post
We are having so much fun playing with the new Lyte Hemp. Warps are going on and flying off our looms as we test drive this fabulous new product! We now know that both the BOLD Lyte Hemp™ and FINE Lyte Hemp™ work beautifully in the warp. Both are incredibly strong yarns and once the […]
Introducing Lyte Hemp Yarn! – Blog Post
We are so excited to announce that we have a new hemp yarn in stock! We call it Lyte™ Hemp Yarn because it lit our fire for using hemp yarn. It is a 100% hemp yarn sourced from Romania. We were fortunate to find a large lot of this yarn just as COVID shut down […]
Hoppy Spring! Meet Periwinkle the Bunny! Blog Post
A couple years ago we created April the Bunny. Since that time, we have made a whole fluffle of bunnies and they have had some egg-cellent adventures together. However, as the bunnies have gone to new homes, April the Bunny has been feeling lonely here in the Lunatic Studio. Lunar Intentions We wanted to make […]
Spring is in the air! Blog Post
Hyacinths, sunshine, birdsong, oh my! Spring is on the way! Let the bright colors evoke the newness of the season, warming up the earth and melting away the gloom of winter. Spring is so full of hope and the promise of things to come! What shall we weave to bring spring into our lives? Pictured […]
Intentions and the Lunar New Year
“Luna” = moon Here at Lunatic Fringe Yarns we have a special love of all things Lunar. “Lunatic” is a word derived from “luna” the Latin word for moon because many people believed insanity was caused by the phases of the moon. We prefer to think of the word “Lunatic” as it relates to creativity […]
Pantone Color of 2022! Blog Post
Pantone just released their color of the year for 2022! This coming year’s selection is a brand-new color from Pantone, called Very Peri. Pantone number 17-3938. Pantone chose this color to describe the courage that encourages personal inventiveness and creativity. As they say on their website: “PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri displays a spritely, joyous attitude […]
Carry Your Weft Yarns – Blog Post
Weaving with lots of weft color changes means that you will have ends to deal with. If you don’t want to stop and start your weft yarns all the time, you can carry the non-working weft yarns up the selvage edges while they are still attached. Secure Your Weft You can choose to either secure […]
Starting and Stopping Colors in your Color Gamp–Split Plies – Blog Post
When you weave a color gamp, you weave weft stripes. And each time you start or stop weaving with one color and are ready for a new color, you have to deal with the weft ends. There are several techniques to do deal with all those weft ends, and one of these techniques is to […]
Cotton and Silk Cowl…Wow! Wrap yourself in luxury! Blog Post
Soft, light, airy and with a beautiful luster. And enough fabric to be a soft, elegant cowl. This cowl is just what Lunadette needs for a night out on the town! We wove samples for Tien Chiu’s Discover Gradients Weave Along in August 2021, using 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ Yarn. After one set of samples was […]
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 […]