Hobnobbin with Hemp Bobbins
We LOVE weaving with hemp and love the fabrics it produces. We have several kits that use a combination of hemp and cotton to produce amazing towel fabrics. Check out the Tidepool Treasures Towels, Splash! Towels, and Enchanted Windowpane towels for a taste of weaving with hemp and cotton yarns. Our Anni Alber’s Masters Towel […]
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With Style and Grace! An Awesome Dishcloth!
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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Searching for the Perfect Knitted Washcloth
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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Introducing Lyte Hemp Yarn!
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 […]
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Pantone Color of 2022!
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 […]
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Spockloth…What is a Spockloth?
Sometimes we misinterpret things that people say, and it can lead to hilarious thoughts! Often in our Lunatic world, it can lead to more weaving. Spockloth is one such word that sparked a whole weaving exploration for Katzy. Here is her story of one such misinterpretation. by Katzy “Spockloth”? The other day a local weaver […]
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