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 […]
Searching for the Perfect Knitted Washcloth–Blog Post
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 […]
American Maid Sampler–Blog Post
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 […]
How to USE a Color Gamp – Blog Post
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 […]
Have you tried EZ-Spin cotton? – Blog Post
Ready to Spin? We are thrilled to announce that we are now the exclusive suppliers of EZ-spin cotton! Lura Moore and Jill Holbrook, the owners of Brookmoore Creations have passed the cotton spinning torch to us at Lunatic Fringe Yarns. The EZ-Spin cotton sliver is a wonderful complement to our own American Maid™ Cotton yarns. […]
Knitting Kokadjo Cowls – Blog Post
by Katzy Luhring Since moving to Idaho, I have found plenty of reasons to knit warm things. Knitted fingerless gloves, hats, scarves, and even throws have made their way into my life while living here in Idaho. One of the fun knitted hats that I made for myself was a slouchy hat from SweaterBabe.com. Here […]
Fusing Thermoplastic Yarns–by Giovanna Imperia – Blog Post
Giovanna Imperia has been a master of creating interesting fabrics from interesting yarns. We convinced her to talk about a special kind of yarn: Thermoplastics. by Giovanna Imperia What are thermoplastic yarns? While polyester is often classified as a thermoplastic, I tend to separate it from a class of industrial materials where high heat is […]
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 […]
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 […]