Magic Threads – Blog Post
Books. Books. Who doesn’t love a good book? Books can be a source of comfort, inspiration, or a window into new worlds we haven’t explored yet. We have Thread Magic, Weaving for Shape and Texture by Lotte Dalgaard and Paulette Adam back in stock, and Katzy was reading it the other day and wanted to […]
A Whole Lot of Counting Going On! – Blog Post
Weavers are always counting. Counting warp ends as we wind our warps. Recounting those warp threads, heddles and dents as we prepare our looms for weaving. And counting as we weave, passing the shuttle from one side to another. Years ago, when we first started stocking the color Coral in our Tubular Spectrum™ line of […]
Mocha Mousse! Pantone Color of 2025! – Blog Post
Pantone has released their color of the year for 2025! This coming year’s selection is a color from Pantone, called Mocha Mousse. Warm and comforting the color brings hot chocolate, thick mocha coffee and all kinds of indulgences to mind! According to Pantone, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse is a classic color with humble and grounded […]
Oh Baby, Baby – Blog Post
One of the best things about being a maker is creating things for the people in our lives. And is there anything better than creating something to celebrate a new human being? We received an email request for advice on making a summer weight baby blanket. We thought it would be fun to share Michele’s […]
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 […]
Dark Side of the Moon – Blog Post
Hear the softly spoken magic spells. Playtime is a necessary part of our creative lives. Sometimes it comes while we are working on other projects, during unexpected down times, and sometimes it is scheduled into our days. How ever that play time is structured, it often leads to wonderful projects that we didn’t anticipate at […]
Weaving the Tequila Sunrise Scarf – Blog Post
Learning to weave can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. All of us have been beginning weavers at the beginning of our weaving careers, and many of us have forgotten how fresh and exciting, and intimidating that experience can be. We Lunatics are fortunate to have some new, young weavers in the shop, and we wanted […]
Rippling Along – Blog Post
We LOVE the Ripple Scarf by Denise Kovnat in the Nov/Dec 2022 issue of Handwoven. In part, because it uses our beautiful 20/2 mercerized cotton yarn and the exciting active Linen Crepe yarn. 20/2 mercerized cotton yarn is a favored child of mine and combining it with a yarn from the GevolveYarns is a […]