3/2 American Maid Washcloth Instructions
Looking for a quick project to use the wonderful 3/2 American Maid™ yarns? How about a simple pattern to make ten soft washcloths? These instructions work on either a rigid heddle loom or a 4-shaft loom. The washcloths are made with natural white unmercerized cotton yarn as the warp, and naturally grown cotton yarns for the weft. We give you detailed instructions to make one wash cloth, and then you get to choose how to weave the others…there is enough yarn to weave 10 washcloths. The finished sizes of the washcloths are approximately 9” x 10”.
The instructions are designed with the naturally colored cotton yarns from an 3/2 American Maid™ sampler kit, one 8 oz cone of 3/2 American Maid™ natural white and one 1.5 oz cone of 6/2 American Maid natural white for the hems.
Popping Purple Scarf — Instructions
Looking for a quick project to use the wonderful cotton yarns in your stash? How about two soft, wonderfully textured scarves? These instructions will guide you to make two scarves, using either a rigid heddle loom or a 4-shaft floor loom and approximately 1,200 yards of 5/2 mercerized cotton yarn. The finished size of each scarf is approximately 8” x 60” plus 4” fringe on either end.
Gray Matter Scarves
Make two scarves, one for you, and one for a friend. All the mercerized yarn and instructions to make two scarves that shift through 7 shades of gray from white to black. The finished size of each scarf is approximately 8” x 60” plus 4” fringe on either end. The texture of the scarves is made by using a 3-shaft pattern (with use of a pickup stick if you have a rigid heddle loom), and the scarves are very soft and supple.
Gray Matter Scarf – Instructions
Looking for a quick project to use the wonderful cotton yarns in your 5/2 Gray Matter kit? How about two soft, wonderfully textured scarves? These instructions will guide you to make two scarves, using either a rigid heddle loom or a 4-shaft loom. The finished size of each scarf is approximately 8” x 60” plus 4” fringe on either end.
8/2 American Maid Cotton Towel 4-shaft Loom Instructions- “Serenity Towels”
Instructions for these “Serenity Towels” make three soft and fluffy towels from your 4-shaft loom in just a few hours. These instructions make quick work out of 8/2 cotton yarn. The instructions are for one plaid towel, one warp striped towel woven with the natural white, and one more towel of your own design. The instructions are designed with the naturally colored cotton yarns from an 8/2 American Maid™ sampler kit and one 8 oz cone of 8/2 American Maid™ Natural White unmercerized cotton yarn.
10/2 American Maid Cotton Towel Rigid Heddle Instructions
Instructions for two soft and fluffy towels from your rigid heddle loom in just a few hours. These instructions make quick work out of 10/2 cotton yarn: one plaid and one light green and white. The instructions are designed with the naturally colored cotton yarns from an 10/2 American Maid™ sampler kit.
8/2 American Maid Cotton Towel Rigid Heddle Instructions
Instructions for two soft and fluffy towels from your rigid heddle loom in just a few hours. These instructions make quick work out of 8/2 cotton yarn: one plaid and one light green and white. The instructions are designed with the naturally colored cotton yarns from an 8/2 American Maid™ sampler kit.
Seine Twine – Cotton
This 100% unmercerized cotton seine twine is ideal for high tension warps. Especially Rug warps and Tapestry Warps. There is very little stretch in this yarn, the tight twist makes the yarn very strong, and it wears like iron. The natural color is an economical choice for warp in weft faced projects where the warp will be covered by a colorful weft.
Seaside Towels
We have used the wonderful color palette of the Maurice Brassard unmercerized cotton yarns to dream up the colorways for these soft towels.
RIGID HEDDLE KIT: Included with the kit are instructions to make two plaid towels using a rigid heddle loom: one woven in plain weave, and one woven in a soft pickup pattern. The finished sizes of the towels are approximately 12.5” x 20”.
4 SHAFT KIT: Enough yarn to make 4 delightful plaid towels: two woven in plain weave, and two woven in rosepath pattern. Includes 4 shaft instructions. The finished sizes of the towels are approximately 18” x 26”.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish).
20 Color Gamp for Rigid Heddle Looms
Use your Rigid Heddle Loom to weave 20 gorgeous colors into color gamps. Learn about color interactions in weaving and make beautiful cloth! This kit contains all the 3/2 or 5/2 mercerized cotton yarns you need to weave 2 color gamps. Or you could weave 1 gamp and have enough fabric for a vest or weave a table runner…lots of possibilities. This Kit comes with instructions designed for Rigid Heddle Looms.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish)
Essential Towels Kit
Weave two completely different and stunning towels from the same warp on your 4-shaft loom. Pattern spots are interspersed with sections of plain weave for maximum color blending. We have included instructions to make two striped towels using our 5/2 Tubular Spectrum™ yarns. The finished sizes of the towels are approximately 15.5” x 24”. Thank you to Deb Essen for the wonderful design.
Cotton Poetic Placemat Kit
Guess who’s “Cummings” to dinner? 4 easy and elegant placemats for your next entertainment event. Extend your education using classic hand-manipulated lace edge embellishments. e.e. cummings would have wanted to get a rigid heddle loom just to weave these elegant placemats!
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish) This is a Two harness kit.
In the Buff Towel Kit
There is nothing like stepping out of a relaxing bath or a warm shower and wrapping yourself up in a soft, thick towel. The sustainably grown, American Maid™ white cotton in this kit creates a bath towel that is thick and thirsty. Talk about warm fuzzies! This kit contains enough yarn to weave 4 bath towels (approximately 48”x28”), or 3 generous bath sheets (approximately 62”x28”).
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish). This is a Four to Eight shaft kit.
Kitchen Set with a Sense of Place
Weave a whole set for your table with one loom set up! Create 4 placemats and 4 napkins as well as a dishtowel. The placemats are woven in rep weave, and the napkins and towels can be woven in plain weave, twill, or block weaves. All you have to do after weaving the napkins and towels is to resley your loom to narrow the warp for the placemats. You can weave these on 2, 4, or 8+ harness looms. Available in 4 colorways.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). Instructions included for 4-8 shaft looms. Can be woven on a 2 harness loom if desired.
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Sett Fiesta Kit
It’s time to plan a night out to celebrate! Or plan a fiesta in your own home. Weave a shawl and table runner from the same warp! Our own Tubular Spectrum™ Mercerized Cotton Yarn is sett differently for the durable and sturdy runner and the soft and supple shawl. You will want to wrap up in this shawl! This is a 4-shaft kit.
Gray Matter Kit
Five evenly spaced gray yarns along with black and white create a 7 value gradient study. Use alone for a great study of value, or to highlight a color or double the gray yarns with a color to tone the color down incrementally. All of the kits come with instructions to make 4 napkins.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish). All kits have instructions for 4-shaft looms. The 3/2 size yarn comes with instructions for a Rigid Heddle Loom as well as 4-shaft looms.
Tubular Spectrum Comes to Dinner Kit
This dinner napkin kit gives “square meals” a whole new meaning. Weave eight, 20″ x 20″ dinner napkins. Using a 4 or 8 harness point twill, you can weave each napkin in a different treadling, and each napkin will look very different without ever re-threading your loom!
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish). This is a Four or Eight harness kit.
Seychelles Scarf Kit
Dreams of warm sand beaches and cool lagoons will fill your head as you weave and wear these lightweight, naturally colored scarves. Enough of our own American Maid™ cotton yarns to weave two long scarves (approximately 8″x 72″). Available in green and brown colorways.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). This is a Four or Eight Shaft kit.