Kokadjo Scarf Instructions

May 6, 2024

Looking for a quick project to make a soft scarf? This easy project uses 3/2 Tubular Spectrum™ as the warp, and Kokadjo yarn with just one shuttle to create the amazing, variegated look!

Center of Earthtone Towel Kit

April 18, 2024

A luscious combination of our American Maid™ sustainable cotton and a collection of amazing earth-tone shades of Bold Lyte Hemp.  These towels are soft and strong and are sure to become your favorite towels!  They make impressive gifts and are even better to keep for yourself.  The kit makes 2 towels.

Best of Both Worlds – Masters Towel Kit with Hemp

March 29, 2024

The best of both worlds.  Mercerized Cotton Warp and Hemp weft!   This kit makes 3 generous towels using 3 colors of 10/2 Tubular Spectrummercerized cotton yarn, and 3 colors of Bold Lyte Hemp™ yarn.  You can choose your favorite colorway:  Anni Albers, Ansel Adams, Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet, and Pierre-August Renoir.  Woven in 2 blocks to create a visually complex towel that is fun and easy to weave.   Finished towels are approximately 17″ x 29″.  Kit includes instructions for both 4 and 8-shaft looms.  These towels are breathtakingly inspired by our 100% cotton Masters Towels in the same colorways. 

We have instructions for both 4 and 8-shaft looms!  Scroll down for further information.

Hoppy Spring – Bunny or Towels Instructions

March 25, 2024

“Hoppy Spring”!  These adorable bunnies are ready to hop into your heart!  The spring-time combination of colors inspired us to make fabric and towels to match the spring-time season!  Choose your favorite colorway!  Each set of instructions will help you create 1 bunny or two towels.  If you want to make the bunny, you will need to purchase the pattern as well.

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4-ply American Maid Yarn

February 29, 2024

This is a loosely cabled 4-ply yarn made from 4 strands of 10/2 American Maid™ cotton yarn.  It is a fun and interesting yarn.  Amber has been playing with it in crochet projects and loves using it.  When it is gone, we will not be restocking this yarn.  Get it while it lasts!

Available on 8oz cones.  Each cone contains approximately 525 yards.  Enough for 5 washcloths or what ever else you want to make with it!

Dark of the Moon Wallhanging

December 1, 2023

Weave a stunning wall hanging on either a shaft loom or a Rigid Heddle Loom.  Use 3/2 Tubular Spectrum™ Mercerized cottonEtelo Opalescent Yarn from the  GevolveYarns™ collection, and beads for visual impact.  Explore Hand Manipulated techniques, play with fun fibers and howl at the moon!

Simply Irresistible Scarf

November 22, 2023

You might as well face it, you’re addicted to scrunch!  Double layers of 10/2 mercerized cotton yarn, a little elastic yarn and 4-shafts weave into a delightful textured, scrunchy, simply irresistible scarf.  Design by Katzy Luhring inspired by Denise Kovnat’s Deflected-Doubleweave scarf from her book:  Weaving Outside the Box.  Available in three colorways!

Toasty Turned Taquete Cowls

November 16, 2023

Warm up the cold days with three toasty warm cowls!!  Three different weft colors will give you 3 different, yet related cowls.  Using a 4-shaft loom, 5/2 Tubular Spectrum™ Mercerized cotton yarn and ONE SHUTTLE, these toasty turned taquete cowls are as fun to weave as they are to wear.  Brew a pot of tea and get comfy.

Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Intermediate (Three fish).

Now available in Original and Blue colorways.  Scroll down for more information.

27 Color Gamp Plus Kit

November 9, 2023

Add value to your color exploration.  27 cones of color: 5 shades of gray, all 20 Tubular Spectrum™ colors, plus black and white make an expanded color and value gamp. The kit with 1.5 oz cones contains enough yarn and instructions to weave a beautiful, colorful shawl as well as a 40″ square gamp.  Instructions are included for the 8-shaft twill block pattern that makes these colors sing.

Listen to the Loon!  This is a two fish advanced beginner weaver kit designed for 4 or 8 shafts.  If you would like more information about our Listen to the Loon rating system, please click here.

20 Color Gamp Kit

November 9, 2023

Color gamps are a brilliant way to explore color interactions.  They will help you predict future color interactions and take the guess work out of project planning.  This kit contains the original twenty Tubular Spectrum™ bright and brilliant colors and includes instructions to weave color gamps!

Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish). This is a Four to Eight harness kit.  The 3/2 size yarn also has instructions for making gamps on the rigid heddle loom.

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10 Color Petite Gamp Kit

November 9, 2023

This petite 10 color gamp kit contains ten of our Tubular Spectrumcolors to weave color gamps! Choose whether you would like to weave using Tints, Brights or Tones.  Available in 20/2, 10/2, 5/2, and 3/2 yarns. 

Gamps are a brilliant way to explore color interactions.  They will help you predict future color interactions and take the guess work out of project planning.

Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish). This is a Four to Eight harness kit.  The 3/2 size yarn also has instructions for making gamps on the rigid heddle loom.

Faux Piqué Pillow Collection

October 31, 2023

We have assembled the yarns to make Deanna Deed’s Faux Piqué Pillow as shown in Handwoven Nov/Dec 2023 from Long Thread Media, page 33.  We have collected the 5/2 Tubular SpectrumMercerized Cotton yarns and Gevolve Yarns Linen Crepe S Twist yarns you will need to make the pillow. If you do not already have the magazine, you will need to purchase the magazine from Long Thread Media.  Click here to purchase.

Photo by Matt Graves.

Pretty in Pleats Vest Instructions

October 4, 2023

Experience the magic of Crimp Cloth. Pulled-thread Shibori and steam transform a multi colored, plain weave cloth into a plethora of pleats.  And you can use this magic cloth to make a vest with minimal sewing and optimal comfort and fit.  Designed by Dianne Totten from her amazing Crimp Cloth classes.

These are the instructions for the vest.  If you would like to have the instructions and all the yarns to make the vest.  Click here.

Enchanted Windowpane Towels

September 20, 2023

Combine a hemp warp with 5 colors of 10/2 American Maid™ naturally colored cotton to weave 5 lovely fingertip towels (finished size approximately 13” x 24”).  The hemp yarn is our Bold Lyte™ Hemp yarn, and we make the American Maid™ yarns from cotton grown here in the American west and spun in the US.  When you wash the finished towels with baking soda, the color of the naturally colored cotton yarns will deepen.  The green cotton is especially affected by the alkalinity of the wash water. And, the colors will deepen over time.

Color On Your Table Kit

September 20, 2023

Get ready for your next festive occasion with this stylish table cloth.  Enough yarn to weave 2 squares (approximately 32″ x 32″ finished) or one large rectangular cloth.  This cloth will brighten up any event.

Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Advanced Beginner (Two fish). This is a Four to Eight harness kit. 

Wavelength Placemat Kit

September 13, 2023

Make some waves with these placemats woven on 8-shafts in Turned Taquete (aka Jin).  This kit features 5 colors of 5/2 Tubular Spectrum mercerized cotton yarn.  The kit includes warp and weft for 2 placemats in one colorway: there are 3 colorways to choose from.  Changing the weft color subtly changes the appearance of the warp colors.  Mix and match the colorways to make your own placemat set combinations!  This is a kit from DJE Handwovens and comes with a pre-wound warp.

Pretty in Pleats Vest Kit

September 12, 2023

Experience the magic of Crimp Cloth. Pulled-thread Shibori and steam transform a multi colored, plain weave cloth into a plethora of pleats.  And you can use this magic cloth to make a vest with minimal sewing and optimal comfort and fit.  Designed by Dianne Totten from her amazing Crimp Cloth classes.

Seed Cotton

September 1, 2023

100% Seed Cotton.  This is cotton right from the field.  It still has the seeds attached to the cotton.  Available in Pima and Upland varieties.

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