Poetic Placemats Instructions
If you follow these instructions, you will end up with 4 beautiful placemats that all have a different look. You will learn to do 4 types of finger manipulated edging techniques to create 4 beautiful placemats. Mix and match or choose your favorites. Think of them as samplers you can use.
Tubular Spectrum Comes to Dinner Instructions
A collection of 8 napkins, woven in 20 colors! A useful way to make a color gamp, or 8 of them!
Not only do you get to see how the 20 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarn colors interact with each other in a color gamp, but you also get to see how very different the colors look with a multitude of woven structures. You warp your loom once, and then by changing the treadling, you can have 8 radically different, yet related napkins.
If you would like a kit that includes both the yarn and the instructions, click here.
Lee Surrender Pillowtop Instructions & WIF File
Weave 4 spectacular Lee’s Surrender Pillow Tops using 21 Colors of Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarn. These pillows will liven up any room in your home!
The finished size of the pillow covers is about 18” x 18”. Lee’s Surrender is an overshot pattern that uses 4 shafts. The pattern comes from Marguerite Porter Davison’s book A Handweaver’s Pattern Book on page 184.
Weaving overshot is fun…you will weave with two shuttles. One shuttle carries the pattern yarn, and the other shuttle carries the tabby or tie down yarn.
Lee Surrender Placemat Instructions & WIF file
This overshot pattern is stunning! The finished size of these placemats is approximately 13.5” x 18.5”. Weaving overshot is fun…you will weave with two shuttles. One shuttle carries the pattern yarn, and the other shuttle carries the tabby or tie-down yarn.
Lee’s Surrender is an overshot pattern that uses 4 shafts. The pattern listed comes from Marguerite Porter Davison’s book A Handweaver’s Pattern Book on page 184.
Seychelles Scarf Instructions
Dreams of warm sand beaches and cool lagoons will fill your head as you weave and wear these lightweight, naturally colored scarves. These scarves are soft and subtly colored and with just the right amount of drape. Two colors of our own American Maid™ Naturally Colored Cotton and natural white yarn are perfect to make a sophisticated scarf.
Buff Towel Instructions
Instructions are written for 8 shaft pattern, (4 shaft pattern instructions are in parentheses), and are written for 4 bath towels finished size: 48”x 28”, plus 36” loom waste.
Ombre Braided Necklace
This braided necklace is a reinterpretation of Victorian hairwork braiding. 5 colors of 20/2 mercerized cotton braided into luxurious cords and then enhanced with silver jewelry findings to create a one-of-a-kind necklace. (The findings that you receive may look different from the picture.) The 20/2 mercerized cotton yarn is both shiny and strong, and comes in a variety of colors, and makes an interesting substitute for hair in this necklace. In addition to Giovanna’s original gray ombre, we have 4 additional suggestions, or choose your own colors from the 20/2 mercerized colors in the Tubular Spectrum Yarn line. Click here to see the colors. Design created by Giovanna Imperia.
And if you need the Kumihimo Disk and EZ Bobs to create your very own necklace, the set is one of the options.
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Tubular Spectrum 20-Color Gamp Instructions
Want to understand more about color and how various colors work together in your woven fabrics? A fabulous place to start is to create a gamp: a valuable and beautiful tool to help you create your future projects. These instructions show you how to weave a 20 color gamp from our own Tubular Spectrum™ Mercerized Cotton Yarns.
Choose what size of yarn you want to use from the drop down menu.
Master Weaver – Four Seasons Towels
Bring the colors of the seasons into your home! A different kit for each season: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Each kit will weave 4 distinct towels in the colors of the season. 4 colors, 4 treadlings using the same draft, so no need to rethread to create 4 entirely different towels.
We have paired our luscious American Maid™ Natural White Cotton yarn with a carefully curated collection of 4 colors of Maurice Brassard cotton yarns. With each kit, you can create 4 stunning towels. These towels will bring a burst of color to your kitchen or bath!
This kit is part of our Master Weaver series…designed by Mary Berent.
Full Spectrum Kit
Weave two projects in the full 20-color Tubular Spectrum™ with one warp on your 8-shaft loom. The first project is woven in warp-faced twill blocks with a 20-color rotation warp using the 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ and black weft. Then by changing the tie-up, the second project becomes a two-block doubleweave with a 20-color rotation in both the warp and the wefts. There is enough yarn to make the two projects into either shawls or table runners. Choose what fits your lifestyle!
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). This is an Eight harness kit.
Magical Metamorphosis Napkin Kit
Make the Magical Metamorphosis Napkins from these instructions. These large dinner napkins with their off-set asymmetric design and border allow for creative folding ideas. Different colors in the napkin can be featured throughout the folding. Match your décor and make a statement as you enjoy a fabulous meal with friends. Whet both your appetite and your eye as you “sett” your table!
Star Spangled Towels
Just in time for your summer picnic!
Weave four towels that are as American as apple pie on your 8-shaft loom! The overshot pattern is a modified “Star of Bethlehem”. We have included yarn and instructions to make four DYNAMITE towels using our 10/2 and 5/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarns. The finished sizes of the towels are approximately 16” x 29”.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Intermediate to Advanced (Three fish). This is an Eight harness kit.
Hopscotch Runners
These Hopscotch Table Runners are the first runners in our Master Weaver Series. Designed by Master Weaver, Deb Essen, these runners use 4 colors of Tubular Spectrum™ to make table runners reminiscent of hopscotch pattern and spring flowers in front of Deb’s Grandmother’s house. The summer and winter pattern has a different look on the front and back. It’s a fun, quick project to warp up and weave.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). This is an Eight harness kit (6 are needed).
Hoppy Spring – Bunny and Towels
“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 kit contains enough yarn to make the fabric for 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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Sweetheart Towels Instructions
Who said weaving can’t be romantic? Not only are these towels stunning to look at, but the texture of the finished towel is also as sweet as candy! Enough yarn to weave four beautiful heart towels on your 8-shaft loom. You’re going to fall in LOVE with these towels!
Heart pattern from Weaver’s Design Collection Twill Thrills pg 52-54. The heart pattern was originally designed by Kim Marie Bunke for Weaver’s Magazine.
Basket Weave 4 Towel Rigid Heddle Instructions
Want to make a Gorgeous Basket Weave Towel that is both functional and beautiful on your rigid heddle loom? This is it! 8 colors from around our Tubular Spectrum ™ Mercerized cotton plus enough white yarn to make 4 beautiful and functional basket weave dishtowels. Finished towels are approximately 12.5” x 24”. The 5/2 yarn is doubled in each dent and doubled when weaving to make a balanced basket weave structure.
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Basket Weave Towel Instructions- 2 Towel- Rigid Heddle
Want a Color Gamp that is both functional and beautiful? This is it! Finished towels are approximately 12.5” x 24”. The 5/2 yarn is doubled in each dent and doubled when weaving to make a balanced basket weave structure.
You can find instructions for the 4 towel variation HERE
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Color Your Table Instructions
Get ready for your next picnic with this stylish picnic cloth. Instructions to weave 2 squares (approximately 32″ x 32″ finished) or one large rectangular cloth. This cloth will brighten up any picnic.
Yarn not included.