Hoppy Spring Periwinkle Instructions

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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Dark of the Moon Hanging

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!

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Just Peachy Irresistible Scarf with single layers

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 scarf.  Design by Katzy Luhring inspired by Denise Kovnat’s Deflected-Doubleweave scarf from her book:  Weaving Outside the Box.  Available in three colorways!

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10/2 & 20/2 Mercerized Cotton Yarn – Tubular Spectrum

November 9, 2023

Tubular Spectrum™ yarns are 100% mercerized cotton yarns, available in 45 vivid, intense and very color fast colors.  The yarns will withstand years of washing and will keep your handwoven treasures looking bright and colorful!   In order to view the colors on the cones and to purchase the yarns, please select the cone size and the weight of yarn from the drop down menus, and then the yarn color by clicking on the color swatches shown below.

This page has 10/2 and 20/2 weight yarns.  If you would like to use 3/2 or 5/2 weight yarn, please click here.

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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 harness twill block pattern that makes these colors sing.

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

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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 Beginner to Intermediate (One 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.

The 3/2 Kits come with instructions for rigid heddle and harness looms.

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3/2 & 5/2 Mercerized Cotton Yarn – Tubular Spectrum

November 8, 2023

Tubular Spectrum™ yarns are 100% mercerized cotton yarns, available in 45 vivid, intense and very color fast colors.  The yarns will withstand years of washing and will keep your handwoven treasures looking bright and colorful!   In order to view the colors on the cones and to purchase the yarns, please select the cone size and the weight of yarn from the drop down menus, and then the yarn color by clicking on the color swatches shown below.

This page has 3/2 and 5/2 weight yarns.  If you would like to use 10/2 or 20/2 weight yarn, please click here.

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Faux Pique Pillow by Deanna Deeds

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.

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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 Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). This is an Eight harness kit. 

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Wavelength Placemats Main

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.

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Pretty in Pleats-Blue Colorway

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.

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Spring Burst Over the Moon Towel Instructions

Over The Moon Towel Instructions

August 30, 2023

Oh! How we love hemp dishtowels!  These are pretty enough for company (or those special gifts!) and sure to be a favorite at home for their brilliant colors and absorbency.  These overshot wonders are a combination of Tubular Spectrum™ cotton and our Lyte™ Hemp yarns, the best combination for thirsty towels.  Jean Jordan adapted a draft from Sharon Alderman’s book Mastering Weave Structures, page 136 when she designed these lovely towels.  Instructions tell you how to make 3 towels.  Would you like all the yarns to make these towels?  Click here.

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Master Weaver–Shadow Play Towel Instructions

August 28, 2023

Instructions to make the ShadowPlay Towels.  Designed by Master Weaver, Rebecca Winter, these towels use 10 colors of Tubular Spectrum to make colorful and exquisitely patterned towels.  The Shadow weave offers a wonderfully study drape for these colorful towels, and the blend of plain weave and feather stitching creates a fabulous texture.  3 different treadlings allow you to create 3 unique towels.  Available in Original and Northern Lights Colorway.

Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). This is an Eight harness Project.

 

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Spring Burst Over the Moon Towel

Over The Moon Towel Kit

July 18, 2023

Oh! How we love hemp dishtowels!  These are pretty enough for company (or those special gifts!) and sure to be a favorite at home for their brilliant colors and absorbency.  These overshot wonders are a combination of Tubular Spectrum™ cotton and our Lyte™ Hemp yarns, the best combination for thirsty towels.  Jean Jordan adapted a draft from Sharon Alderman’s book Mastering Weave Structures, page 136 when she designed these lovely towels.  Kit makes 3 towels.

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Rainbow on Your Doorstep

A Rainbow On Your Doorstep Subscription

June 2, 2023

Do you look around your workspace and wish for colorful inspiration to get your creative juices flowing?  Our subscription service, A Rainbow on Your Doorstep, is just what you need!  Start any time and once a month 4 Fantastic colors of Tubular Spectrum Mercerized Cotton Yarn, specially selected to reflect the season, arrive at your doorstep.  In November, you will receive 5 cones of yarn, and in December, you will get a set of Playing with Color Cards and two mystery cones instead of the 4 cones.

Guaranteed to inspire your creative endeavors and bring a smile to your face.  Please let us know your favorite yarn size in the comment section.  Scroll down for more information.

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Kaleidoscope Napkins - 4 shaft

Kaleidoscope Napkin Kit

May 17, 2023

These cheerful napkins are sure to brighten up any table!  You can weave them all the same or use different treadlings for each napkin for a matching, yet different set.  The 4 napkins will be approximately 17” x 17” when finished.  4 and 8-shaft instructions are included.

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Love Lives Here Wallhanging Kit

May 9, 2023

This 4-shaft name draft design is based on “Love Lives Here”. Featuring Lyte Bold hemp yarn and Tubular Spectrum mercerized cotton yarn, this wall hanging celebrates love in a home, no matter what combination it takes. Great for couples, singles, grandparents, aunts/uncles, friends, this design celebrates every home where love is found. This is a DJE kit and includes a prewound warp and all the weft yarn you need to complete the wall hanging.  The hanger is included in the kit.

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