Hoppy Spring – Bunny and Towels

September 20, 2019

“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

September 20, 2019

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

September 20, 2019

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.

To view more pictures, or to purchase the kit, please click HERE! Scroll down for more information.

 

Basket Weave Towel Instructions- 2 Towel- Rigid Heddle

September 20, 2019

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

To view more pictures or to purchase the kit, click HERE!

Color Your Table Instructions

September 20, 2019

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.

Ombre Chameleon Scarf Instructions

September 20, 2019

Watch the shades shift from blue to green! By blending these 3 yarns you can make a pair of lovely scarves that gently shifts color from one edge to the other.  They are designed to give you this fun color experience on your Rigid Heddle or other 2-4 shaft Loom!

Makes 2 scarves approximately 7” X 58”in 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarn, one to give and one to keep for yourself.

To view more pictures, or to purchase a kit, click HERE!

Essential Towels Instructions

September 20, 2019

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!

To view more pictures, or to purchase the kit, please click HERE!

Baja Placemats Instructions

September 20, 2019

Welcome to Baja Mexico where the desert meets the Sea of Cortez! Cliffs of volcanic rock tower over gorgeous beaches in quiet coves where the water changes from brilliant turquoise in the shallows to deep blue in the depths. The placemat pattern reflects the patterns of Mexican textiles. The pattern is bands of Summer and Winter, woven in Dukagang style.  Instructions are for 4 placemats, approximately 13″ x 18″.  Choose either the Sand or Sea version.

To view more pictures, or to purchase the kit itself, click HERE!

Bedazzling Scarf Instructions

September 20, 2019

These lovely, lightweight scarves will make you think the fairies have woven them.  When you weave the scarves, you will transform 10/2 cotton yarn into 2 fabulous scarves.  Each scarf is approximately 8″x 72″. This scarf pattern plays with a combination of block weaves and color changes.  Colors and blocks change at different points, and this shift increases the visual complexity of the hand woven fabrics!

The 8 shaft version uses twill blocks, and the 4 shaft version uses twill combinations.  Both the 4 and 8 shaft patterns are equally beautiful.  Try them both sometime!

For more pictures, you can also view the kit HERE!

Baja Placemats

September 20, 2019

Welcome to Baja Mexico where the desert meets the Sea of Cortez! Cliffs of volcanic rock tower over gorgeous beaches in quiet coves where the water changes from brilliant turquoise in the shallows to deep blue in the depths. The pattern reflects the patterns of Mexican textiles. The pattern is bands of Summer and Winter, woven in Dukagang style.  Kit makes 4 placemats, approximately 13″ x 18″.  Choose either the Sand or Sea version.

Designed by Deb Essen.

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

TNT Color Shawl Instructions

September 20, 2019

These are the ultimate gamps!  Use 37 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarn Colors to create a softly colored gamp, and an amazing shawl that shows off the explosion of Tubular Spectrum colors!  The gamp is approximately 22” square when woven, and the shawl is approximately 22” x 75” plus fringe.  One 4-shaft huck boxes and one 8-shaft twill block instructions are included.

Sumptuous Color Spa Towel Kit

September 20, 2019

It is truly luxurious to wrap up in a fluffy, handwoven bath towel when you step out of the shower or bath.  These towels make great gifts, sure to impress even the most discerning of newlyweds! The towels come with soft natural white for the body of the towel, and you choose your favorite accent color from our Maurice Brassard collection to customize these towels!  And, for the best part…they weave up quickly.   The kit makes 2 delightful bath towels (finished size approximately 31” x 64”). Woven with soft 8/2 unmercerized cotton yarn, and a 4 or 8-shaft waffle weave structure, these towels have a delicious softness.  Treat yourself or your loved ones to some new towels!

Chasing Rainbows Napkin Kit

September 20, 2019

I love Chasing Rainbows – the reward at the end of the rain! This kit from DJE Handwovens features 6 colors of our Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton yarn and makes 4 napkins.  The napkins are fun color play and can be woven on rigid heddle (need two 8 dent heddles) or 2-shaft table and floor looms. With the warp already wound, this is a fast and easy weave for all experience levels. Can’t bring yourself to use the napkins? It can be a lovely table runner or set of 2 placements or towels.

Lee Surrender Pillow Top Kit

September 20, 2019

These 4 pillow tops are sure to be centerpiece of your living space for years to come.  20 Colors plus black weave up into these stunning pillow tops woven in the overshot pattern of Lee’s Surrender. Made of 100% cotton mercerized yarn, the finished size of the pillows is approximately 18″ x 18”.  Scroll down for more information.

Lee Surrender Placemat Kit

September 20, 2019

These 8 placemats are sure to be centerpiece of your festive tables for years to come.  20 Colors plus black weave up into these stunning placemats woven in the overshot pattern of Lee’s Surrender.  Made of 100% cotton mercerized yarn, the finished size of the placemats is approximately 13.5” x 18.5”.  Scroll down for more information.

Popping Purple Scarf — Instructions

September 20, 2019

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

September 20, 2019

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

September 20, 2019

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.

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