Sweet and Simple Towel Kit

December 19, 2025

These soft, sustainable towels are quick and easy to weave on your rigid heddle loom.  Make yourself a fabulous thick and sustainable towel that is a pleasure to hold onto!

We include instructions for weaving one towel using plain weave, and one towel using a pickup stick.  If you don’t want to use a pickup stick, you can weave the towels in plain weave.  Scroll down for more information.

Evergreen Scarf Instructions

November 15, 2025

This delightful cotton scarf is super cozy and long enough to style it just the way you want!  Make this quick and beautiful scarf as a gift for a friend or yourself as the chilly season is upon us. Instructions are for weaving this scarf on a rigid heddle loom.

Love Those Striped Towel Instructions

October 8, 2025

Looking for a quick and easy project to use wonderful 3/2 cotton yarns?  How about instructions to make two soft, colorful towels on your rigid heddle loom?  A solid-colored warp provides a great canvas to learn about color blending in weaving.

These instructions come in two colorways.  Scroll down for more information.

Love Those Striped Towel Kit

October 8, 2025

Looking for a quick and easy project to use wonderful 3/2 cotton yarns?  How about all the yarn you need to make two soft, colorful towels on your rigid heddle loom?  A solid-colored warp provides a great canvas to learn about color blending in weaving.

Available in two colorways.  Scroll down for more information.

Evergreen Scarf Kit

October 1, 2025

This delightful cotton scarf is super cozy and long enough to style it just the way you want!  Make this quick and beautiful scarf as a gift for a friend or yourself as the chilly season is upon us. Instructions are for weaving this scarf on a rigid heddle loom.

Splash of Lime Cabana Tote Bag Yarn Collection

May 9, 2025

Get ready for the beach or pool!   This lovely Cabana Tote bag set was designed by Deborah Sykes.  Enough yarn for both the tote bag and the accessory pouch.   The instructions are published in Handwoven magazine, Summer 2025 issue. You can obtain a copy of the instructions from Long Thread Media.  Click here for instructions.  Please note you will need some additional fabric for the bottom of the bag and the handles.

Going to the Hounds(tooth) Towel Instructions

March 5, 2025

Let’s make 2 fingertip towels using variegated yarn and the 8-shaft Color-and-Weave pattern called Houndstooth!  This fun color-and-weave effect shows up when you choose a dark and light yarn and use it for both warp and weft.  The variegated yarn can be either the dark or the light yarn depending on what solid color you pair it with. The towels weave up quickly on an 8-shaft loom.

Instructions for Variegated Washcloth

February 3, 2025

Let’s make 5 washcloths using variegated yarn!  They weave up quickly on either a rigid heddle loom or a 4-shaft loom. This fun Color-and-Weave effect shows up when you choose a dark and light yarn.  The variegated yarn can be either the dark or the light yarn depending on what solid color you pair with it.

Scroll down for more information.

American Maid™ Unmercerized White Cotton Yarn

January 30, 2025

Natural white, sustainably produced, unmercerized cotton yarn.  Perfect for all your soft handwoven items.  Strong enough for warp in any of the sizes, and soft and absorbent for anything you can dream up.  It makes wonderful towels, baby blankets, napkins, or cuddly throws.

*As of 2022, the 20/2 size is only available as a NON-American Made yarn.  The cotton in the 20/2 yarn currently comes from Egypt.  All the other yarn sizes are 100% American Made.

10/2 American Maid™ Naturally Colored Yarn

January 30, 2025

Sustainably grown, colorful cotton yarn straight from American cotton fields to you!  This American made yarn is available in the colors that it is grown in, no dye required!  Available in:  Brown, Green, Natural White (the color of “white” cotton before it is bleached) and Bleached White.  Additionally, Natural White is also available in 6/2, 12/2 and 20/2*. Click here for the additional sizes of Natural White.

To order, choose the yarn color by clicking on the swatches shown below, then choose your cone size from the drop-down menus.

 

8/2 American Maid™ Naturally Colored Yarn

January 30, 2025

Sustainably grown, colorful cotton yarn straight from American cotton fields to you!  This American made yarn is available in the colors that it is grown in, no dye required!  Available in:  Brown, Green, Natural White (the color of “white” cotton before it is bleached) and Bleached White.  Additionally, Natural White is also available in a wide range of sizes. Click here for the additional sizes of Natural White.

To order, choose the yarn color by clicking on the swatches shown below, then choose your cone size from the drop-down menus.

 

3/2 American Maid™ Naturally Colored Yarn

January 30, 2025

Sustainably grown, colorful cotton yarn straight from American cotton fields to you!  This American made yarn is available in the colors that it is grown in, no dye required!  Available in:  Brown, Green, Natural White (the color of “white” cotton before it is bleached) and Bleached White.  Additionally, Natural White is also available in 6/2, 12/2 and 20/2*. Click here for the additional sizes of Natural White.

To order, choose the yarn color by clicking on the swatches shown below, then choose your cone size from the drop-down menus.

 

Lacy Windows Backpack Yarn Collection

January 30, 2025

Weave the fabric to make your own drawstring bag!  This lovely bag was designed by Yvonne Ellsworth and is featured in Little Looms Spring 2025 issue, pages 58-59.   Make the plain weave fabric with some rows of Brooks Bouquet to add a finishing touch!  The instructions are available in the magazine, and online from Long Thread Media.  Click here for instructions.

Brown Bag Lunch Set Yarn Collection

January 30, 2025

This adorable Brown Lunch Bag and matching napkins were designed by Elizabeth Hill and featured in Little Looms Spring 2025 issue, pages 84-86.   A 1# cone of 8/2 American Maid™ Dark Brown Cotton is plenty of yarn for both the bag and napkins. The instructions are available in the magazine, and online from Long Thread Media.  Click here for instructions.

Easy Breezey Towel Kit

January 16, 2025

Soft and lively as a desert breeze, these towels are as fun to weave as they are to look at.  Who knew you could get so much pattern from just 4 colors!  Weaving stripes in both the warp and weft will create these amazing plaid towels.  Choose your favorite colorway and either the Rigid Heddle or 4-Shaft Loom version.

Woven Shadows Yarn Collection

December 9, 2024

This gorgeous shadow weave scarf was designed, spun and woven by Rebecca Winter and shown in Spin Off Magazine Winter 2025 issue!  Woven on 6-shafts, this shadow weave scarf is a great way to use your own handspun cotton yarn, or if you don’t want to spin the yarn, 8/2 cotton is a close substitute. We have collected the sliver or yarn needed for this project, and you can choose to order either a sliver or yarn collection.  The instructions are not included with the yarns or the EZ spin sliver.  You can get the instructions from Long Thread Media.  Click here for instructions.

Natural Charm Dish Towel Yarn Collection

November 14, 2024

These delightful dish towels designed by Melanie Smith and shown in Handwoven Magazine Winter 2024 issue are soft and absorbent!  Woven on either a rigid heddle or 3-shaft loom.  The instructions are not included with the yarns.  You can get the instructions from Long Thread Media.  Click here for instructions.

Unmercerized 8/4 Cotton Yarn – Maurice Brassard

November 12, 2024

This 100% cotton Rug Warp is a timeless favorite for rag rugs, Repp weave rugs, and placemats.  It is a wonderfully stable warp yarn because of its tight twist and low elasticity.  This yarn comes in a wide range of colors for you to match to your fabric strips or create a rainbow across the warp.  Available on 8 oz tubes with approximately 840 yards per tube (1680 yards per pound).

 

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