This overshot name draft kit by dje Handwovens uses our very own American Maid™ natural color cotton yarns.
The natural color green or golden tan cottons used for the pattern get darker with washing! Warp length allows for 20″ thrum waste plus allowances for take-up, tie on. Maximum weaving length is 76″. Finished width: 13″
Kit makes either 4 placemats (13″ wide x 16.5″ Long) or 4 towels or one 72″ long runner—or any combination you decide!
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Get the absolute lowest price on our remaining 20/2 Goodbuy inventory! We have most of the colors available on Mill cones (the size of the mill cones varies with the color). If you don’t see the mill cones listed, we are getting low in stock as the remainder is wound up on 1 lb cones.
Millcones- $8/lb, Millcones vary in weight according to color. 1 lb cones- $10/lb
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“A little bit of Acala in my life.. a little bit of Pima by my side…” A little bit of everything!
This is the perfect sliver sampler with 1 oz of each of the following:
- Brown Pima
- Cinnamon Brown
- Green
- White Acala
- White Pima
- Hemp
Spin your own cotton yarn! Luscious colors of cotton available to spin into your very own fiber. Sustainably grown cotton from California and New Mexico. The brown and green color is part of the cotton lint so it actually gets darker as you wash it.
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The whole enchilada! Get all of our brilliant Tubular Spectrum yarns in one breathtaking kit!
45 of the finest mercerized cotton yarns combining our original 20 bright colors, 17 tints and tones with 5 shades of gray, black,white and natural.
Oh the fun that can be woven with the colors you’re craving for!
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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.
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Taking our inspiration from our favorite artists (Piet Mondrian, Claude Monet, Pierre-August Renoir and Ansel Adams) we designed this fun project for 4 generous, towels with 3 colors of Tubular Spectrum ™ yarn. And you can choose your favorite colorway.
Woven in 2 blocks of broken twill to create a visually complex towel that is fun and easy to weave. Finished towels are approximately 16″ x 28″. This is an 8-shaft pattern.
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Want to see exactly what you’ll get when you order any of our Seine Twine? Order a sample card with actual yarn samples of each our Seine twine Yarns!
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Want to see exactly what you’ll get when you order any of our Maurice Brassard Slub Yarns? Order a sample card with actual yarn samples of each yarn!
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Want to see exactly what you’ll get when you order any of our 100% cotton American Maid Yarns? Order a sample card with actual yarn samples of each our American Maid Yarns!
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Want to see exactly what you’ll get when you order any of our 20/2 Good Buy Yarns? Order a sample card with actual yarn samples of each yarn!
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Want to see exactly what you’ll get when you order any of our Maurice Brassard Variegated Yarns? Order a sample card with actual yarn samples of each yarn!
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Slub yarn gives your creations more personality and added texture. Perfect for dishtowels, baby blankets and anything you want to be soft and absorbent. This slub yarn is the same size as the 8/2 Maurice Brassard Unmercerized yarn and it pairs beautifully with the regular 8/2 yarn! Available on 8 oz tubes.
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8/2 Unmercerized Cotton Variegated yarn from Maurice Brassard!
And the best part? All these AMAZING colors are available on 1.5 oz, 4 oz and 8 oz cones! (Approximately 320 yards on a 1.5 oz mini cone, 840 on a 4 oz cone, or 1680 yards on an 8 oz cone.)
Use by themselves or pair them with a solid color to make a stunning towel, scarf or blanket. See the solid colors available here.
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Tahkli spindles are ideal for spinning cotton or other short stapled fibers because they are engineered to spin very fast. These Tahkli spindles are made of metal with a brass whorl that is well weighted. Use this support spindle on a bowl (wooden, ceramic or glass), the table top or your thigh to support the spindle as it spins. We have a lovely wooden one (click here).
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Joan Ruane is an amazing teacher, and she can teach you how easy it is to spin cotton. Really. She travels around the country teaching how easy and fun it is to spin this wonderful fiber. These DVDs are available for spinners to learn at home just how easy it is to spin cotton. Great for Guild Libraries too! […]
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Cotton hand carders are used to prepare cotton fiber for spinning. The teeth are shorter and finer than wool carders because the cotton fibers are thinner and shorter than wool. The Carding area is 10.5″ x 4″.
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Spin your own cotton yarn! Luscious colors of cotton available to spin into your very own fiber. Sustainably grown cotton from California and New Mexico. The brown and green color is part of the cotton lint so it actually gets darker as you wash it. Available in a 4 oz package.
Now in Cinnamon Brown too!
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BLOWOUT SALE!!!
Weave a baby blanket, a snugly towel to dry off after a swim in the pool, or any other of your favorite unmercerized cotton fabrics. These economical yarns are good for lots of projects! Laurel is the only color currently available in 5/2. All colors are available on 1 pound cones. Sett these yarns at 16 epi for lace weaves, 18-20 for plain weave, and 20-24 for twill weave structures.
The Sustainable white cotton is our own American Maid cotton yarn. We have this yarn in stock all the time. The other yarns are labeled as Goodbuy cottons and are mill ends. We have a limited supply of these yarns, and will not be able to reorder them once we sell out.
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