Buff Towel Instructions
Instructions are written for 8 harness pattern, (4 harness pattern instructions are in parentheses), and are written for 4 bath towels finished size: 48”x 28”, plus 36” loom waste.
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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.
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Au Natural Towel Kit
This towel kit from DJE Handwovens features our American Maid naturally color cotton yarn. This kit makes two towels and comes with either green or brown cotton yarns. The warp is prewound and ready to put directly onto your loom. Weave with either a Rigid Heddle loom or other 2 shaft loom. As with all of the naturally colored cotton yarns, the colors deepen with washing!
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American Maid Wash Cloths
Looking for a quick project to make for gifts or to give yourself a little indulgence? How about everything you need to make some soft, naturally colored washcloths? We have included instructions to make these washcloths on either a rigid heddle loom or a 4-shaft loom. The washcloths are made with natural white as the warp and colors for the weft. The finished sizes of the washcloths are approximately 10” x 10”. You can choose to make 2 or 10 washcloths.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Beginner to Intermediate (One fish). This is a two to four harness kit.
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3/2 American Maid Washcloth Instructions
Looking for a quick project to use the wonderful 3/2 American Maid™ yarns? How about a simple pattern to make ten soft washcloths? We have included instructions to make these wash cloths on either a rigid heddle loom or a 4-shaft loom. The wash cloths are made with natural white as the warp, and all five colors for the weft. We give you detailed instructions to make one wash cloth, and then you get to choose how to weave the others…there is enough yarn to weave 10 washcloths. The finished sizes of the washcloths are approximately 9” x 10”.
The instructions are designed with the naturally colored cotton yarns from an 3/2 American Maid™ sampler kit, one 8 oz cone of 3/2 American Maid natural white and one 1.5 oz cone of 6/2 American Maid natural white for the hems.
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20 Color Gamp for Rigid Heddle Looms
Use your Rigid Heddle Loom to weave 20 gorgeous colors into color gamps. Learn about color interactions in weaving and make beautiful cloth! This kit contains all the 3/2 or 5/2 mercerized cotton yarns you need to weave 2 color gamps. Or you could weave 1 gamp and have enough fabric for a vest or weave a table runner…lots of possibilities. This Kit comes with instructions designed for Rigid Heddle Looms.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Beginner to Intermediate (One fish).
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Cotton Poetic Placemats
Guess who’s “Cummings” to dinner? 4 easy and elegant placemats for your next entertainment event. Extend your education using classic hand-manipulated lace edge embellishments. e.e. cummings would have wanted to get a rigid heddle loom just to weave these elegant placemats!
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Beginner to Intermediate (One fish). This is a Two harness kit.
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In the Buff Towel Kit
There is nothing like stepping out of a relaxing bath or a warm shower and wrapping yourself up in a soft, thick towel. The sustainably grown, American Maid™ white cotton in this kit creates a bath towel that is thick and thirsty. Talk about warm fuzzies! This kit contains enough yarn to weave 4 bath towels (approximately 48”x28”), or 3 generous bath sheets (approximately 62”x28”).
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Beginner to Intermediate (One fish). This is a Four harness kit.
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Gray Matter Kit
Five evenly spaced gray yarns along with black and white create a 7 value gradient study. Use alone for a great study of value, or to highlight a color or double the gray yarns with a color to tone the color down incrementally. All of the kits come with instructions to make 4 napkins.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Beginner to Intermediate (One fish). All kits have instructions for 4-shaft looms. The 3/2 size yarn comes with instructions for a Rigid Heddle Loom as well as 4-shaft looms.
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American Maid Sampler
Have a sample of the finest American Maid™, Naturally Colored Cotton Yarns. All of the yarns are made from colors of cotton that come straight from the plant. Add some baking soda to your wash water and watch the colors deepen. All samplers come with 1.5 oz cones of natural white, dark brown, light brown, dark green, light green and bleached white yarns. There is enough yarn to weave a couple napkins, or add a cone of white to the sampler kit, and weave a towel in each of the 5 colors of yarn! Instructions for specific projects are not included in the sampler, but we do have instructions available. Click here for more information.
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