We have been weaving gamps for a long time, and we love to answer to the question “What is a gamp?”. A color gamp is a cloth that contains a set of color stripes in the warp that are crossed by the same set of color stripes in the weft. The resulting fabric will show […]| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
These towels use 10 colors of Tubular Spectrum™ to make colorful and exquisitely patterned towels. Designed by Master Weaver, Rebecca Winter, you can create 3 different towels with the yarn in this kit. 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. Available in Original and Northern Lights Colorway. Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). T...| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
There is often debate at our local guild meeting about whether to use floating selvage threads. The consensus seems to be, like most things these days…it depends! Michele recently wrote a blog about Diane Mortensen and her dislike of floating selvage threads. Katzy has been collecting opinions about floating selvage threads for many years and […] The post Floating Along – Blog Post appeared first on Lunatic Fringe Yarns.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Welcome back to another Designer Spotlight Blog! This month's feature is a name we are sure many of you know....Jacey Boggs Faulkner....who is also known for PLY Magazine, WEFT Magazine, and the newly announced ...PURL Magazine! Jacey has navigated the road of spinning, weaving, and knitting through a set of "different eyes", and we appreciate […] The post Designer Spotlight Blog Post – Jacey Boggs Faulkner appeared first on Lunatic Fringe Yarns.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Traveling to shows is one of our favorite things to do! This summer, we traveled to Yakima Washington to the ANWG conference.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Summer is the season we Lunatics go out into the weaving world: to make new friends and learn new things at regional Conferences.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
We recently posted about using Texsolv cord to make life easier on Countermarche looms. This brought up questions about what Texsolv cord is, where it came from and why you would want to use it. Let’s look a bit closer at the amazing invention known as Texsolv. As the name implies, Texsolv was invented to […] The post Texsolv. Solving Textile Problems! – Blog Post appeared first on Lunatic Fringe Yarns.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Texsolv cord is a fabulous invention. It is made from nylon cord and solves a myriad of textile problems. The cord has loops in it every inch so that you can poke itself through the hole to make a lark’s head knot to attach your apron rods (like in our Beam Me Up Scotties). Katzy […] The post Untangling a Countermarche Loom Tie-up – Blog Post appeared first on Lunatic Fringe Yarns.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Today’s designer spotlight comes from Jodi Ybarra with Cotton Clouds. Jodi has been part of Cotton Clouds for 30 years!| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Trying new techniques can be fun. Perhaps it’s a little intimidating too. But there is so much joy when you complete that new thing! This spring we challenged ourselves to a Loonie Challenge. All of us made something with those yarns and we encouraged each other to try something that we have never done before. […] The post Clasped Warp? Challenge Accepted! appeared first on Lunatic Fringe Yarns.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
We read with great sadness about Diane Mortensen’s passing after her own epic trip of a lifetime and a brief illness. She had successfully battled many health challenges but went on her own terms. There is a nice obituary about Diane in the Gulf Islands Driftwood online Magazine. Michele first met Diane at a Florida […] The post In praise of Diane Mortensen and Not Using Floating Selvage Threads–Blog Post appeared first on Lunatic Fringe Yarns.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
Welcome back to our Designer Spotlight series. This week’s feature comes from Jenny Brown, a creative young designer from Wichita Kansas. Jenny is the powerhouse dyer behind the business 316 Dye Studio. She has an eye for color and design, and a passion for dyeing that we are excited to share with you. Please note […] The post Designer Spotlight Blog Post – Jenny Brown appeared first on Lunatic Fringe Yarns.| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
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. ...| Lunatic Fringe Yarns
