Category: cotton yarn
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Re-Tooling
A few days ago I posted this photo with the comment that I wasn’t happy with the spacing of the colcolastic yarn and that I was going to resley the warp. So last night I started re-sleying. To remove the header I just cut the weft and pulled it out rather than unweave it. When…
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Re-Tooling
A few days ago I posted this photo with the comment that I wasn’t happy with the spacing of the colcolastic yarn and that I was going to resley the warp. So last night I started re-sleying. To remove the header I just cut the weft and pulled it out rather than unweave it. When…
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Big Project Reveal
top of the big bag of yarn that arrived yesterday – yum! stapler stand cutting up sample #2 I hesitated to do the Big Project Reveal so soon but have made sufficient progress that I feel as though it is well on the way. The first two samples have turned out the way I wanted them to, #3…
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New Directions?
Next warp on the AVl – 2/20 mercerized cotton in two shades of red. I’ve been on a mission for several years now to drastically reduce my stash. I’ve also been looking for new directions to go with my weaving. Sometimes one just has to wait until the universe (or whomever) gets things aligned. This…
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Cotton
Four different cotton yarns – from left – seine twine, 2/8 warp twist, 8/2 and 3/2 Perle click to biggify Chart showing cotton close up and fibre characteristics New weavers sometimes don’t understand that just because a yarn is made from a particular fibre, that doesn’t mean that they are the same in terms of how they…
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Special Orders
Finished winding this warp for a special order this morning. It’s only 6″ wide, but 11 meters long – for 30 mug rugs. I hesitate to do special orders except that this client has been so easy to deal with. She pretty much gives me free rein to do what I want within general specifications.…
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Unmercerized Warp Twist Cotton
The above yarn comes in 2/16, 2/8, 4/8 and 8/8 sizes. It is unmercerized and warp twist format, so plenty strong enough for warp in all sizes. The 2/16 size is the one I use most commonly for towels, set at 32 with a cottolin weft. This combination makes simply great towels. I’ve also used…
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Yarn Sources
Sharon asked where she could obtain the fine cotton slub I like for towels and other household textiles. Click on the photos for a close up. The reason I like this yarn is that it is finer than most slubs I’ve seen from other suppliers which means that I can make a lighter weight textile.…