by: Gretchen

Back In Stock – Color Gamp Weaving Kits!

May 29th, 2022 by Gretchen | Posted in General News, Kits, SM_TPE, Weaving |

Create beautiful hangings to reference in your studio, or cheerful and functional settings to brighten your table this summer!

Back in stock, these perennial favorites are a wonderful way for new and experienced weavers to explore color interactions while creating a beautiful cloth. Available in 3/2 or 10/2 Pearl Cotton, or 8/2 Homestead Cotton.

Homestead Gamp Kit in 8/2 Unmercerized Cotton

The 12 color (wheel) gamp is a traditional way of providing weavers with a chance to “play with the crayons”. This project creates a color study in a combination of plain weave with a corner motif in huck lace, to hang in your weaving space for reference. For this summery and light-hearted interpretation we have provided an opportunity to weave six practical and beautiful kitchen towels (18.5” x 27”) suitable for hanging or gifting, plus a set of six beautiful fringed oversized “picnic” napkins (18.5″ x 18.5”), perfect for al fresco dinners on the porch.
The project is suitable for intermediate beginners and beyond. This color study uses subdued versions of the 12 traditional colors plus black, white and grey in 8/2 Homestead unmercerized cotton. Written for a 4-shaft loom with a weaving width of at least 20.5 inches. Pattern suggests using 15 bobbins (one for each of 12 colors plus black white and grey) and three shuttles.
Sett: EPI 18 (we used a 12 dent reed with mixed sleying)

Homestead Cotton Color Gamp Kit

Pearl Cotton Gamp Kits in 3/2 or 10/2

*10/2 Pearl Cotton Gamp Kit on the loom*

The sheen of Pearl Cotton in a classic color wheel. Each kit contains 12 colors plus black, white, and grey to explore tone and value. Both are written for plain weave and the 10/2 also offers a twill variation (shown above). See more details here: Pearl Cotton C o l o r Gamp Weaving Kits