It’s summer in Maine, and that means it’s time for the Maine Yarn Cruise! Join us on a journey around Maine’s best yarn spots all summer. Pick up your passport, along with a cute pin or tote (and a free Halcyon Yarn pattern bundle!), and start planning your adventures to all twenty yarn stores around Maine. Check out the great prizes and passport holder specials we’ll be featuring this summer…
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Pull up a chair to these beautiful cotton rep weave mats on your table this summer…
The Lovely Day Rep Weave Placemats Pattern is a wonderful new weaving project for any advanced beginner weaver, or anyone eager to try rep weave. Read on for colors, helpful rep weave tips, and a great kit to kick off your summer weaving…
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Pearl Cotton’s strength, versatility and beautiful array of colors, make it a favorite year after year. A staple in every weavers’ studio, Pearl Cotton is a classic for towels, scarves, table settings, yardage for upholstery and more.
What’s even better than Pearl Cotton? Mini-Cones of Pearl Cotton – mix, match, and play with a palette of over 65 American-made cotton colors in three weights.
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This Memorial Day weekend is everything you could hope for on the coast of Maine – fresh ocean air, lilacs, apple blossoms, and sunlight that lingers on the river late into the evenings… Nothing makes me feel more creative than the abundance of plants springing back to life, and the hustle and bustle of people emerging after a long winter, plus the promise of a little more free time!
Read on to plan your visit, or if you just want a glimpse of what’s happening in our neck of the woods…
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Spin-Off Magazine
The Spin Off Summer 2018 issue is all about color. Whether you’re dying your own fiber or spinning someone else’s, this issue offers tips for every step of the process. See more of the great features in this issue below:
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Inspiration for weaving can come from anywhere, and the designers of the projects in Handwoven May/June 2018 share their sources of inspiration, whether it comes from a photograph, music, a certain color, or even another piece of cloth! Check out the highlights here…
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This week we’ve picked out three favorite towels to weave from our exclusive reprint of Best of Handwoven Top Ten Dish Towels on Four Shafts. Towels are a fun and satisfying project. You can always use more, they make a thoughtful handmade gift, and they are a great way to try new techniques and to experiment with color. Get ready to weave all ten!
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Attention, everyone! There’s a new yarn on the block that will make you rethink everything you know about working with cotton: Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Yarn. Cumulus is a magical Aran weight cotton chainette yarn with a nylon binder for added strength. I fell in love at first squish with this incredibly soft and lightweight chainette yarn – but just wait until you see (and feel) how it knits up…
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