This umbrella swift is a great gift idea for any spinner, dyer, knitter or weaver who works with skeins. It adjusts to any circumference up to 1.5m.
Made to a traditional design with hardwood and cord.
Looking for a gift idea? We’ve just received a new delivery of Glimakra bobbin winders. It’s a traditional Scandinavian design and probably the best winder you can buy.
That’s the second scarf I have made from the same spools of Garnhuset 8/2 cotton. This time I used the Pink Salt and Dark Grey in a houndstooth pattern, but double warped.
Yes, we are now stocking Brassard Bamboo weaving yarn in 8/2 and 16/2 counts. This yarn is a rayon made from 100% bamboo. You can use it as a straight swap for our 8/2 and 16/2 mercerised cotton. Bamboo fibre has antimicrobial properties, absorbs and wicks away moisture faster than cotton and resists creasing. It’s also biodegradable.
The scarf made with Garnhuset 8/2Ne cotton is finished.
Here are a few pictures of it on and off the loom.
I decided to plait the fringes which took almost as long as it did to weave it!
Time to start a new project with these beauties.
These are 8/2Ne count non-mercerised cotton which lend both softness and absorbency to your projects.
Pink Salt (8212)
Bleached (Blekt)
Dark Grey (8222)
You may be interested in our handy guide What do the Garnhuset labels mean?.
The Gist Duet cotton-linen towels after wet finishing. I used Chambray, Pear, Pearl and Santorini, and the free pattern from our website. There was enough yarn left over for me to freestyle the plain stripes too.
Gist Duet Chambray
Gist Duet Pear
Gist Duet Pearl
Gist Duet Santorini
Gist Duet Checks and Stripes Towels Kit
Liina Kalalanka cotton twine – a high quality warping yarn that can also be used for tapestry and rug weaving, or even decorative ropes.
This yarn comes in a range of plies and colours and there are additional colours selected by Molla Mills.
So this is what was in the box! A glorious rainbow of 20/2Nm mulberry silk.
We’ve got 100g cones perfect for weavers, and 10g mini spools for embroidery and accent texture/shade in the weft. It will all be on the website on Saturday morning.
New! We have sixteen Gist weaving kits each containing all of the yarn needed to weave a beautiful project plus a free pattern (draft and detailed instructions).
These would make a great gift for your favourite weaver!