Alpaca With A Twist
Baby Twist, 100% Baby Alpaca, from Alpaca with a Twist. Lovely and soft, fulls nicely! We created a plaid by winding half way across the loom with one color, changing to...
Zoom Loom Yarn Explorations
In 2013, we collaborated with a number of yarn companies for TNNA's summer show. They contributed yarns; we wove them on the Zoom Loom.
These squares show how useful it can be to sample on the Zoom Loom. Solid colors, variegated yarns, and textured yarns show their unique qualities. Add a patterned weave, or full a square, to see more possibilities for any yarn.
Alpaca With A Twist
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The Yarns of Rhichard Devrieze
The Yarns of Rhichard Devrieze Peppino (merino wool), fingering weight. As with most of the variegated yarns with quick color changes, this yarn makes a really fun plaid effect. Great...
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Trendsetter Yarns
Below, we've played around with quite a few different yarns from Trendsetter Yarns. At left, Orchidea (42% cotton/ 42% acrylic/16% nylon) ribbon, color 610(pink/blue/green/gold/yellow). The short color changes, along with...
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Unicorn Books and Crafts
Unicorn Books and Crafts Opal, a superwash wool/polyamide sock yarn. With its interesting color changes, this yarn would be appropriate for embellishments such as flowers.
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Universal Yarn
Universal Yarn Rozetti Polaris (acrylic/wool/payette), DK weight. The little sparkle of sequins in this yarn create a festive mood. Surprisingly, we had no problem weaving this swatch--the sequins threaded easily...
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Zealana
Some squares made with Zealana Rimu, a double knit weight blend of 60% fine New Zealand merino and 40% brushtail possum. The colors are brilliant, and the yarn is soft and could be...
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Lorna's Laces
Below, from Lorna's Laces, we woven swatches with in their hand-painted yarn, Pearl, a silk/bamboo blend in colorway "Christmas at Downton". This is another example of the variety of patterns...
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Koigu Wool Designs
Below: Koigu Wool Designs KPM (left) and KPPPM (right), both merino wool sock yarn. We love the self-plaiding of the KPPPM swatch. Imagine putting a bunch of these squares together...
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Kollage Yarns
Below: Kollage Yarns Sock-A-Licious (wool/silk/nylon), fingering weight. This blend of fibers and slight color varations make for a subtle look that will be gorgeous worked up with crochet or knit...
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Kraemer Yarns
Below are two swatches from Kraemer Yarns. Perfection, a worsted weight yarn in color Butterfly (pink) is a merino/acrylic blend that creates a sturdy yet flexible fabric that would make a great bag or...
