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ArticleHandwoven September/October 2012 Yarn Lab
Weaving draft (WIF)For All Access members

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20 Handwoven issues mention “yarn lab” on 878 pages — matched by meaning, not just keywords.

Handwoven Spring 20261 page
- Page 85into luxurious fabrics—all at a price that won’t make your wallet wince. For this Yarn Lab, I worked with Yarn Barn of Kansas’s new Big Dipper (5/2) and Little Dipper
Handwoven Mar/Apr 20142 pages
- Page 80Yarn Lab Happy with Hemp Robyn Spady The more I weave with hemp, the more I’m

Silk Linen Yarn Lab Scarf | WIF

There are two WIFs for this project, the 10-shaft draft and a similar 8-shaft draft that we worked up.

eBookFor subscribersCotton Fleece and Cotton Fine Article + Sweetheart Baby Blanket Pattern | eBookReading Yarn Labs is a quick way to learn about a yarn without sampling yourself. In this PDF download, we have paired a wonderful Yarn Lab with a project by the same designer.

PatternSilk Linen Scarf PatternLiz wove this beautiful scarf as one of the Yarn Lab samples she prepared for *Handwoven* January/February 2022.

AuthorEllen Labruce

ArticleDyeing Yarn in the Kitchen and Beyond

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Learning About YarnsHow do you learn about the best yarns to weave with?

ArticleTricks of the Trade: Making Yarn SubstitutionsYou see a project you really love, but you don’t have the right yarns. You could order them, but you want to start weaving today. Here are some tips for using the yarns you have.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Designing Around YarnI grouped these three questions together because they all involve the same kind of reasoning and knowledge related to designing around yarn. The first important step to take is to download the Master Yarn Chart.

Article Lorn No MoreMadelyn got some real life answers to her question about how to use special yarns.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Substituting YarnsHow do you substitute one yarn for another in a project?

ArticleA Ball of Yarn Older Than Any In Your StashThere might be some "ancient yarns" in your yarn stash, but none are as old as this one. This yarn ball was found near Cambridge, and it's 3000 years old.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: More On Yarn SubstitutionsMadelyn shares her tips for yarn substitutions when you can't or don't want to use the yarn specified in your weaving patterns.

ArticleProjects are the Best Teachers

ArticleAsk Madelyn: More on Yarn SubstitutionsI am a beginning weaver (actually, a beginning-again weaver) and need help with yarn substitutions. I am using an older pattern from Handwoven, November/December 1996, “Man’s Scarf in Silk and Cotton.” It calls for 12/2 silk at 2,790 yd/lb.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Matching the Structure to the Yarn Here is a dilemma: I have inherited several cones of two different yarns and would like to make a table runner, but I'm not confident in how to approach it.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: What Kind of "Hand" Will My Yarn Yield?Is there any way to avoid sampling to determine "hand"?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Scrap Yarn Spreaders and Draw-InI like to tie the warp onto the apron rod in small groups (a half inch of warp width or less), and then just start weaving, using the yarn that will be used in the project. The first half inch of weaving will do the job of aligning the warp threads,

ArticleAsk Madelyn: How Much Yarn Do I Need to Weave a Project? And what exactly is loom waste, anyway?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Variegated YarnIt's sometimes tricky to figure out the best way to use variegated yarn and other novelty yarn for weaving. Here's Madelyn van der Hoogt to help!

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Dummy WarpI've heard of something called a dummy warp, where some inexpensive yarn is tied to the apron rod and then the real warp is tied to that, so that the cheap yarn becomes the loom waste.

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Yarn TrackingYarn tracking is something that happens to some yarns when they are woven in plain weave—but why and how?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Real Talk about Yarn SizesMystified by the numbers on your weaving yarn?

ArticleAsk Madelyn: Structures for Acrylic Baby BlanketsI would like to use up this yarn by weaving baby blankets for a local Project Linus chapter.

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Page 81to not just more yarn options, but also to yarns made from U.S. hemp. Yarn Lab Singles Hemp THE YARN: Lunatic Fringe Yarns Singles Hemp, 100% hemp, 5,100 yd/lb. I’ve

Handwoven May/June 20131 page▾

Page 72Yarn Lab Dreaming in by Sara Goldenberg White Often, working with variegated yarns can lead to

Handwoven September/October 20232 pages▾

Page 78combed wool for spinning. So it was with fond memories that I began this Yarn Lab adventure. Prairie Spun DK is a luscious, three- ply wool yarn available in several
Page 80surface such as in the color-and-weave and shadow weave samples. The goal of this Yarn Lab was to feature the new color line and not necessarily the yarn’s suitability for

Handwoven November/December 20211 page▾

Page 792 0 2 1 H A N D W O V E N 75 YARN LAB

Handwoven Summer 20252 pages▾

Page 76Cherry Red, Charcoal, Cobalt, Amethyst, and Natural. The particular cotton bouclé used in this Yarn Lab comes from LoftyFiber. LoftyCotton Boucle is available in 12 colors, many of them saturated
Page 78structure categories I tested, as well as for a big color-block plaid scarf. These Yarn Lab samples only scratch the surface of bouclé weaving possibilities. Other areas that are ripe

and 14 more issues.Search every magazine page for “yarn lab”