Cotton Yarns
cotton mercerised 2/16ne
£3.75
In stock
13500 m/kg /6720 yds/lb 22 wpc / 55 wpi 100% extra long staple gassed combed mercerised Egyptian cotton yarn OEKO certificated A soft, lustrous, mercerised cotton in a broad range of colours, and used by Anne Dixon in the Handweaver’s Pattern Book. For anyone wanting to save on bobbin-winding time, a 25 gm spool should just fit in a large boat shuttle.
cotton mercerised 2/3ne
£3.75
89
in stock
2,540 m/kg / 1,260 yds/lb 7wpc / 18wpi 25gms - 60m 100gms - 225m This chunky perle yarn is smoothly spun with quite a tight twist and a good lustre.
cotton mercerised 3x2/16ne
£4.00
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4500 m/kg / 2240 yds/lb 12 wpc / 30 wpi 100% extra long staple gassed combed mercerised Egyptian cotton yarn OEKO certificated Used by Anne Dixon in the Handweaver’s Pattern Book, this is a soft, lustrous, mercerised cotton, which is three times as thick as our 2/16 mercerised cotton. It comes in a broad palette of colours. For anyone wanting to save on bobbin-winding time, a 25 gm spool should ju…
cotton unmercerised organic 2/16ne
£8.25
In stock
13500 m/kg / 6720 yds/lb 22wpc / 55wpi A very high quality unmercerised cotton, certified organic according to the GOTS standard (Global Organic Textile Standard)
cabled cotton warp 235g
£9.25
In stock
A strong and durable warp for tapestry and rug weaving. 235gms per spool No.6 - 446m 9wpcm/ 23wpi No.9 - 296m 7wpcm/ 19wpi No.12 - 225m 6wpcm/ 17wpi No.15 - 178m 6wpcm/ 15wpi
caterpillar cotton
£27.00
12
in stock
Caterpillar Cotton This spiral plied 100% unmercerised yarn from Ashford comes in a selection of variegated colour ways. It can be used as both warp and warp, or coordinated with a plain cotton. Ashford describe this yarn as lace weight, they suggest the following reeds when using it with a rigid heddle loom; For loose plain weave: 10 epi (40/10cm) reed For firmer plain weave: 12.5 epi or 15epi (5…
coloured cotton warp 12/6
£7.50
99
in stock
A strong and durable fine warp suitable for tapestry and rug weaving available in an array of colours. 11wpcm/ 28wpi 100gms - 285m 500gms - 1425m
cotton 82%/Nylon 18% Yoga yarn 8/2ne
£5.00
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Yoga Yarn 25gm spool = 130m approx As indicated by its name this yarn from Ashford is ‘flexible’, which makes it ideal for weaving on a Rigid Heddle loom as the slight elasticity of the yarn helps to take care of “saggy sheds” The secret is in the yarn construction - each of the 2 plies is cotton spun over a nylon core, which means the yarn combines the strength and elasticity of nylon with the na…