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End of Summer Sale – great weaving yarns!

Thursday, August 13th, 2015
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There are some great yarns on sale for weavers in our End of Summer Sale, too!

Coned yarns for weavers in the WEBS End of Summer Sale, until Aug. 22, 2015 at yarn.com Loro Piana Cashmere, Yorkshire Wool, Alpaca blends and Valley Yarns favorites. Read more on the WEBS Blog at blog.yarn.com

The 30s Yorkshire wool comes in almost 50 colors, with a wonderful array of neutrals and  jewel tones, that would weave up into gorgeous scarves and yardage for sewn garments. It’s also a wonderful yarn for knitting lace! Your favorite Shetland pattern would look amazing knit up in this yarn.

Another coned yarn in gorgeous neutrals is our 2/24 Alpaca Wool from Loro Piana. A high alpaca content makes this yarn super soft and will lend your woven pieces amazing drape. We also have a 2/16 Cashmere in a soft, natural fawn color. Not only can weave, knit or crochet with this one but It takes dye beautifully. Grab a cone and dye your own cashmere yarn!

Valley Yarns Charlemont in the WEBS End of Summer Sale, until Aug. 22, 2015 at yarn.com An incredible sock yarn that works beautifully in woven fabrics. Read more on the WEBS Blog at blog.yarn.com

And don’t forget Valley Yarns Charlemont! Not just for knitting and crochet, we love weaving with this yarn and even have 2 drafts for you! The Meta Weave Scarf (pictured in detail above) and the Charlemont Lace Scarf.

Be sure to check out all the yarns in this years’ sale! Are you planning to weave with any knitting yarns? Or to knit with any weaving yarns?