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Calculating Amounts of Yarn

Warp Width

Width of project __________ (inches/cm)

Draw-in and shrinkage (approx. 10%) + __________

Total width on loom = __________

Yarn sett x __________ (ends per inch/cm)

Total number of ends = __________

Length of Warp

Length of project __________ (inches/cm)

Take-up and shrinkage (approx. 10%) + __________

Loom waste (18 inches/ 45 cm) + __________

Warp length = __________ (convert from inches to yards)

How Much Yarn You Need For Your Warp

Number of warp ends __________

Length of warp x __________

Amount of yarn needed for warp = __________ (yards)

How Much Yarn You Need For Your Weft

You will need approximately two-thirds as much yarn as for your warp. Or you can buy as much
yarn for the weft as you bought for the warp to make sure you have enough yarn.

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Warp Plan Worksheet

Name

Warp Plan

Number of ends per inch/cm

Warp width

Total number of ends

Warp length

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Warp Guide

Warp Guide

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Warp Guide Example

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Scrappy Stashbuster Yarn Scarf

Materials
• The Cricket Loom 10” by
Schacht Spindle Co. or a rigid
heddle loom that can weave
a 6” warp width
• 8-dent heddle (comes
standard with The
Cricket Loom)
• Warp: 1 skein of Brown Sheep
Co. Lamb’s Pride Superwash
(100% wool; 200 yd [183 m]/
100 g) in color SW34 Rose
Quartz, or 125 yds (114 m) of
another worsted weight yarn
• Weft: Assorted yarns for the
weaving, about 85-120 yds
(78-110 m).
• Acrylic or waste yarn to
weave the headers

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS

• Set up your loom so that your warping peg
and your loom are 90” (2.3 m) apart. You will
be creating a 2.5 yard (2.3 m) warp.
• Take your warp yarn and follow my
video instructions on how to direct warp
onto your loom.
• Once your warp is wound onto your loom,
take your acrylic or waste yarn and weave a
header to even out your warp.
• When your warp is evenly spaced, begin
weaving your scarf with your assorted yarns.
The video will instruct you on how to change
colors and weave in your ends.
• Keep track of your weaving by measuring
your weaving with your tape measure and
T-pin before you advance the warp and wind
your woven cloth onto the front beam.
• Write the measurements down in your
notebook. With the 2.5 yard (2.3 m) warp,
you can weave a 70” (1.8 m) scarf – or shorter
if you desire.
• When you are finished weaving, weave
another header with waste yarn to secure your
weft. Loosen the tension on your warp and cut
the warp off at the back of the loom.
• Follow the video instructions on how to
remove the header and finish your fringe on
the ends of your scarf.
• Wash and block your scarf and then trim
all the remaining yarn ends. Wear your scarf
with pride!
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A Set of Cotton Tea Towels

Materials
• Kromski Harp 24” rigid heddle
loom or a similar loom that can
weave a 16” warp width
• 8-dent heddle (the Harp
comes with a 10-dent heddle)
Warp and Weft
• 1 cone of Lily Sugar'n Cream
Cone (14 oz.): #02001 White
• 2 balls of Lily Sugar'n Cream
Twists (2 oz.): #20244 Green Twists
• You will be creating a 2.5
yard (2.3 m) warp with
both colors and using the
same yarn for the weft
(weaving).
• Acrylic or waste yarn to
weave the headers
• Scrap yarn in a
contrasting color:
• 1 yd. (1 m) counting string
• 10 pieces of tying string,
14 inches: (36 cm) each
• 46 inch guide string

STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS • You will weave with the following colors in

this order:
• Follow my video instructions on how to
create a warp plan for two colors of your 3” (8 cm) of white
warp. Make your warp on the back of the 1.5” (4 cm) of green
Kromski Harp using the pegs and warp guide. 3” of white
1.5” of green
• Follow the rest of the video instructions on
3” of white
threading the heddle, beaming the warp, final
1.5” of green
threading of the warp and tying your warp
3” of white
onto the front beam.
1.5” of green
• Optional: If you don’t want to wind a warp, 3” of white
you can use the warping peg and direct warp 1.5” of green
onto your loom like the scarf project. 3” of white

• Once your warp is tensioned and your
header is woven, you will begin to weave with
the white yarn.
• After weaving 4-6 rows, follow my video
instructions on how to hem stitch your ends.
• After you finish weaving with the last 3”
(8 cm) of white yarn, follow my video
instructions on how to do a reverse hemstitch.
Your first towel is finished!

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A Set of Cotton Tea Towels

• Weave a header for about 4-5” (10.13 cm) sides. Remove the acrylic or waste yarn
and follow the same instructions for the first headers, and then even out the fringes by
towel to weave your second towel. trimming them with your scissors.

• After you finish the second towel, release
the tension on your warp and cut the warp off
the back of the loom. Even out your fringes by
trimming them with a pair of scissors. To sepa-
rate the 2 towels, take a pair of scissors and
cut through the header in between the
2 towels. Cut through the middle so that you
end up with an even amount of fringe on both
• You can machine wash and dry your towels
or wash them by hand. After the towels are
dried and all the ends trimmed off, you are
ready to use your set of beautiful cotton tea
towels in your kitchen, or they would make
lovely gifts.

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