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Heritage Yarns Newsletter #40
Wash Away Shipping Costs
Blues
May 10, 2007
Hello friends,
It has been a
while since I've had time to write a note to let you know what's going
on here at Heritage Yarns. Hope this finds you actively pursuing
the fiber arts you love as I am trying to find time to pursue mine.
Currently on the needles is HeartStrings
Lead or Follow
Lace Scarf in
Jaggerspun Zephyr 2/18 silk/merino and on the loom, a silk/rayon warp
for a cocoon jacket. Now, to have time to throw that first pick.
<g>
On to the news.
Dyeing for your knitting and
weaving pleasure,
Margaret <><
In This Issue:
What's New
Rise in Shipping Prices/Gift with
Purchase
Shipping costs
are going up on May 14 and it seems to affect everything including cost
of goods as shipping goes up for merchants too!
Take advantage of lower, current shipping prices by placing orders
before the change takes place.
In addition to shipping savings, with orders of $20 or more, I will
include a 4 oz. bottle of Synthrapol detergent, a $3 value with no
additional shipping. In order to ship prior to May 14, I will need your
order by May 12.
Lots of new things here at Heritage Yarns so, take advantage of this
offer through May 12, 2007. (Sale
bin items do not apply.)
What's New in Colorways
These are the
newest colorways available in Heritage yarns. Some are in very limited
quantity but thought you would like to take a peek.
Shown from
left: Bird of Paradise, Heart and Soul, Smoky Places and Wildwood
Flower
Bird of Paradise, once available in
8/2 Tencel painted warps only, is now available in
8/2 Tencel hand
painted skeins. This yarn is equally suited for knitting and
weaving.
Heart and Soul is new and available in
8/2 Tencel
only. The shifts in color are so close that they are not easily
discernible except in the sunlight, making them perfect for lace
knitting and pattern weaving. Expect to see equal amounts of true
red and deep fuchsia in this colorway.
Smoky Places was named by Don, my husband. Unlike the song for
which it was named,
Smoky
Places is well-suited for the most conservative attire including
black-tie affairs. There are occasionally hints of blue and
eggplant, making this a colorway with intrigue. It is currently
available in
Serenity cotton/rayon.
Wildwood Flower was retired for a while and was a favorite of mine
as I love jewel tones as I have found 90% of the world does. <g> It's
currently available in
8/2 Tencel.
Quick links:
What's New in Yarns
If you've not worked with
Jaggerspun Zephyr silk/merino, you're in for a treat. 2/18 is
currently available in 8 colors with hopes of adding more in the future.
The put-up is on 1.4 oz./500 yd. skeins, an ample amount for most lace
scarves. The price has been kept low so that you can knit several
scarves.
Jaggerspun Zephyr 4/8 is available in two
colors, Garnet and Lady Slipper, and was put up on 3.2 oz./200 yd.
skeins.
HeartStrings Latest Designs
There are so many beautiful
designs from HeartStrings and these are among jackie's latest.
Scarves
Shown
above: Colorful Splendor
Looking for an elegant project
at a budget price? Consider knitting
Colorful Splendor in hand painted 8/2 Tencel available in
325 yd. skeins. Kits will soon be available but until then,
you may purchase the skeins on the same page with another popular kit,
A Beaded Bias Towards Lace Scarf Knitting Kit.
The skeins are available in
all the ones pictured but without beads. (See extra skeins with or
without beads below the kit.)
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Stoles
Shown from
left: Ivy Trellis Lace Stole, Scotch Thistle Stole
Either of these elegant
designs would be beautiful knitted in
Serenity cotton/rayon. You may view details of these lovely
designs at
Lace Stole Knitting Patterns.
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Wraps
Shown from
left: Easy Asymmetry Wrap (featured in 3 Heritage yarns available
in a kit), Faceted Gems Lace Wrap
The model above of the Easy
Asymmetry Wrap was knit by Jackie E-S in 3 Heritage hand painted yarns:
Cloud 9
cotton/rayon,
Fringe Benefit rayon chainette and
Premier
5/2 cotton. It is available as a
kit or you may purchase the
patterns and
yarns separately for either of these two lovely wraps.
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Shawls
Shown
above: Peggy's Shawl
What can I say about
Peggy's Shawl but that this is simply beautiful and I want to knit
it?! It calls for a fingering weight yarn. It would be
beautiful knitted in any of these yarns:
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8/2 Tencel
doubled - 8 oz./1680 yds. - 2 skeins
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Serenity cotton/rayon - 8 oz./700 yds. - 2 skeins
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Cloud
9 cotton/rayon - 8 oz./832 yds. - 2 skeins
Knitting Kits
Knitting Kits have
been updated in the last few months and almost everything is new.
Scarf Knitting Kits
Shawl Knitting Kits
Each of these
kits has been chosen for simple knitting and with your budget in mind.
A few have been shown above. I hope you will drop in and peruse
these nice kits and other new items at Heritage Yarns.
Do you prefer a warping
board or mill? Do you use a temple?
These
questions were asked on one of the weaving lists recently and I hope
this can be of some help to some newsletter subscribers who are not
members.
I prefer a
warping board as does at least one master weaver and another production
weaver I know. They both have their place. If you have
nowhere to mount a warping board, then a mill might be the answer.
It has its advantages and disadvantages. For long warps with very
little color change or for limited physical space, they are very good.
You might consider a door frame with removable dowels if you have
limited space. Just don't wind a warp over a door that you will
need to enter or exit. lol. When you've finished winding the
warp, remove the dowels from the door frame. Be sure the dowels
are of maple or oak or they will bend and break. Ask me how I
know. (-: If you can't do that, you might consider warping
pegs as they are portable and inexpensive. These are good for
short warps.
The "tickets"
to good selvages:
Keep your
weaving space midway between the breast beam and beater - known as the
"sweet spot." It's where you get the best shed. Only weave
for about an inch and advance your warp often. Don't try to get
your money's worth from an advance of the warp by weaving as close as
you can to the breast beam and as close as you can to the beater.
Your selvages will show it when you take your warp off the loom.
And here is the reason why: the arc of the weft is different at
the breast beam than it is at the beater. So, narrow the space in
which you weave.
And do not
fool with the selvages as you weave. It will loosen the tension on
your selvages so that when you take it off the loom, the selvages will
"wave" lengthwise.
Strive for an
even beat. Get in a rhythm with throwing and beating. When
you get up from the loom, loosen your tension and tighten when you
return to weave - unless you are going to come back in a few hours.
Even then, when you sit down to weave, beat before you throw your next
pick as the pick will have "traveled" ever so slightly toward the breast
beam so that when you hold your weaving up to the light, the beat will
be uneven - even after washing.
Don't overload
your bobbins as it puts pressure on the selvages. Throw evenly
and, again, with rhythm. You will always have one selvage that is
not as good as the other. It's universal as most of us are no
ambidextrous.
I'm sure there
is a place for temples; I've just not figured out where is - maybe for a
rug.
Quick Links:
What
customers are saying about Heritage Yarns:
I
received your package last night. I can't tell you how
delighted I am. I had had an all day, very boring, meeting
yesterday and felt exhausted. I came home and my world changed
when I saw your yarns and all the fun I was going to have. My
husband was amazed at the richness of color and can't wait to see
the results of my projects. Your yarns are truly beautiful!
Marie
Shopping/Contact
Information
Yarn shipments are limited to the U.S. and Canada. If you live outside
the U.S. or Canada and would like to place a pattern order, please
inquire at
Margaret@heritageyarns.com.
Visit
Knitting Patterns and take a look around at the wide selection of
downloadable patterns from HeartStrings.
Purchasing options: by PayPal shopping cart or optionally call
with Visa, MasterCard or mail in a personal check or money order.
Margaret Pittman
Heritage Yarns
5875 Baxter Drive
Jackson, Mississippi 39211-3317 USA
Telephone - (601) 956-1478
Email -
Margaret@heritageyarns.com
Fax - (601) 957-2963
Celebrating color in hand painted skeins and warps since 1994
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