Yarn supply list - Season 6 - Units, Blocks and Profiles
January 20th - Episode 1 - Introduction to Units, Blocks and Profiles No yarn required for this episode
February 24th - Episode 2 - Twill Blocks and Tie-up Quadrants 2 cones each of 8/2 cotton in Pale Limette, Purple, Raspberry & Cayenne and 1 cone each of 8/2 cotton in Fuchsia and Peacock plus a few bobbins of 8/2 cotton in Turquoise & Gold to weave 12 towels
March 31st - Episode 3 - Monk’s Belt 1 cone each of 8/2 & 8/4 cotton in Royal, Limette, Turquoise and Pale Limette to weave 12 placemats
May 5th - Episode 4 - Overshot The warp length is 12 yards to weave 5 scarves: you will need 2 cones of 8/2 cotton natural and 1 cone of 8/2 cotton in black for the warp. For each scarf, you will need 50 grams of 30/2 Silk & 50 grams of 18/2 Zephyr for the weft. You can make a shorter warp too :)
June 9th - Episode 5 - Name Drafting Overshot
Honest Linen Yarns from
Maiwa. In total, you will need 3 skeins of fingering, 1 skein of sport weight, and 1 skein of cobweb to weave 6 mini pieces to frame or 1 narrow runner. Jane used the following yarns & colours for her 6 mini picture frames:
Warp: Fingering weight in Lichen, Olive & Cutch (accent)
Tabby Weft: Cobweb in Plum
Pattern Weft: Fingering in Cutch, Olive, and Lichen and in her favourite piece, Plum is Sport weight as accents.
Warp: Fingering weight in Lichen, Olive & Cutch (accent)
Tabby Weft: Cobweb in Plum
Pattern Weft: Fingering in Cutch, Olive, and Lichen and in her favourite piece, Plum is Sport weight as accents.
July 14th - Episode 6 - Crackle Weave 2 cones of 8/2 cotton Light Grey, 1 cone each of 8/2 cotton in Periwinkle and Natural and 1 cone each of 8/4 cotton in Charcoal and Periwinkle.
August 18th - Episode 7 - M's & O's 2 cones each of 8/2 Venne organic cotton in Brass, Raspberry and Curry and 1 cone of 8/4 cotton in Dark Brown.
September 22nd - Episode 8 - Summer and Winter 2 cones of 8/2 cotton in Light Grey and 1 cone of 8/2 cotton in Charcoal for the warp. I considered this a wonderful warp to use up 8/2 cotton stash for tabby weft and 8/4 cotton stash for pattern weft. I also wove a few placemats using Bouclé cotton. I used approximately 1,000 yds of 8/2 cotton, 1,300 yds of 8/4 cotton and 300 yds of Bouclé cotton from my stash for the weft.
October 27th - Episode 9 - Block Analysis 8 Shafts 2 cones of 8/2 cotton Bleached and 3-100 gr. skeins of 20/2 Bleached Tussah. You will need approximately 200 yds of Dark Grey 8/2 cotton for your motif isolation threads. They can be any darker colour you want. Choose from your stash!
November 17th - Episode 10 - Grand Finale No yarn required for this episode