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Dive into Creativity with Monte Cristo Boucle Yarn! I'd like to introduce you to Monte Cristo Boucle, the 100% cotton yarn that’s about to become your new favorite! This lofty, soft boucle yarn is not just a delight to work with, but also brings an exciting addition to your weaving projects.   Why You’ll Love Monte Cristo Boucle Let’s talk about that unique boucle construction! It’s lightweight and airy, adding a playful texture to your creations. Whether you’re weaving a cuddly scarf, or the softest towels you can imagine, Monte Cristo Boucle delivers beautiful, eye-catching results that are anything but ordinary.   Go Natural...

Get Set and Weave Placemats Ready...Get Set...WEAVE! For this month's Yarn Exploration, we want to introduce our super-thick Mop Cotton and the wonderful placemats, runners, and rugs you can weave with it. Mop Cotton is a very bulky yarn which is a wonderful choice when needing a very thick weft. I've seen patterns call for doubling, tripling, or even quadrupling yarns to achieve a thickness needed. With Mop Cotton, you have the thickness in one single strand. Mop Cotton is a 6-ply yarn with a soft twist. I love the sturdy fabric I can weave with it!  Mop Cotton Overview Material: 100% Cotton 6-ply ...

Introducing Cotton Essentials Super DK Cotton Essentials Super DK is a thick and thin ply of cotton with a twist. You're going to love this new yarn! I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Stephanie, our wonderful yarn consultant, over a cup of tea. She came prepared with many yarn samples for me to see and feel. When she set the ball of Cotton Essentials in front of me, I couldn't hold back my excitement. I think she was a little surprised at my reaction, but when I told her that I've been searching for a yarn like this for many...

Weaving Texture with Bamboo Bloom Handpaints As most of you know, I love weaving with cotton. Cotton is my go-to yarn and I love it for so many reasons.  But recently I was talking with my good friend and fellow weaver, Michele Marshall of Mingo's Corner Shop. We were discussing some options for adding some new fibers with more texture to our projects and she suggested Bamboo Bloom Handpaints.  Well of course she piqued my interest and I ordered some for the shelves here at Cotton Clouds. The new Bamboo Bloom skeins arrived, and my eyes couldn't believe the beautiful...

Elegant Lace Napkins - Weaving with Bambu!     For our Cotton Clouds, June 2024 Yarn Exploration we will be weaving with Bambu 7 and Bambu 12 yarns! Bambu is made from 100% bamboo, a renewable resource grown without pesticides or fertilizers and processed much like rayon yarns.You're going to love the smooth, rayon-like texture of Bambu as well as the fantastic drape! It's ideal for weaving the most beautiful scarves, table linens, shawls and baby blankets with over 70 colors to choose from! Bambu 12   What is Bambu?The Softest Viscose-Type Yarn made exclusively from bamboo plants. A very strong fiber that...