Zoom Loom Yarn Explorations

In 2013, we collaborated with a number of yarn companies for TNNA's summer show. They contributed yarns; we wove them on the Zoom Loom.

These squares show how useful it can be to sample on the Zoom Loom. Solid colors, variegated yarns, and textured yarns show their unique qualities. Add a patterned weave, or full a square, to see more possibilities for any yarn.

Alpaca With A Twist

Alpaca With A Twist

Baby Twist, 100% Baby Alpaca, from Alpaca with a Twist. Lovely and soft, fulls nicely! We created a plaid by winding half way across the loom...

The Alpaca Yarn Company

The Alpaca Yarn Company

Here's a lively swatch from The Alpaca Yarn Company.   Yarn: Swizzle, 100% Superfine Alpaca, in color 07 Tiger Lily. Of course since this is...

Ancient Arts Yarns

Ancient Arts Yarns

Ancient Arts Superwash Bluefaced Leicester 4-ply sock yarn, and Pollika 2-ply Organic Sock, from organic merino wool. This is a beautifully-feeling swatch and the color...

Anzula

Anzula

This first swatch is yarn spun from Anzula's hand-dyed wool roving fiber. The blue swathes on the right are woven a merino 2-ply sport weight...

Artyarns

Artyarns

Artyarns Rhapsody Glitter Light, 85% Silk/15% Kid Mohair/Lurex, color 10044. This yarn with its subtle colors and bit of glitz (click on the link to...

Baah Yarn

Baah Yarn

Below is Baah Yarn Sonoma, a DK weight superwash merino wool, in Berry Cocktail. It turned out great! This variegated yarn is vibrant and fun,...

Bartlettyarns

Bartlettyarns

Below we've woven several squares in Barlettyarns, Inc., Fisherman 2-ply, 100% wool. This yarn has lovely handspun appearance. It weaves up nicely, and fulls or felts readily. Because...

Be Sweet

Be Sweet

Be Sweet Medium Boucle Baby Mohair, in Pale Rust. This fuzzy goodness would make a wonderful lightweight yet warm lap blanket or a cute cowl....

Berroco

Berroco

Below, from Berroco, left to right: We've experimented with two shades of the one of our perennial favorite yarns, Ultra Alpaca Light in Briny Deep...

Blue Ridge Yarns

Blue Ridge Yarns

Blue Ridge Yarns sent us in this fun 100% pima cotton yarn called Pima Paints. The color changes result in a happy, squishy plaid.

Brown Sheep Company

Brown Sheep Company

Below we're featuring several swatches from Brown Sheep. From far right, the first two are made with Nature Spun sport weight with the first square mixed...

Classic Elite Yarns

Classic Elite Yarns

Below, Pirouette from Classic Elite Yarns gave us a chance to see how a lace weight yarn weaves up on the Zoom Loom. Pirouette is...

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace

Below, Crystal Palace Sausalito, 80% merino wool/20% nylon, color 8450, was used to make the pink/orange and purple/gold squares in the back. Mochi Plus, a...

Done Roving

Done Roving

Below are two yarns from Done Roving Yarns: at left, Panda Mania, a superwash merino/bamboo rayon blend yarn in color Day Lilies, and right, Tapping Tootsees,...

Dream In Color

Dream In Color

Dream in Color, Calm, color Brilliant 712, 100% wool, light worsted weight, single ply. A nice, lofty yarn that can be used for a hat...

Emma Creation

Emma Creation

Below is Emma Creation Shiny Fur in Silver. This is a super fuzzy yarn and would make all kinds of fun wild accessories.

Fiesta Yarns

Fiesta Yarns

Fiesta Yarns sent us a variety of their variegated yarns. From left clockwise: Linnette, 70% linen/30% pima cotton, color Cedar Crest #183; La Luz Multi, 100%...

Frabjous Fibers

Frabjous Fibers

Frabjous Fibers Peace Silk (left) and (right) Reclaimed Cotton woven with Peace Silk. Both of these yarns have a thick and thin texture that works...

Interlacements Yarn

Interlacements Yarn

Below,  Interlacements Yarn Irish Jig, (40% Flax, 31% Cotton, 29% Rayon, strand of metallic thread) sport weight. The Submarine color changes make a beautiful random...

Freia Fibers

Freia Fibers

Below, from Freia Fibers, Fine Handpaints Flux, in color SeaGlass, a sport weight 100% wool. This yarn has some long color changes, as illustrated below....

Jade Sapphire Exotic Fibers

Jade Sapphire Exotic Fibers

Below, Jade Sapphire Exotic Fibers Mongolian cashmere, sport weight fulls squares fulled nicely for a drapy fabric. As you might expect from cashmere, these swatches are amazingly soft. Think wonderfully...

Jojoland

Jojoland

Here are some squares woven from Jojoland Tonic. Top left is a square woven with color AW292, a heathery tan/green; next to it is a square using...

Knit One Crochet Too

Knit One Crochet Too

Knit One Crochet Too Ty-Dy wool, 100% wool, color 3272, a variegated red/pink/purple. It's always fun to see how the different colors in variegated yarns...

Frog Tree

Frog Tree

From Frog Tree we're showing Pediboo sock yarn (80% washable merino wool/20% bamboo) in color 1150 (purple) and Picoboo (60% pima cotton/40% bamboo), color 1026...

Karabella

Karabella

Karabella sent several yarns to try on the Zoom Loom. Left to right: Superyak (50% yak/50% merino wool, bulky, color 61451), Zodiac (100% mercerized cotton,...

Knitted Wit

Knitted Wit

Knitted Wit superwash wool, worsted weight. From left to right: Her Majesty (purple), French Kiss (pink), Rainbow Magic (multi), and Cupid's Arrow (red/pink/white). The multi-colored yarns...

HiKoo

HiKoo

Skacel Collection distributes HiKoo yarns from New Zealand, and we got to try out Kenzie, a tweedy 50% merino/25% nylon/10% angora/10% alpaca/5% silk noils blend,...

Manos del Uruguay

Manos del Uruguay

Manos del Uruguay Manos Silk Blend, a merino silk blend in sport weight. We love this yarn. It is soft and squishy. The color is...

Humble Acres Yarn

Humble Acres Yarn

From the former Mango Moon, Humble Acres Yarn, we have Wooly, a 100% lambswool hand-spun and hand-dyed in Nepal, in color Grape. As a single ply, this...

Mountain Colors

Mountain Colors

Below are squares woven with yarns from Mountain Colors. Mountain Colors always has a wonderful selection of yarns and colors perfect for weaving!   Yarns shown...

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