Would you like a sampler with these colors? Click here. We have dyed these yarns in 23 of the bright, saturated colors you have come to expect from Lunatic Fringe Yarns. These colors have been dyed specially for Lunatic Fringe Yarns by a dye house right here in the US. Both the Bold Lyte Hemp™ and Fine Lyte Hemp™ are strong enough to use for warp. Please be aware that these hemp yarns do have an occasional slub. If you are concerned about the slubs, please cut them out as you are using the yarn. See the table below for the approximate number of yards on each cone size. Cone SizeApproximate # of Yards/cone 1.5 oz Mini 470 4 oz1,250 8 oz2,500 The Lyte Hemp™ yarn comes in two sizes: Bold and Fine. Bold Lyte Hemp™ yarns which are shown on this page have approximately 2,600 yards per pound: Sett at 20-28 epi and beat at 20-28 ppi. The Bold Lyte Hemp™ combines beautifully with 10/2 or 8/2 cotton yarns. Fine Lyte Hemp™ yarns have 5,000 yards per pound. We recommend setting the Fine Lyte Hemp™ at 24-28 epi with 24-28 ppi. The Fine Lyte Hemp™ yarn combines beautifully with 16/2 or 20/2 cotton yarns. Click here to see the Fine Lyte Hemp™ yarns. To minimize the exuberant tendencies of these yarns as you are weaving: soak your bobbins and pirns in water prior to use. It doesn’t need to be a long soak (10 minutes or so is plenty…the bobbins will sink below the surface of the water as they get fully wet). Then blot dry and weave your fabric. This prevents the yarn from escaping from the bobbins. Please click here to read more about weaving with hemp yarns. Colors are dyed with Fiber Reactive dyes and are washfast. We have the following fabulous colors available in the Bold size: Bleached White, Black, Light Gray, Dark Gray, Amethyst, Burnt Umber, Butter Yellow, Cobalt, Copper, Cranberry, Eggplant, Gold, Kelp, Lime, Magenta, Peacock, Periwinkle, Ruby, Sapphire, Sky Blue, Tangerine, Teal, Thyme, Natural and Dark Natural.
