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AN OVERLOOKED CROCHET THREAD

August 8, by jd wolfe. 11 Comments

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I love cotton carpet warp. Never heard of it? Well, you wouldn’t be the only crocheter whose never seen or heard of carpet warp. It comes in fibers other than cotton, but cotton is my favorite. It’s not easy to find unless you have access to a large store for weavers. As the name states, it’s the fiber used by weavers to thread the warp (longitudinal threads) of their loom. But, it’s fantastically useful for crocheters too – especially if you are one who wants to crochet potholders, rugs, or other stuff that you want to be durable and/or heat resistant.

The weight of cotton warp is similar to sport weight, making it very flexible to use. It can be doubled to create a chunky weight to make a hammock, for instance. While I wouldn’t recommend it for creating a sweater, it might work well for toddler pants or adult mittens that will see hard use.

It has a lot of body and holds stitches well. Also, it comes in a wonderful array of colors, making shopping for it a lot of fun. Carpet fiber is inexpensive enough that you can treat yourself to a few cones of it without making a huge investment. So, if you’re tired of the same old size 10 threads from your local big box store, explore the world of carpet warp. Here’s a link to a site that carries all the colors available (as far as I know) in cotton and carries the other fibers available also.

http://www.camillavalleyfarm.com/knit/rugwarp.htm#cotton

I have no connection to the site above and I’ve never bought anything from them, but I do like the picture of all the cotton warp colors available. I’m fortunate to have a local source for this stuff (the weaving dept).

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  1. Barbara Handelsman says

    August 9, 2007 at 5:27 am

    Thank you for this source. Do you think this is a good item to make market bags?

  2. Lori Heiser says

    August 9, 2007 at 6:23 am

    Carpet warp is absolutely awesome for market bags. I first learned about it on a trip to New Orleans before Katrina. We were wandering around the French Quarter and I saw a rug shop and peeked inside. she had some ends and I bought several. I wish I would have bought more.

  3. Sharon says

    August 9, 2007 at 6:57 am

    I use this thread all the time to crochet my favorite pot holders. Carpet warp is great! Here is the pattern:
    http://home.earthlink.net/~sdcrochet/PatternPotholder.html

    Sharon

  4. Sharon says

    August 9, 2007 at 7:00 am

    P.S. Two sources for carpet warp I have found is
    http://www.weaverscottage.com (my LYS)
    and
    http://www.halcyonyarn.com/Yarn_pages/yarn060.html (has a nice picture of all the colors available)

  5. jd wolfe says

    August 9, 2007 at 3:46 pm

    greetings to all,
    thanks to lori and sharon for providing more info and links for carpet warp. useful for all of us.
    jd

  6. Donna says

    August 12, 2007 at 8:30 am

    Also http://www.thewoolery.com has carpet warp at good prices. I weave rugs, but never thought of crochetting with it. duh
    Don

  7. EnessNeexia says

    April 23, 2009 at 4:03 pm

    I’m the only one in this world. Can please someone join me in this life? Or maybe death…

  8. Jana says

    August 24, 2009 at 9:04 pm

    Can this Carpet Warp be used for making table cloths? Like using the size 10 or size 5 or 3 threads? That’s what I need a large cone for.
    Tks.

  9. jd wolfe says

    August 26, 2009 at 7:43 am

    Carpet warp is great for making table cloths and large doilies or runners. It’s durable and easy to work with. It’s really just thicker Mercerized cotton thread.

  10. EsotoAnnone says

    June 28, 2010 at 7:00 am

    first time to here, test post only ,thank you
    first time to here, test post only ,thank you

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