I do not have a loom yet but am reading as much as I can to get ready. In Deborah Chandler's book she recommends to use a plied wool yarn. She also says "Avoid standard knitting yarns for now; they have characteristics that require special tricks for successful weaving". I am not sure what she means by this. What are standard knitting yarns? Acrylics? Or is there a knitting wool yarn and a weaving wool yarn? I have a very good LYS nearby - primarily aimed at the knitting and crochet communities. They have begun to carry small rigid heddle looms. Would a good quality yarn from here work? Should I instead purchase from a website with more weaving products? I recently took a rigid heddle weaving class. The instructor recommended/suggested using Sugar and Cream cotton for weft-faced weaving. I disliked working with it in this situation very much. I would like a happier experience. Thanks for any opinions.