Rigid Heddle Petit Point Table Runner (2016)
Pattern: Betty Davenport’s “Petit-Point Pattern in Linen for a Table Runner”, which I got out of Best of Handwoven’s Rigid Heddle Pattern Book #1. Pattern weft with pickup sticks
Yarns:
- Warp: Pacolet Valley Fiber Company Southern Bales Fingering (natural);
- Pattern Weft: Pacolet Valley Fiber Company Heather Fingering (blues, aquas and purples), Pacolet Valley Fiber Company Southern Bales Fingering (blues, aquas);
- Ground pattern weft: The Mannings 8/2 Unmercerized Cotton (natural)
Method: Weaving — rigid heddle with pickup sticks
Completed: July 2, 2016.
This was my first experience using pick up sticks to create a pattern weft with the rigid heddle. It was fun!
I did feel that the colour in the variegated pattern weft didn’t really “pop”. For coordinated placemats, I’m considering using the same variegated yarns in a “clasped weft” approach. See pictures of the sampling I did for that. (Also — the idea of having mostly-cream-coloured placemats seems kind of dangerous, given that the purpose of placemats is to be in the line of food 🙂 ).
Measurements (for the table runner, i.e., not including the knotted fringe):
- Just off the loom: 13 1/4” wide, 49 1/4” long
- Final measurements: 12 1/2” wide, 46 1/4” long
Closeup -- finished, fringe knotted, washed & ironed
Closeup -- finished, fringe knotted, washed & ironed
Table runner, running the table Finished, fringe knotted, washed & ironed
Close up in situ Finished, fringe knotted, washed & ironed
Daylight Finished, fringe knotted, washed & ironed
Daylight Finished, fringe knotted, washed & ironed
Fresh off the loom, with the pattern pictures
Close up, fresh off the loom, with the pattern picture
Fresh off the loom, with the pattern pictures
Fresh off the loom, close up -- daylight
Fresh off the loom -- back side
Fresh off the loom -- back side
Fresh off the loom -- daylight
Being "test driven" :-)
All done but for the soak and ironing
Close up -- All done but for the soak and ironing
In progress, on the loom
In progress, on the loom
Playing around with the warp afterwards -- testing some handspun as weft
Sampling -- clasped weft
Sampling -- clasped weft
Clasped weft sample
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