Weaving
Rep Weave Placemats (2019)
Pattern: Largely followed “Breakfast time” project in “Rep Rips Reps Weave” book, page 31, though I messed up and only threaded half the warp threads in the centre pattern. Yarns: Warp: 376 ends, measured at ~3yds ⁃ Pacolet Valley Fiber
Woven Cotton Dish Towels (2018)
Pattern: Two simple twills for the dish towels; and then I worked out a “waffle-ish” weave for the hand towels, based on the threading and a new tie up. Yarns: Warp: 8/2 Cotton from The Mannings (white) Weft: 8/2 Cotton
Seaside Seasilk Scarf (2017)
Pattern: Point Twill on 4 shafts Yarns: Warp: Handmaiden Sea Silk, most of one (100g) skein Jacobean blue Weft: Handmaiden Sea Silk, entirety of one (100g) skein Bottle Green Method: Weaving — on my 4 shaft counterbalance Leclerc Fanny Completed:
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
Twill as Overshot Sampling (2015)
Pattern: Strickler Page 38 #166 Yarns: Warp & pattern weft: Just Our Yarns Almaza 10/2 tencel, blue and red variegated, respectively. Tabby weft is Just Our Yarns Mira II. Method: Weaving Completed: April 14, 2015. Ow. It was intended to
Overshot Tablerunner (2014)
Pattern: Anne Dixon’s “Small Honeysuckle”, page 106. Yarns: Warp & tabby weft: Pacolet Valley Fiber Company Southern Bales Fingering; Weft pattern is Sakura Cotton (by Estelle Yarns) Method: Weaving Completed: May 15, 2014. My first project in overshot, on
Tartanic Scarf (2014)
Pattern: Made it up Yarns: Plymouth Yarns Baby Alpaca Lace, DROPS Alpaca Method: Weaving Completed: April 18, 2014. Woven in plainweave on my 15″ rigid heddle, 12 dent heddle. Finished measurements: 10″ x 70″ (exclusive of fringe). Both yarns
DragonTale Purple Painted Warp Scarves (2013)
Pattern: 1 Plain Weave, 2 Twill scarves and an end piece Yarns: Warp: Dragon Tale 5/2 Rayon and Rayon Slub painted warp; Weft: 5/2 Dragon Tale Rayon (various colours).Method: Weaving, Schacht Baby Wolf 8S10T Completed: December 30, 2013. I
Rigid Heddle Rustic Placemats Too (2013)
Pattern: Plain Weave Yarns: Sakura Cotton (by Estelle Yarns) for weft; Bernat Handicrafter Cotton Ultrasoft for warp Method: Weaving Completed: December 10, 2013. This was a second warp to repeat a project on my rigid heddle loom (Schacht Flip,
Sage Plaid Scarf (2013)
Pattern: Jeen’s notes on Ravelry Yarns: Orkney Angora St Magnus DK Method: Weaving Completed: October 7, 2013. Woven in plainweave on my 15″ rigid heddle, 10 dent heddle. Finished measurements: 8 3/4″ wide, 59 1/2″ long. The yarn is
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