GRAPH PAPER NAPKINS his elegant napkin pattern is a perfect, easy project T for weaving with fine linen for the first time. and if you are a linen pro, it is a great pattern for whipping up a stunning housewarming, host/ess or wedding gift. !" © 2020 ELISABETH HILL plainweave.net [email protected] GRAPH PAPER NAPKINS STRUCTURE: Plain Weave WARP LENGTH: 508 ends 4½ yards long (allows for 6 EQUIPMENT: 4-shaft loom, min. 20" weaving napkins) - increase length of warp by 1 yard width; 15-dent reed; 2 shuttles, 3 bobbins. for an additional pair of napkins). WARP YARNS: WIDTH IN REED: 40/2 Linen (100% wet-spun line linen; 7,000 16¹⁴⁄₁₅". yds/lb from Jane Stafford Yarn); Cream, 1,404 yds; Flax, 864 yds; Spruce, 18 yds. SETT: 30 epi (2/dent in a 15-dent reed) WEFT YARNS: 30 ppi 40/2 Linen (100% wet-spun line linen; 7,000 yds/lb from Jane Stafford Yarn); Cream, 967 FINISHED DIMENSIONS: yds; Flax, 868 yds; Spruce, 12 yds. 6 napkins 16" x 16" after washing and hemming. © 2020 ELISABETH HILL plainweave.net [email protected] Steps 2 1. Wind a warp of 508 ends, 4½ yards long following the warp color order below. Use your preferred method to dress your loom and center for a 16" plus 14 dents (16.9") weaving width. Take care to wind Colorway 1 Colorway 2 38x 38x 312 8 8 Cream 312 8 8 Flax 4 2 2 Spruce 4 2 2 Spruce 192 58 2 58 Flax 192 58 2 58 Olive 508 508 your warp with even tension. Thread according to the draft on page 3. 2. Tie on and spread your warp. Wind one bobbin each of Cream, Flax and Spruce, and weave according to the treadling sequence on page 3. Pay attention to your beat by measuring frequently. For color changes in the "check" portion of the napkins, carry the Cream along the selvedge edge and make the Flax stripes using the "no tails at the selvedge" method outlined below. 3. If you are weaving multiple towels, weave in contrasting picks of yarn between towels. Think about weaving half the napkins in checks and half in stripes (hint: the stripes go much faster). 4. Remove fabric from loom, and serge or zig zag raw ends. 5. Hand wash using mild detergent and roll in a towel to absorb excess water. Hang till just dry. Cut towels apart and fold hems under and under again. Press and hand or machine sew in place. After the first wash you can machine wash, but linen stays beautiful longer if it stays out of the dryer. © 2020 ELISABETH HILL plainweave.net [email protected] Threading & Treadling Draft 3 Colorway 1 Colorway 2 Stripes 127X 127X 1 2 1 2 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 repeat 51x repeat 51x Olive for hem & border Flax for hem & border Cream Flax Spruce Spruce 4x repeat 194x or 12.9" 38x repeat 51x for hem & border repeat 51x for hem & border No tails at the selvedge method: 1. Open shed of first contrast pick, insert contrast shuttle from the right leaving a long tail of weft on the right side, beat. 2. Change shed and using your hand insert long tail into the shed bringing the end up through the warp somewhere in the center, then throw the shuttle from the left side bringing it up through the warp an inch past the long tail, clip. 3. This method prevents build-up at the selvedges. 4. Make sure you move the overlap area on subsequent contrast picks. 5. Repeat for subsequent contrast picks. !" © 2020 ELISABETH HILL plainweave.net [email protected] Napkin Mock-up 4 COLORWAY 1 COLORWAY 2 COLORWAY 1 STRIPES COLORWAY 2 STRIPES © 2020 ELISABETH HILL plainweave.net [email protected].