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WEAVINGTODAY.COM 4SHAFT Project AND 8SHAFT 1. 4-sha warp color order 6 222 #27, Purple 176 2043 3182 #48, Dark Turk Double-Faced 182 ends (includes oating selvedges) 2. 4-sha dra 45x 123 4 56 Twill Table Mats 4 4 4 3 3 3 KATE LANGE-MCKIBBEN 2 2 2 1 1 1 plain ow does a weaving project take form? weave single we under the 3-thread oats. 20/2 pearl, #53, Scarab #93, Lavender While recovering from a knee injury Substitute your favorite colors for your A Pattern H #53, Scarab this winter, I was weaving twill pot holders on personal use or as gis. oating selvedge my table loom (not able to treadle the oor e 4-sha version is a straight-twill Weave plan for mats: - Weave 1/" of plain weave loom) using 3/2 cotton and Sugar 'n Cream. threading with one warp and two wes: one using 20/2 pearl cotton for hem. - Weave 3" of Pattern A en I remembered a warp-faced twill I had weaves 1/3 twill on the upper layer and the - Weave 1" of Pattern B B Pattern woven for a demo, warped by Robyn Spady. other weaves 3/1 twill on the back. e - Weave 2" of Pattern A - Weave /" of Pattern B Might this make good heat-resistant serving colors can be interchanged to create we - Weave 1" of Pattern A - Weave /" of Pattern B mats, too? Yes, and let’s make large pot holders stripes on each face. e 8-sha version is a - Weave 11" of Pattern B for warm serving dishes. anks, Robyn, for straight twill threading with two warps, one - Weave 1/" of plain weave using 20/2 pearl cotton for hem. the inspiration. threaded on the odd shas and the other on Weave plan for hot pads: Weave 12", alternating Double-faced twills are a good way to the even shas. patterns as you choose. Where more than one mark appears in a row of make thicker cloth. On eight shas, the I hope these mats nd a home on your treadling, depress all treadles to make the shed. warp is sett very close to create a warp-faced holiday or everyday table. twill with two layers stitched together by a 2 © F+W MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. F+W MEDIA GRANTS PERMISSION FOR ANY OR ALL PAGES IN THIS ISSUE TO BE COPIED FOR PERSONAL USE. WEAVINGTODAY.COM 036_HWND13_LangeMck v2.indd 36 9/10/13 3:30 PM 4-SHAFT TABLE MATS WARP LENGTH STRUCTURE 182 ends 3 yd long (includes 2 ends Double-faced twill. for oating selvedges; allows 4" for take-up, 36" for loom waste). EQUIPMENT 4-shaft loom, 13" weaving width; 15- SETTS dent reed; 2 shuttles, 3 bobbins. Warp: 15 epi (1/dent in a 15-dent reed). Weft: Pattern: 26 ppi (13 ppi YARNS per layer); plain weave: 15 ppi. Warp: 3/2 cotton (1,260 yd/lb, UKI), #48 Dark Turk, 528 yd, #27 Purple, DIMENSIONS 18 yd. Weft: 3/2 cotton (1,260 yd/lb, Width in the reed: 12-4/15". UKI), #93 Lavender and #53 Scarab, Woven length (measured under 310 yd each; 1 strand of 6-strand em- tension on the loom): 68" (22" each broidery oss (4,000 yd/lb; DMC), 36 table mat; 12" each pot holder). yd for hems. Finished size after washing: 2 (Yarns available as a kit from Cotton hemmed mats 10" × 18", 2 pot hold- Clouds.) ers 4½" × 5". RESOURCES Remove fabric from the loom. Ma- Alderman, Sharon. Mastering Weave 3 chine zigzag to protect the ends, ma- Structures: Transforming Ideas into chine wash in warm water, tumble Handwoven is Great Cloth. Loveland, Colorado: until almost dry, then press with a hot Interweave, 2004, pp. 42–44. iron. —"Double-Faced Cloth: One Cloth, Two the premiere Appearances." Handwoven. September Cut pieces apart along scrap yarn. For 1982, pp. 61–63 and 95. 4 the table mats, turn hems under ½", resource for —"A Fresh Look at Double-Faced Twills." press, turn under ½" again, press, Handwoven, September/October 1995, and then handstitch hems. For the everyone pp 63–65. pot holders, fold pieces in half, one with the Scarab side out and one with interested in the Dark Turk side out. Machine stitch 4-SHAFT MATS 2 sides with a ¼" seam, then fold the weaving, from open edges to the outside ¼" and press. Turn the pieces inside out and Wind 182 warp threads 3 yd long, handstitch the open edge closed. beginners to 1 using the color sequence indicated in the warp color order, Figure 1. Use seasoned your preferred method to warp the loom. Thread following the draft in professionals. Figure 2. Weight the oating selvedg- es behind the back beam of the loom. Wind a bobbin with 1 strand of 2 6-strand embroidery floss for the hems and a bobbin for each of the weft colors for the body of the mats. Weave the rst table mat according to the weave plan in Figure 2, begin- ning and ending with 1½" of plain weave. Weave 2 picks of scrap yarn, SUBSCRIBE then weave a second hot mat follow- ing the same weave plan. Weave 2 picks of scrap yarn, then weave 12" TODAY! alternating Pattern A and Pattern B as you like for a pot holder, weave 2 handwovenmagazine.com more picks, and weave another 12" of pattern for a second pot holder. Finish with a few picks of scrap yarn to protect the edge. 3 © F+W MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. F+W MEDIA GRANTS PERMISSION FOR ANY OR ALL PAGES IN THIS ISSUE TO BE COPIED FOR PERSONAL USE. WEAVINGTODAY.COM 036_HWND13_LangeMck v2.indd 37 9/10/13 3:30 PM Project 8SHAFT “Pinwheels Redux” Napkins CHRISTINA GARTON WHY CHOOSE ONE WHEN YOU CAN HAVE THEM ALL? hile working on the January/ green 8/2 cotton for the we, and the WFebruary 2012 issue, I fell in love with triangular pattern it created looked so lovely Rebecca Winter’s delightful star scarf and all that I considered weaving another variation STRUCTURE the alternate tie-ups that could be used to using a mint green we for the whole Twill with color-and-weave create dierent variations of stars and napkin. Consider playing with color to effects. pinwheels. For my own interpretation, I wove expand your design options even further. EQUIPMENT a set of napkins, each with a dierent design, so I could try out each tie-up, because why RESOURCES 8-shaft loom, 18" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shut- choose just one design when you can weave “Pinwheel Video.” YouTube video posted by tles. them all? (at said, the yarn amounts given 3kidswaterford. http://www.youtube.com/ here are for 6 napkins because that's what you watch?v=MZ7E6pxDBcY YARNS can weave with a cone of each color. ) Winter, Rebecca. “Reach for the Stars with Warp: 8/2 unmercerized cot- I wove a header for this project using mint Color and Weave.” Handwoven January/ ton (3,360 yd/lb; UKI), natu- February 2012, pp. 48–50. ral, 840 yd; Denim, 800 yd. Weft: 8/2 unmercerized cot- ton, natural, 700 yd; Denim, 676 yd. Wind 408 warp threads 4 yd long follow- Cut the napkins apart. Turn the hems WARP LENGTH ing the color order in the draft, Figure 1. under ½" twice, press again, and hem by 1 4 410 ends 4 yd long (includes Use your preferred method to warp the hand or machine. 2 oating selvedges; allows loom, and thread following Figure 1. Sley 3" for take-up, 27" for loom 2 ends per dent in a 12-dent reed, center- NOTES waste). ing for a weaving width of 17". Measure 2 oating selvedges in natural, sley them • Some interlacements are more difcult to SETTS through the reed, and weight them over beat in than others, so pay attention to Warp: 24 epi (2/dent in a the back beam. the picks per inch for each tie-up. 12-dent reed). Weft: Varies with the tie-up: Weave 6 napkins, each 19" long, choos- • The yarn amounts given are for 6 nap- Napkin 1: 22 ppi; Napkin 2: 2 ing from the 8 tie-ups and following the kins. If you would like to weave all 8 20 ppi; Napkins 3–6: 24 ppi. treadling and weft color order in Figure 1. variations, add 20" of warp for each ad- (If you choose to weave all 8 tie-ups, in- ditional napkin. DIMENSIONS crease yarn amounts by a third.) Weave 2 Width in the reed: 17". picks of scrap yarn between each napkin. • If you prefer to weave towels instead of Woven length (measured Begin and end each napkin with a stripe napkins, weave 4 towels 28" long. Add under tension on the of natural. an extra 30" of warp for each additional loom): 114" (19" for each towel. napkin). Remove fabric from the loom. Machine Finished size after wash- 3 zigzag the raw edges and on both sides of ing: six hemmed napkins, the scrap yarn. Machine wash with warm 14½" x 14¾". water, and machine dry on low heat with a terry-cloth towel until almost dry. Press with a warm iron. 4 © F+W MEDIA, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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