Little Blocks Rep Rugs - Warp #69
This is my "Little Blocks" design previously woven as towels (see warps #66-68) translated into rep weave for rugs. Nice rugs but I won't be weaving carpet warp with this dense a sett again.
Rags in two of these rugs are recycled materials from a previously woven and worn out rag rug. The rags from that rug went into one rug, the one you see here in front of my kitchen sink and dishwasher. I like really long rugs that catch the drips from the sink and both sides of the dishwasher. For another rug I knotted the old warp ends together and used them double to knit I-Cord for the "rag" filler. I-Cord is very time consuming but makes nice rugs.
This 9 yard warp yielded four nice rugs.
Black, grey and tan rep rugs - Warp #60
The first of a series of three rug warps in rep stripes. This one is warped in black, ecru, tan, two shades of grey and brown.
Purple, Green, Gold Rep Rugs - Warp #61
With this rep rug warp I intend to accomplish a number of goals:
Reduce my rag stash - use up odds and ends.
Experiment with stripes and various colorways.
Play with asymmetric design.
Pave the way for a future project using previously painted warps.
Dual Mug Rugs
In the photo, you can see the different treadlings for S&W. Starting at the top, you have Taquete, then Dukagang, and finally, "Double Bricks" or "Birds Eye."
I am re-purposing the guild sampler warp from the fall rug study for S&W, Double Corduroy, and twining, back to S&W (with a new threading, my own design) to weave off dual mug rugs, both at the same time. It doesn't necessarily save time, and you need 4 shuttles, but the guild exchange is Tuesday, so hope this maximizes a short warp!
Sketches included.
I set up the left side of the loom differently than the right, just to make it more interesting while weaving. If you compare the right mat to the left, you can notice the subtle treadling differences.
P.S. No I didn't make the exchange, but finished 3 sets of 6 coasters with this warp.
