Rep Weave Table Runner
After a weekend Rep Weave workshop with Rosalie Neilson, I came home and wove this little runner using a combination of two block designs from her handouts and my own color arrangement. It will be interesting to see how well the Cavandoli Knotted fringe holds.
RepWeaver Demo Table Runner
Had to put this warp on my loom for a quick demo for two of my Seattle Weavers' Guild buds who asked to watch me warp my loom. I like the colors but wish there was a bit more contrast between background and pattern. Over all, this motif has possiblities for further exploration.
Four-Patch Corners Coasters
These were three quick warps in order to weave small items for the Seattle Weavers' Guild annual sale. In all I wove 110 Coasters. For the sale I packaged them in clear envelopes and displayed them in baskets. Coasters are a lot of fun to weave because each one is a tiny rug and mini color study. Having a whole stack of them brings me joy. It's the "little things", right? I love to paw through them and find a favorite or two.
Weft Faced Throw
I am experimenting with a weft faced. plain weave structure. My warp is two strands of 8/4 carpet warp set at 4 epi. The weft is 3 strand wool about 1200 yards per pound. The cloth is 44 1/2 inches wide in the loom. I really like how it is coming out, but at 48 ppi it is weaving up slowly.
4 epi vs. 48 ppi is the most unbalanced weave I have ever done! Other than the slow progress, my biggest headache is that I get less than two inches of cloth per bobbin.
July 30: Weaving is complete! I will finish it up after I return from vacation on Aug 9.
Bright Rep Rugs - Warp #62
This is the third rep rug warp in my "stripes" series. My daughter requested a brightly colored rug for my little toddler granddaughter. This is the result. Perhaps it will soon help Evie learn her colors.
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.
Heavy kitchen towels
I started these towels for a friend. The colors are out of my comfort zone, but just what she likes. I find that the 8/4 makes a good heavy towel and after test use (gave a towel to each sister for evaluation), I am pleased with the result.
I was weaving great on the towels and then a section of the warp just let loose. I guess I just had a hiccup when I was winding the warp. I had to put weights on the back of the loom to finish that towel, then pull the warp all forward to even it out for the next towel.
I have not got the towels finished in good time due to the holiday and my illness. Hope to be able to get on looms again in a few days.
I finally finished the towels. I wove 3 to give away and one for the Beginning Weaving class samples. My friend liked the towels and the color.
I had not addition tension problems. I guess it was just a hiccup and the rest of the warp was fine. When I re-tensioned the warp all was well and the rest of the weaving went like a breeze.
I wove a weft sample with several colors to decide which colors I wanted to weave for the towels. I also wove a point twill section at the end of the warp (there wasn't enough for a full towel, so I just played).
