Acrylic stash burner
I wanted to use up some acrylic stash yarn to weave a heavy-duty washable winter bag. I used black crochet cotton blend "Cool Crochet" for the warp. I'm fusing some heavy-weight interfacing to it now, and am getting the inkle warped with the same yarn for the strap. I'll line it with cotton and add a zip closure.
Pinwheel Scarf
The pattern is warped: 3 beige, 1red, 1 beige-3 times, 4 beige, 1 red, 1 beige-5 times, 3 beige , 1 red, 1 beige-3 times, and 3 beige. 64 ends. I used the same yarn for warp and weft.
Summer bright baby blanket
I warped with enough length to weave two 40 inch panels which I will sew together once they are off the loom. I am using Bernat's Cotton Tots yarn with solid stripes in the warp and using a variegated yarn for the weft with the exception of white bands on each end.
3-8-2012 - 7:56 pm - the two halves of the blankie are off the loom and ready to be sewn together - am trying to decide if I wasnt to do an edging or not on the selvedges - although I have to admit they are fairly straight and pretty. . .
Placemats with supplemental warp
I wanted to weave a pattern using the yellow yarn which is weighted separately off the back of the rh loom. The samples I wove taught me this would not be possible because the supplemental warp was too similar to the rest of the warp. I should have purchased 10/2 or 20/2 yarn to create patterns over the brown stripes on the side of each placemat. As it happened, I wove the yellow in with the brown and it's predominantly yellow on one side and brown on the other. I tried several options on the samples including cutting the warp floats before wet finishing but they didn't look very good.
I'm okay with the result because they look better than my previous placemats. I will definitely weave new placemats in the near future. I just need to figure out which yarn to use and what structure to weave. It was fun but a bit tedious with 2 heddles (hence the sett of 20) on the rh loom but you have to try it at least once. The 8/2 unmercerized cotton was a good choice. It washes and dries in the dryer very nicely.
Huck lace on the RH loom
I am sampling a rayon/silk yarn for a nice looking lace weave structure. I'm not sure I like the way the huck weave came out. I'm going to try something else. It's a little tricky using a pick up stick on a Cricket loom. The loom is great for sampling and weaving narrow items like scarves but there is not a lot of space behind the heddle for the pick up stick. In fact, I am using a paint stirer for a pick up stick. Once I find a weave structure I like, I will set up string heddles.
Any suggestions for a 2 shaft lace weave structure. I guess the pick up stick(s) provide an additional shaft.
Double weave throw
This is my first attempt at a double weave / double width throw. The weaving has been slow since I have had other projects (knitting) that I needed to get sinished. I have about 20 inches woven so far and have about 35 - 40 more to go. I choose a lightweight wool that I will full lightly when I am finished. That will help hide any small issues I might have with the fold line and selvedges. The sample I wove turned out well so I am hoping for more of the same with this!
2-18-2012 - the throw is off the loom - I am slowly weaving in ends and fixing a few large skips - it will get washed tomorrow and lightly fulled
2-22-2012 - I fixed most of the skips - the ones I could find - and then did a crocheted edging. I can see all the problems but overall I am pleased with my first attempt at a double weave / double width project. I learned many things doing this and look forward to the next project. It measured about 40 x 65 inches before fulling and 35 x 56 inches after.
I keep entering the yarn and it keeps getting deleted. I used Nature Spun sport weight in charcoal, gray heather, stone and ash.
Playing with weft
PLaying around with various weft faced patterns including clasped weft and krokbragd
