Mexican theme hotpad and mugrugs

I was inspired  by designs in Joanne Hall's Mexican Tapestry Weaving book to make another set of mug rugs, this time with a Mexican theme and then, while thinking about more projects to make with 12 wpi cotton in double weave, I came up with a matching hot pad. I wove all on my backstrap loom-big bold and spicy!.

I f you would like a better look at the motifs and the pattern chart for the hotpad, check out my latest blog post where I also give a tutorial on making continuous string heddles. There are photos of my indigenous teachers showing how they make their heddles too.

Check out my blog on backstrap weaving!

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