Monk's Belt Holiday Runner

kendrick43

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Project Status: 
Weaving
Project Dates: 
Monday, September 24, 2012
Last modified: 
Fri, 11/22/2019 - 06:34
Number of Treadles: 
6
Number of Shafts: 
4
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First time doing Monk's Belt.  Should make a nice holiday runner.  5/2 pearl cotton.

Comments

Posted on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 00:57

I've got to learn how to do this! Looks amazing! Thank you for the inspiration. :)

Posted on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 12:56

Nice separation of color and pattern. Turning the draft from the usual way Monk's belt is woven is a good idea, and still accessible to 4-shaft weavers (unlike turned overshot). Do you have a reference for the draft/project or is it an original?

Laurie Autio

Posted on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 14:52

It's not an original.  It was a kit and the pattern is in Weaver's Craft Magazine Issue 26, I believe.  Don't know where I got the kit, but could only be Yarn Barn of Kansas or Cotton Clouds.  You really don't need the kit; the pattern suffices.  And then you could also choose other colors for other holidays, too.

Posted on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 14:53

Thanks, everyone!  Wish I could take the credit, but it was out of Weaver's Craft #26.  Since I'd never woven turned Monk's belt before, I thought it best to let someone else work out the details.  :-)  I like learning new weave structures that way; gives me a foundation to expand on my own once I understand how it goes.

 

Posted on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 21:27

and loved it! I made eyeglass cases from the resulting fabric. It is easy-peasy to weave. (I am admiring how early a start you have on your holiday weaving. Wish I was in the same boat!)

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