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March/April 2009
On Newsstands March 17, 2009
Project & Yarn Requirements
Volume XXX, Number 2
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Beaded Scarf by Luciano
Abbarno
4-shaft loom, broken twill with bands of leno.
Warp and weft: 5/2 spun silk (1,188 yd/lb, item #145, 268 yd/skein,
Halcyon Yarn), natural, 566 yd.
Other supplies: 2,280 size 6° glass seed beads (or number
desired) for warp; 348 size 2° glass seed beads for weft in leno bands.
Finished size: 8 1/2" x 54" plus 8" fringe each
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Curtain Valance by Mariellen Boss
Rigid heddle or 2-shaft loom, plain weave with Brooks bouquet.
Warp and weft: 8/2 unmercerized cotton (3,360 yd/lb, Yarn
Barn of Kansas), #5096-B Cerise, 1,223 yd.
Finished size: 10" x 81 1/2" with 1 1/2" casing.
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Hatband (and inkle loom!) by Sharon Kersten
Inkle loom (with instructions to make the loom), warp-faced plain weave
with pick-up.
Warp and weft: #10 cotton crochet thread or
5/2 pearl cotton, 33 yd white and 25 yd black.
Finished size of hatband:
3/4" x 26" plus 5" braided fringe at each end. |
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Coin Purse by Sandra Staff-Koetter
6-shaft loom, extended point twill.
Warp: 60/2 Bombyx silk (15,000 yd/lb, Treenway Silks), color
#14 (blue), 475 yd; 3-ply Lurex (3,000 yd/lb, Astra Glow, Halcyon Yarn), color
#9 (blue), 77 yd.
Weft: 2-ply Fine Cord Bombyx silk (3,100
yd/lb, Treenway Silks), color #23 (brown), 110 yd. Warp and weft: Nymo beading
thread, size D, blue, 31 yd.
Other supplies: purse frame
with sew holes and coin purse pattern; Delica size 11° beads and size 14°
seed beads.
Finished fabric size: 7 1/4" x 10"
for a purse: 3 3/4" x 31/2". |
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Scarves by Linda Ligon
Pleated scarf: 8-shaft loom, turned twill.
Warp: 30/2 silk (7,850 yd/lb, Treenway Silks),
Gypsy Passion #959, 360 yd; Amethyst #52, 396 yd; Bordello #20, 432 yd; Persimmon
#9513, 288 yd. Weft: 100% overtwist (Z- twist) crepe wool (15,040
yd/lb, 2,820 yd/3 oz cone, item NS-2B, Habu Textiles), color #M3 146 (red brown),
850 yd.
Finished size: 5" x 68" plus 1 1/2" fringe at
each end.
Satin scarf: 6-shaft loom, 5-thread satin..
Warp: 30/2 silk (7,850 yd/lb, Treenway Silks), Persimmon
#9513, 80 yd; Amethyst #52, 663 yd. Weft: 30/2 silk, Paprika, 525 yd.
Finished size: 9 1/8" x 56 1/4" plus 1/2" fringe
at each end. |
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Towels by Suzie Liles
4-shaft
loom (with ondulé reed or regular reed), extended point twill.
Warp: 16/2 linen (2,400 yd/lb, Glimåkra USA), color
#31 (raspberry), 1,008 yd; #487 (navy), 800 yd; #105 (gold orange), 64 yd.
Weft: 16/2 linen, color #31 (raspberry), 1,300 yd with ondulé
reed, 1,602 with 12-dent reed.
Finished size: Four towels
17 1/2" x 24" each with ondulé reed, 18 1/2" x 24"
each with 12-dent reed. |
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Scarves by Rosalie Neilson
4-shaft loom, Ovals scarf: a variation of honeycomb; Tufts scarf warp floats
and cut weft floats.
Warp: 20/2 wool (4,750 yd/lb, Mora, Glimåkra USA),
#2009, 1,404 yd.
Weft for Ovals scarf: 20/2 wool, #2009,
165 yd; #2077 and #2022, 60 yd each; #2039 and #2087, 24 yd each.
Weft for Tufts scarf: 20/2 wool, #2009, 220 yd; 12/2 silk (2,800 yd/lb,
Gemstone, Halcyon), #116 and #114, 75 yd each.
Finished size: Ovals
scarf 8" x 67"; Tufts scarf 8" x 75". |
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Rug by Wendy Ross
4-shaft
loom, krokbragd.
Warp: 8/2 linen (1,200 yd/lb, 660 yd/8.8 oz tube, Webs),
natural, 620 yd.
Weft: 3-ply wool rug yarn (260 yd/lb, 65
yd/4 oz skein, Halcyon Yarn), #161 (black), 452 yd; #117 (purple), 440 yd; #120
(navy), 260 yd; #111 (burgundy), #109 (deep terra-cotta), and #106 (light terra-cotta),
65 yd each; #105 (brown gold), 55 yd; #149 (light brown gold), 23 yd; #175 (gold),
7 yd.
Finished size: 29 1/4" x 49". |
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Scarves by Ann Squire
6-shaft
loom or 4-shaft loom with pick-up, supplementary warp and weft on a plain-weave
ground.
Warp for Sunny Day scarf: 8/2 Tencel (3,360 yd/lb, Webs),
Fire (variegated), 846 yd; 1.8/1 rayon slub (1,680 yd/lb, Earth Guild, gold, 21
yd. Weft: 8/2 Tencel, Spice (nonvariegated), 550 yd; 1.8/1 rayon
slub, gold, 20 yd.
Warp and weft for Starry Night scarf:
18/2 wool/silk (5,040 yd/lb, JaggerSpun, Zephyr), Indigo, 1,391 yd; viscose and
metallized polyester (4,000 yd/lb, Lumina, Silk City), White Gold, 41 yd.
Finished size each scarf: 13" x 67" plus 6" fringe
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Scarf by Jeanette Tregeagle
8-shaft loom, deflected doubleweave.
Warp and weft: 18/2 wool/silk (5,040 yd/lb, JaggerSpun Zephyr),
Peacock, 388 yd; Marine Blue, 328 yd. 8/2 Tencel (3,360 yd/lb, Webs), Sienna,
539 yd. 200 6° beads, if desired.
Finished size: 6 1/2"
x 52" plus 6" fringe at each end. |
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Scarves by Madelyn van der Hoogt
4-shaft loom, plain weave with a spaced warp.
Warp and weft: 18/2 merino wool (5,040 yd/lb, JaggerSpun
Superfine Merino), warp and weft 1,050 yd; Black or other colors (complete instructions
at handwovenmagazine.com; December’s
Scarf of the Month).
Finished size: 7 1/2" x 63".
Products
Lanaloft yarn by the Brown Sheep Company is now available on cones. Lanaloft is
a 100 percent wool singles yarn made in the United States. It is available in
worsted weight (730 yd/lb) and sport weight (1,408 yd/lb) in a wide variety of
colors. (800) 826-9136; www.brownsheep.com.
Emilia by Glimåkra is a portable, storable, easy-to-use rigid heddle loom
with a thirteen-inch weaving width. The Emilia comes with a ten-dent rigid heddle,
warping peg, two clamps, a shuttle, and sley and heddle hooks. Also available
are a double-heddle kit and eight- and twelve-dent rigid heddles. (866) 890-7314;
www.glimakrausa.com.
Greener Shades by Still River Fiber Mill is a new line of non-hazardous, non-chrome,
low-impact, heavy-metal-free acid dye for use on protein fibers and nylon. Dyes
are lightfast and available in nine colors, including black. (860) 974-9918; www.greenershades.com.
eWeave by Camilla Valley Farm is new software for designing and drafting for
weaving. eWeave runs on Windows XP/Vista PCs as well as Intel-based Apple Macs
and simplifies the process of creating and modifying weaving drafts without a
complicated user interface. It is specifically designed for weavers who only need
the Open, Modify, Print, and Save commands for weave-draft files. (519) 941-0736;
www.eweave.net. |
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