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November/December 2009
On Newsstands October 20, 2009
Project & Yarn Requirements
Volume XXX, Number 5
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Handwoven, November/December 2009: Organize your Studio!
In the Studio issue of Handwoven, you’ll take tours of weavers’ studios and learn great ways to create an inspiring environment and personalize your space. All projects include special time-saving, space-saving tips and unusual design techniques. Other goodies in the issue: a shawl based on Mary Meigs Atwater’s horoscope, how to use yarns with “twist and bounce,” a chat with your favorite weaving teachers, and creating pleats by spritzing.
Projects in the issue
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Mug rugs and table runner by Judie Eatough
4-shaft loom, plain weave in log cabin and doubleweave
Warp: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb, UKI), Magenta, 405 yd, and Grass Green, 333 yd.
Weft: 5/2 pearl cotton, Magenta, 250 yd, and Grass Green, 225 yd.
Finished sizes: one runner 9¾" X 45" with 4" fringe, eight hemmed mug rugs 5" square each. |
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Scarves by Bobbie Irwin
2-shaft or 4-shaft loom, plain weave with a supplementary warp.
Ground warp and weft: rayon chenille (1,450 yd/lb, Valley Yarns, Webs), Azure or Spice, 640 yd for warp, 540 yd for weft.
Supplementary warp: nylon ribbon (1,008 yd/lb, 110 yd/50 g ball; Incredible, Lion Yarns), Carnival #520-205 or Copper Penny #520-208, 11 yd.
Finished sizes: two rust or two blue hemmed scarves 6½" X 62¾" each. |
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Runner by Tracy Kaestner
6-shaft loom, plain weave with warp and weft floats.
Warp and weft: 14/2 linen (2,450 yd/lb, 540 yd/100 g skein, Claudia Hand Painted Yarns), space-dyed colorway “John B.,” 60 yd. 16/2 linen (2,705 yd/lb, 750 yd/spool, Bockens, Lone Star Loom Room), #122 coral, 500 yd; #62 pumpkin, 387 yd; #104 camel and #906 yellow-green, 46 yd each.
Finished size: hemmed runner 13" X 41½". |
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Curtain by Tom Knisely
4-shaft loom, spot Bronson.
Warp and weft: 20/2 linen (3,000 yd/lb, Normandy Linen, The Mannings Handweaving School), bleached white, 2,821 yd for warp, 1,946 yd for weft.
Finished size: hemmed curtain 32½" X 80". |
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Pleated scarves by Ruby Leslie
8-shaft loom, twill blocks (3/1 vs 1/3 broken twill).
Warp: 8/2 Tencel (3,360 yd/lb, Valley Yarns, Webs), Lemongrass, 216 yd; Mineral Green, Olive, Gold, Adobe, and Gray Mauve, 60 yd each; Grayed Teal and Sienna, 57 yd each. (Another option is to choose one color or alternate two in the warp; if you thread one color on shafts 1–4 and the other on 5–8, a different color will show on each side.)
Weft: 60/2 silk (14,800 yd/lb, Valley Yarns, Webs), two colors used together, #612 Light Seafoam/#613 Banana, #624 Black/#645 Marine, or #655 Sepia/#613 Banana, 685 yd each color.
Finished size: one scarf 7¾" (flat) or 4¾" (pleated) X 58½" with 4½" fringe at both ends. |
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Placemats (Weave for Sale) by Suzie Liles
4-shaft loom, huck and huck lace.
Warp: 3/2 pearl cotton (1,260 yd/lb, Eugene Textile Center), natural, 620 yd.
Weft: 3/2 pearl cotton, natural, 420 yd.
Finished sizes: four placemats 13" X 18" each with 1½" fringe at the ends. |
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Scarf by Syne Mitchell
Rigid-heddle loom, plain weave.
Warp: worsted-weight or finer yarns in mixed colors and fibers, including wools, mohair, angora, silks, rayons.
Weft: worsted-weight yarn in color that coordinates with warp colors (plain, brushed, bouclé, or chenille, 800–1,000 yd/lb).
Finished size: 8½" X 70" with 3½" fringe at each end. |
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Pillows by Sigrid Piroch
4-shaft loom,turned spot Bronson woven as honeycomb.
Warp: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb, Tubular Spectrum Color Gamp Kit, Lunatic Fringe.
Weft: 10/2 pearl cotton: #79 Natural, #113 Yellow, and #116 Black; UKI, 275 yd each.
Finished sizes after washing and sewing: three pillows 12" X 12" each. |
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Pillows by Robyn Spady
4-shaft loom, corduroy and plain weave.
Warp and ground weft: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb, Weaving Works), Pompeii Dust, 1,749 yd.
Corduroy weft: 6-strand cotton embroidery floss (8.7 yd/skein, DMC), #367 green, 16 skeins; #3777 red, #728 yellow, and #336 dark blue, 3 skeins each.
Finished sizes after washing and sewing: two pillows 14" X 14" each. |
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Horoscope shawls by Bonnie Tarses
2-shaft or 4-shaft loom, plain weave.
Warp: 100% bamboo (2,100 yd/lb, Bambu 7, prewound kit from Cotton Clouds).
Weft: 100% bamboo (Bambu 12, 6,300 yd/lb), Black or Magenta.
Kit amounts are enough for one shawl, 14–17" X 70" . |
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Holiday guest towels by Karen Tenney
8-shaft loom, plain weave with supplementary-weft patterning on a rosepath threading.
Warp: 10/2 unmercerized cotton (4,200 yd/lb, Lunatic Fringe), natural, 1,608 yd.
Weft: 10/2 unmercerized cotton, natural, 1,041 yd; green, 84 yd. 16/2 unmercerized cotton (6,720 yd/lb, Lone Star Loom Room), natural, 44 yd. 8/2 unmercrized cotton (3,360 yd/lb), red, 5 yd.
Finished sizes: four hemmed towels 14½" X 20" each. |
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Runner by Barbara Walker
8-shaft loom, plain weave with supplementary warp and Atwater-Bronson lace.
Warp: 10/2 pearl cotton (4,200 yd/lb, UKI), #90 Deep Lilac, 385 yd; #102 Magenta, 315 yd. 6-strand cotton embroidery floss (8.7 yd/skein, DMC), light green, 13 yd. Supplementary warp: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb, UKI), #39 Special Navy, 138 yd.
Weft: 10/2 pearl cotton, #90 Deep Lilac, 402 yd.
Finished size: 10½" X 46¾" plus 1¾" hemstitched fringe at each end.
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Scarf by Virginia West
8-shaft loom, advancing point twill.
Warp: 8/2 Tencel (3,360 yd/lb, Webs), Iris, Red Purple, and Royal, 145 yd each; Blue Ming, 73 yd.
Weft: 8/2 Tencel, Red, 375 yd.
Finished size: 7" X 58" with 6" twisted fringe.
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