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| Topic | Handspun Projects |
|---|---|
| Fiber | Cotton, Plant Fibers |
| Project Category | Weaving |
| Project Type | Other |
| Author | Malynda Allen |
| Format | Project/Pattern |
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LoginThis sturdy blanket is woven on the rigid-heddle loom using six colors of cotton. Finished size after wet-finishing, assembling, and hemming is 59 1/2" x 59 1/2", though instructions for a reduced-width version are supplied.
MATERIALS
STRUCTURE Plain weave with warp floats.
EQUIPMENT Rigid-heddle loom, 25" weaving width; 10-dent heddle; pick-up stick at least 26" long; 2 stick shuttles or 1 boat shuttle and 2 bobbins; tapestry or yarn needle. (See note for reduced width version to weave this blanket on a 20" rigid-heddle loom.)
YARNS Warp: 3/2 cotton (1,260 yd/lb; Valley Yarns; WEBS), #5934 Elm Green, 310 yd; #5604 Willow Green, 91 yd (about 6 yd of this will be used to seam the blanket panels together); #3800 Currant and #2859 Admiral Blue, 587 yd each; #6290 Petunia, 294 yd.
Weft: 3/2 cotton, #6307 Magenta, 1,094 yd. 8/2 cotton (3,360 yd/lb; UKI; Yarn Barn of Kansas), #30 Magenta, 72 yd for hems.
OTHER SUPPLIES Sewing thread.
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