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TABLE LINEN -- WOVEN xx TABLE LINEN xx WEAVING Easy-weave denim place mats made from cotton rug yarn. Pin weave a placemat. Combine ribbons and fabric using this old weaving technique. An assortment of weaving projects for beginners includes a woven placemat. The country look. Woven placemats feature a "checkerboard" pattern. Woven from strips of cloth. How to weave a ribbon topping for a yule table. Crisscross runner is made with grosgrain ribbons interwoven for the central geometric design then fused with iron-on backing. Est. cost: $34. Handwoven tablecloth and matching napkins. Tablecloth is made of six 16" woven strips sewn together. Weaving "Amish style". A woven tablecloth inspired by an Amish quilt. Uses Summer-Winter weave structure and requires 7 harnesses. Woven rag placemats. Nubby-textured table runners to weave on a rigid-heddle loom using cotton-linen yarn. Placemats, 14"x19", are woven in a traditional fancy twill. Dal Drall woven table runner. Requires 4 or 6 harness loom at least 15" wide. Two styles of handwoven placemats. One is plain weave cotton with accent stripes on the ends. The other is plain weave with point twill borders. Picnic cloth is woven in plain weave in a linen-rayon blend. Measures 32"x32". Choosing end finishes for woven towels and table linens. Two table runners to weave in overshot patterns using a rigid heddle loom. Instructions for "Blooming Leaf" and "Star and Diamond" furnished. Padded double weave tea cozy and matching tablecloth are woven in graduated shades of cottolin. Overshot placemats woven in cottolin and rayon/linen. Planning for threading & treadling. How to make two sets of placemats, each completely different, without having to change threading. Uses overshot pattern for borders. Ripsmatta, a traditional Scandinavian rep weave for rugs and table mats. Instructions for both are furnished. Log-cabin design placemats and table runner woven from rags. Indigo-Ikat table runner to dye and weave. Requires two-harness loom at least 12" wide. Clasped weft technique is used to achieve tapestry effects on a weft faced rug or placemats. Warp-faced weaving. Part 1. Includes instructions for a table runner and pillow. Cotton napkins in a windowpane check pattern of space-dyed crochet cotton. Cotton/linen tablecloth with rosepath striped borders. Warp-faced placemat that resembles Colonial double weave coverlets can be woven on a two-harness loom. Handwoven linen luncheon cloth in a special crackle weave. Table runner is woven in the "Orange Peel" overshot pattern, treadled in the swivel method. An introduction to weaving overshot. Includes instructions for weaving placemats in the "Orange Peel" pattern. Handwoven linen table runner with Karellian Red Pick borders. Woven cocktail napkins feature large rectangles of color against the background. Woven in summer and winter structure. How to weave Swedish curtain and tablecloth fabrics. Color rotation trick results in woven, striped cotton placemats which are unique, colorful and balanced. Brightly colored table runner uses a striped pattern based on the Fibonacci summation series. Dimensions: 15"x52". Rag weaving using the double binding technique (a firm, doublefaced weave especially suitable for rags). Instructions included for placemats and rag rugs. Set of placemats, napkins and a tea cozy are woven in 8-shaft or 4-shaft overshot. Heirloom quality tablecloth and six napkins woven in two-block damask from delicate pink pearl cotton yarn. Overshot runner with border. How to use the name drafting technique, and the name "MERRY CHRISTMAS", to produce a table linen. How to weave a "Country Kitchen Checked Cloth" in a red and white "windowpane" plaid. How to weave a white-on-white huck plaid tablecloth. Evergreen. How to weave a madras-style plaid cotton tablecloth with a dominant warp stripe that complements a long, rectangular table. Double weave placemat and matching napkin for a formal-appearing table. Two overshot placemats. Both are white on white. Ends of one are braided, the other is knotted and hemstitched. Plaid napkins woven in plain weave. Linen tablemat with Brooks Bouquet, inlay and Danish medallion designs. Hems are turned up to hemstitched borders. A rainbow on the table. How to use the Moorman technique to weave four different tablerunners or placemats. Draft and weaving instructions for Spectrum placemats and tablerunner included. Color "gamp" tablecloth and matching napkins show color-and-weave effect. Cotton tablecloth woven in red checks with lace weave section. Finnish lace table-runner. Weave forms textured areas and corner blocks. Requires an eight harness loom. Country harvest placemats with border of honeycomb. Touch the Earth table runner. A twill weave structure, from thick-and-thin cotton in stripes, creates textural interest. Penny-wise table runner. Balanced plain weave from utility twine. There is a band of weft faced twill woven with embroidery floss at each end. Checked kitchen napkins in three weaves (Plain weave, half basket and two variations of number 1/3 point twill). Placemat and matching napkins woven to accent heirloom china. Weave placemats in the log cabin pattern in plain weave on a two or four shaft loom. Weave a set of cotton napkins, placemats and a tablecloth. Incorporates treadling variations on a rosepath threading on a four shaft loom. Weave a table runner in plain weave with loom-controlled supplementary weft on a rigid heddle or five shaft loom. Finnish table cloth is woven in an eight shaft, two block double weave. Weave an 18"x32" table mat in double cloth with color and weave effects on a four shaft loom. Weave "California poppy" tablecloth and napkins in folded double cloth with plain weave and a plaid design on a four shaft loom. Weave a set of striped placemats and napkins in plain weave on a rigid heddle or a two shaft loom. Make a cotton tablecloth in an eight shaft lace weave. Weave a linen check tablecloth in turned huck lace with four blocks on an eight or four shaft loom. Weave fabrics for "country home" interiors including curtains, cushions, mat fabric, and hand and dish towels on a two or four shaft loom. Country overshot weave variations. Includes directions for a tablemat, pillow and wall hanging on a four shaft loom. Weave a tablerunner in undulating twill on a twelve shaft loom. Weave a set of linens (placemats, napkins and a table runner) in waffle and plain weave on a four shaft loom. Patterned double weave. Includes instructions for a table runner, 15"x50", with a Japanese flower motif in each end. Warp width is 17". Project can be done on a four-harness loom. Weaving projects for the kitchen. (1) Summer-and-winter kitchen towels. (2) Plaid napkins in plain weave. (3) Linen placemats in a four-harness plain weave and warp-float blocks with weft loops at the selvages There is a row of Spanish lace between the plain weave borders and the pattern weave. Napkins, fringed on all four sides, have groupings of Swedish lace outlined by blue pinstripes. A four-harness weave. Three "Keep It Simple" weaving projects. (1) Table runner in plain weave with grouped threads which outline plaid blocks. (2) A pair of chevron twill scarves woven on the same warp, but with different weft colors. (3) Ribbon-striped, warp-faced belts are woven on an inkle loom or a shaft loom without using the reed. Four napkins and cloth for a bread basket are woven on one striped warp. Each napkin is bordered with a slightly different overshot border that is a variation of "Sweet Briar Beauty." How to "spice up" plain weave with warp floats. Includes instructions for Rio Grande placemats. Southwest theme "mug rugs" (coasters) and a matching table runner are woven in plain weave using clasped-weft technique to interlock the colors. Four winning projects from the "Terrific Table Toppers" contest. (1) Monk's Belt Placemats. (2) Swedish Lace napkins. (3) Kirschbaum tablecloth. (4) Striped placemats. How to plan napkins. Covers size, finish, design and weight considerations. Includes instructions for a tablecloth and matching napkins woven in Bronson lace. Placemats and table runner set are woven in plaid plain weave. Twill placemats, woven in a variation of 2/2 twill. Finishing touches for handwoven household linens. Rag table runner is threaded to a monk's belt variation. Pattern bands are woven in freeform shapes on a plain weave background. "Heritage" tablecloth is woven with bands of monk's belt through the checks of a plain weave background. Table runner is woven in a ten-shaft variation of upphamta called skillbragd. An alternate six-shaft variation is included. This alternative can be woven on a four-shaft loom using pattern dowels. Krossvefnadur (rolakan), a Nordic tapestry technique. Includes details on weaving a table runner using this technique. Christmas runner woven in crackle weave. Two-block double weave table runner. Log-Cabin weave table runner. Includes variations that produce color-and-weave effects. How to use a profile draft to create original designs. Suggestions on developing the tie-up and design variations using one profile draft. Includes instructions for three-tie unit twill table mats. An assortment of placemats woven on four shafts in a variety of two-block patterns. Weave is based on a Bronson lace threading with variations in treadling and wefts. Blocks and warp-faced weaving. Includes instructions for weaving a Ripsmatta table runner on four shafts. The use of color creates a pattern that looks like it requires more than two blocks. "Lace and Flowers" table runner is based on a mock leno weave found in old textile mill samples. Summer and Winter for four shafts. Includes instructions for a reversible table runner. Table mat, 11"x22" in double weave pickup. Some old Swiss cross-stitch patterns are adapted as inlay designs. Elaborate diamond motifs in the center are flanked by rows of floral motifs. Table runner woven in four-shaft double weave pickup features a classical diamond-and-four-leaf-clover border. Solid colored central panel has occasional dots. Tablecloth with a "rustic" texture is woven in log-cabin plain weave. Finished dimensions: 44"x78". An easy project. Table runner, 12"x36", is woven in plain weave using fairly wide rag strips for weft. Torn edges of the strips are allowed to show to create surface texture. Four diagonal stripes are woven using tapestry techniques. Inlaid bits of rags create a tweed effect on the background between a pair of stripes. Dogwood-motif lace placemats and scarf. Plain weave is used for the edges and flower motifs and lace weave for the background. Placemats measure 15"x21", scarf is 6"x55". Swedish lace napkins, 13"x16". Tablecloth, 46"x109", has plain weave stripes alternating with stripes of Swedish lace. Placemats, woven in huck variation, use carpet warp for both warp and weft. Est. cost for four mats: $16. Warp rep placemats, 14"x20", have blocks in two colors that checker a white background textured with shadowy lines of color. On the reverse side, the color blocks form overlapping, brick-like rectangles. A good first project for working with warp rep weaves. Set of striped table linens, including a breadcloth, a runner and a set of placemats, are all woven on the same warp. Weft thicknesses are varied in this closely sleyed warp rep weave. Plain-weave napkins, 14" square, were inspired by the color schemes in pottery glazes. Napkins, 12" square, are woven in huck and plain weave with some grouped ends. Plaid borders frame a plain color center in huck weave. Table runner, 15"x25", with rag weft is woven in two-block M's and O's. Table runner, 14"x40", is woven in plain weave with supplementary warp in a vertical monk's belt pattern. "Harbinber of Spring" placemats in plain weave use cloth strips for weft and resemble miniature rag rugs. Elegant linen placemat in plain weave has a subtle border on all four sides that is created by short skips in warp and weft on the face of the mat. Tea cozy and placemats are woven in "Double Bowknot" overshot pattern. Three easy linen projects. (1) Simple lace mat woven in plain weave with squares of laceweave that can be done using a pick-up stick or on an eight-shaft loom. (2) Simple plaid placemats in plain weave. (3) Barley-corn weave blouse. "Tatter weave" table runner uses rag weft in plain weave. A "lightning" motif is laid in. Table runner with warm stripes is woven in an M's and O's variation. Sixteen-shaft "unblocked" damask. An exploration of the weave and instructions for weaving placemats with an all-over zigzag motif. Weft-faced table runner in plain weave has stripes accented with soumak and picked-up weft floats. Handwoven placemat with a stepped pyramid motif uses a clasped-weft technique. Handwoven tablecloth in a three-color M's and O's weave. By using an odd of number of cords in each block, the effect of the color change between blocks is enhanced. Overshot innovations. Double-faced overshot placemat and napkin set. "Honeysuckle" pattern is used for border patterns on a plain-weave ground. Can be woven using the traditional 2/2 twill treadling so patterns on each side are exact negative images of one another. An alternate 3/1 twill treadling will produce different designs on each side. Tip on a sturdy hem for table mats that get washed often. Flowered Rep placemat (14"x16"). The four-block rep weave, woven on 8-shafts, creates a heavy placemat with a stylized flower motif along the edges. Dragonflies and Lotus Flowers placemat (15"x20") is woven in plain weave with inlay to create an oval motif of flies and flowers. Huck Diamonds placemat (12"x19") is woven in 8-shaft huck. An all-over diamond pattern with huck lace near the borders frames plainer diamonds in the center. Slubby twill striped placemats (13"x18") are woven in 2/2 twill and plain weave. Table mat (14"x22") is woven in a 4-shaft overshot pattern, "Missouri Trouble - Celebrated". Table runner (13"x32") is woven in a modified version of an overshot pattern, "Sunrise and Dog Tracks." "Lily's Lilies" table runner (13"x34") is woven in 6-block summer and winter weave using an old-fashioned flower design called "Patrician." Block plaid luncheon cloth (33"x33") uses widely spaced huck floats and accents of grouped warps and wefts to create texture. This 4-shaft project is woven in huck and plain weave. Plaid placemats (14"x18") feature a center network of crisscrossing black lines formed by supplementary warps and treadled inlays against a white background. The mat is edged on four sides with a simple red and black plaid. "Star Christmas" placemat is woven in double-weave pickup and bordered in a snowflake motif. Table runner (14"x60") features warp-faced ribs that are created by alternating slack and tight warp tension. Twill table runner (12"x31") is handwoven in 2/2 twill that is an adaptation of Davison's "Finnish Twill" pattern. "Mountain Avens" table runner (16"x42") is woven in six-block Bronson lace than can be woven on eight shafts. Carved Stone table runner (13"x40") is woven in linen in an eight-shaft color-and-weave-effect shadow-weave. Simple placemat (12"x17") handwoven in Bronson lace and plain weave. A beginner's introduction to two-block lace designs. Adobe Spice placemats (13"x20") are woven in a bold, geometric, four-block crackle pattern. Warp and fine weft are in turquoises, rusts and tan. The heavy weft is 1"-wide strips of patterned cotton fabric in similar colors. Summer & winter place mats. A project for the beginner. Table runner (14"x26") with looped fringe is woven in plain weave and features wide stripes. Bordered overshot runner (14"x22"). Overshot background is set off by plain-weave border accented with a row of Brooks bouquet and a narrow pattern band. Simple rag placemats in a weft-faced plain-weave. Napkins with resist stripes created by discharge dyeing. The 17"-square napkins are woven in plain-weave. Natural brown cotton bread cloth (7" square) and matching placemats (12"x18") are woven in warp-dominant plain weave with warp-faced pattern stripes in a complementary warp weave. Duk I Daldrall tablecloth (58" square) woven in four-shaft overshot. Turn-Back Check napkins are woven in four-shaft houndstooth check weave. Warp-faced strips accent the selvedges. Anything-But-Plain placemats (17"x13"). Diversified plain weave is used to produce six different patterns on a eight shafts. Plaid tea cloth with asymmetrical color placement is woven in plain weave. Harvest Berry table runner (12"x28") and matching mug rugs are woven in warp-faced plain weave. Tracking (random diagonal ridges that can occur in plain-weave fabrics). Includes a napkin project woven in cotton that will result in tracking. Napkins have bright stripes around all borders. Shadow Weave runner (18"x73") is done in a ten-shaft block weave and uses black-and-white polka-dot rag weft to lend spots of texture to shadow-weave diamond blocks. Edges of the reversible runner are bound with plain-weave bias strip. Four- and eight-shaft alternative drafts are provided. Color-wheel tea set. Tea cozy and table runner are woven from a single warp. A black background sets off a rainbow of bright colors. Tea cozy is woven in a four-shaft 2/2 twill. Table runner is plain weave. Coordinating napkins are woven on a four-shaft, huck-lace threading. Four-shaft table runner (15"x46") in turquoise and lilac. Colored stripes are woven in two different twill patterns. Bronson lace runner (15"x51") is worked in pick-up and woven on three shafts. Edges are in plain weave with hemstitching. Turned Bronson Lace placemats (12"x21") woven in six blocks on eight shafts. Napkins with huck knots (16" square). Accents of huck lace at the intersections of the windowpane check and a fine novelty cotton nub yarn overcheck add textural interest to these napkins woven on three shafts. Ocean Blue double-weave tablecloth (45"x46") is woven so draw-in at the fold edge is minimized. The asymmetrical plaid is accented with color-and-weave effects. Nine-patch double-weave table runner (14"x24"). The four-shaft double weave looks like a two-block, eight-shaft pattern. A true two-block, eight-shaft alternative is included. City Check double-weave table runner (17"x45") woven on eight shafts. Spots, squares and stripes interrupt a black and white checkerboard pattern on one side. The second side is a red background with spots, squares and stripes of black and white. Chariot wheels placemats and table runner. Four-block pattern is woven in double weave on eight shafts, eliminating floats. Lace double-weave runner woven on a rigid heddle loom. Upper layer has bands of Brooks bouquet. Pink and white overshot placemats. Woven on four shafts, the plain-weave ends and short overshot diamond pattern bands accent the pattern stripes that form the body of the mats. Toddler's placemat, woven using the Theo Moorman technique, has inlaid motifs of a plate, glass, silverware and a napkin. Bordered tablecloth and complementary napkins are woven in eight-shaft interrupted twill. Overshot bordered runner (12"x21") is woven on four shafts. The center is in plain weave while a border on all four edges in an inlaid overshot. Textured mat with lace Bronson center panel using color-and-weave effect. Wide plaid border is in plain weave. Complementary napkins (15"x16") are woven on four shafts in turned spot Bronson and plain weave. A Bronson interlace accents stripes where they cross. Mock damask table runners (13"x30") are woven in eight-shaft warp- and weft-faced broken twill blocks. Red, White and Bold contemporary rag placemats woven in plain weave. Textured placemats and napkins. The textured surface is created by short floats in four-shaft textured weave, basket weave and plain weave. The placemats have pattern stripes on each ends. Napkins have subtler striping. Spring Flowers placemats are woven using light, bright shades of cotton strips for heavy weft woven in four-log cabin. Green and white Christmas placemats in warp-faced plain weave have double stripes of red as accents. Rags with a Latin beat. Rugs, floor runners, table runners and place mats are woven on a single warp. Cloth strips are used for weft in this log-cabin plain-weave fabric. "Winter Celebration" table runner features color stripes woven in a 2/2 twill against a plain-weave background. "Fiesta" runner is woven in eight-block overshot. Diamond motifs are created by contrasting colored weft. Five ways to alter the effect of the basic diamond pattern are shown. "Recycled placemats" are woven using strips of plastic bags for the weft. Suggested as a project a child can do. Pieced tablecloth (42"x42") is sewn from 14"-wide plain-weave fabric with supplementary warp stripes. Four arrangements for piecing the narrow fabrics are shown. Checked plain-weave picnic napkins, woven in three colors. "Summer Rose" table mat woven in pick-up leno features a border and center rose motif in plain weave. A description of supplementary-weft techniques from Bhutan. Includes instructions for weaving a runner and small bags incorporating a medley of Bhutanese finger-manipulated surface designs against a plain-weave background. Polychrome treadling crackle weave. A general description and instructions for weaving a table runner. Natural linen table runner, woven in an eight-shaft huck pattern, is edged with crocheted lace. Designing a border for overshot textiles. Includes instructions for a table runner woven in "Whig Rose" overshot with twill border. Table runner in plain weave features checkerboard pattern areas of inlaid overshot. "Rainbow" placemats, woven in four-shaft overshot, feature an undulating diagonal pattern. "Daisy Chain" table runner, 13" wide by 28" long, is woven in lace Bronson and is edged on all four sides with narrow hem. Craftsman-style placemats and centerpiece are woven in six-shaft Summer and Winter pattern. "Country Skies" table runner (14"x22") is woven using a Scandinavian two-faced weave called double-binding technique that produces a reversible checkerboard effect. "Blair Castle Plaid" placemats and matching napkins are woven in interlocking double weave. "Fourth of July" napkins feature white plain weave and huck-lace blocks in alternate squares framed with red and blue. Waffle-weave table mats (14"x12") and matching coasters are woven in seven-shaft waffle weave and have deep, spongy cells. Rustic runner with fir trees is woven in a plaid plain-weave. Supplementary warp is used to create nine fir trees in squares at each end of the runner (10"x27"). Diversified plain weave, similar to summer & winter, has colors in design blocks but the same texture throughout. Three projects demonstrate the versatility of this weave. (1) "Sampler" pillow (9"x10") demonstrates four-shaft diversified plain weave with pattern warp pick-up and pattern weft inlay. (2) An version of the "Sampler" is used, with different treadling and pick-up, is used to weave an "Oriental Rug" (26"x48"). (3) "Mosaic" table mat (12"x18") is woven in an 8-shaft diversified plain weave. Berries and Branches table mat (18" square) is woven in mock damask, a four-shaft twill with pick-up motifs of berries and leaf clusters. Damask dinner napkins (18" square) are woven in eight-shaft block twill using very fine linen, warp-painted with fiber-reactive dyes. An eight-shaft huck lace tablecloth (50"x90") is woven in three panels that are joined with fagoting. Huck lace table cloth (23"x27") is woven on seven shafts. Threading forms circles, ovals and flower shapes in lace with plain weave and spots defining their edges. Plaid table runner (13"x39") is woven in huck lace stripes and blocks. The stripes are accented with heavier threads that outline the openwork. Three small cloths for a lamp table (14" square) are woven in huck lace. Each has a different motif (zigzag, hearts, squares) Peach Blossom table mats (12"x17") are woven in four-shaft lace Bronson. Delicate colors of peach and rust form an asymmetric plaid around white blocks of lacy squares. Double Ring Anniversary table runner (13"x36") is woven in overshot. Plain-weave table runner (13"x65") with warp stripes. Name Draft table runner (15"x36") uses "The Random House Dictionary" as the name draft for this runner woven in four-shaft overshot. Blue-Point table runner (9"x35") uses "Suzanne Middlebrook" as the name draft for this runner woven in four-shaft overshot. Wedding table runner (14"x41") uses "Happy Wedding Day" as the name draft for this runner woven in four-shaft overshot. Placemat in four-shaft overshot uses "Yellowknife" as the name draft. Swedish lace table runner (17"x46") features warp stripes and a simple four-shaft Swedish lace pattern that looks like a plaid because of the alternation of the lace blocks. Blueberry table runner (18"x45") in Swedish lace weave using a three-color design based on the Fibonacci series and contains a mixture of 3-thread and 5-thread lace blocks and plain weave. Dark plaid napkins (20" square) are woven in six-shaft Swedish lace. White warp and weft outline blocks of lace framed with plain weave. Each row of squares is treadled using a different tie-up. Weaving random plaids in plain weave. Includes instructions for plaid napkins (17" square) in eleven colors, with fringed and hemstitched edges. Striped dish towels (21"x26") and plaid napkins (20" square) are woven in two- or four-shaft plain weave. Blue, white and gold napkins (19" square) are woven in two- or four-shaft plain weave. Dish towels could be woven by extending the central white-and-blue checked area. Plaid turquoise table topper (32" square) is woven in plain weave. Gerber Daisies table runner (11"x44") is woven in eight-shaft shadow weave. Sea and Sky placemats (12"x16") are woven in an eight-shaft twill variation. The contrasting weft color creates a diagonal pattern against the color-blended warp. Anniversary table runner (15"x62") is woven in summer & winter on seven shafts. Plain-weave linen placemats (15"x19") are woven on 14 shafts in a windowpane check. Huck lace motifs accent some squares and a variation of basket weave accents others. Blue Maze placemats (13"x19") are woven in two versions, one on two shafts and one on four shafts, in basket weave with color-and-weave effect. Turned Leaves table runner (10"x46") is woven on six shafts in plain weave with bands of turned overshot. Kitchen towel and placemat set in plain weave is a project for beginning weavers. A novelty yarn with slubs is used for the weft. Nine-patch picnic placemats woven on four shafts in mock damask with pick-up. A huck lace border. How to design huck lace motifs. Instructions for a six-shaft pillowcase with huck border, a three-end huck sampler runner, a Celtic cross table runner and an eight-shaft huck baby blanket with crocheted edging. Rag placemats woven on eight shafts in lace Bronson weave. How to use card-weaving patterns for wider fabrics on a four-shaft loom. An explanation of how to convert a draft for card weaving. Includes instructions for weaving "Botanic Garden" placemats. Name drafting in overshot. Includes instructions for weaving a turned-overshot runner on six shafts. Fiftieth anniversary table runner woven on six shafts is a black and white plaid with touches of gold metallic thread. Borders are striped and ends are hemstitched. An assortment of pillows, rugs and table runners to weave. Weave with a hand-built frame loom. Details how to build the loom, warp it and weave a mat in plain weave. An introduction to weaving. Includes instructions for making a simple frame loom and to weave a medallion mat. Simple placemat is woven in tabby and accented with crammed stripes on all four borders. "Pythagoras," a damask tablecloth, is woven with panels of diagonal pattern stripes that create an exaggerated herringbone effect. Damask requires 10 pattern shafts plus one extra shaft. Ground weave is a 6-shaft satin. An alternate drawloom pattern, "November," has panels of sawtooth pattern stripes. "Dawn of Hope" tablecloth reproduces one woven in 1925. It is woven using the four-shaft "daldrall" technique. There is an overall motif of alternating crosshatches and squares. Large, plaid tablecloth is woven in goose-eye using four shafts. Matching runner and a small square cloths are also woven using the same pattern and weave. Summer weave. Five totally different items are woven from the same warp. (1) Checked repp runner. (2) Color-and-weave cloth. (3) Padded rag bench cushion. (4) Horizontally striped runner. (5) Striped beach bag. Striped table runner is woven in warp-faced corn "drall" using four shafts. Large tablecloth is woven in tabby with twill stripes that are intersected by a single center stripe. Two color variations are described. Monk's belt table runner and matching cafe-style curtains with tabby stripes are woven from the same white warp. Plaid tablecloth is woven in tabby and "mosquito netting" weave using four shafts. "Starry Sky" damask table runner is woven on a draw loom. Fifty pattern shafts are used. The ground is a six-shaft satin weave. The motif is one of varying sizes of crosses against a striped background. A wide, solid color border edges the runner. "Feast" tablecloth in thick-and-thin weave. Thick stripes are woven in a weft-faced twill; the finer stripes are in tabby. "Drall" checks in linen. Two tablerunners are woven in a four-shaft "cross" broken twill for the ground with a two-block pattern. Requires eight shafts. Handtowel and tablecloth are woven in the "Halvdrall" technique using four shafts. There are two pattern blocks that create a pattern of stripes within larger checks. Striped "Christmas" tablecloth woven in four-shaft twill. "Rose wreaths" table cover is woven in damask on a draw loom using 20 pattern shafts. Ground is a six-shaft satin weave. Designing rep weave. Includes a checkerboard rug and placemat woven on an eight harness loom. Corded rep weave and velvet rugs. Includes instructions for a corded rep table mat, 12"x18" and both cut and uncut pile velvet rugs. Ribbed pique weave. Includes drafts for three- and four-shaft ribbed pique, two 1/2 twills and two basket weaves, all of which can be done on a four-shaft loom. Includes instructions for weaving a table runner. Tips for handling linen during weaving and ways to wash linen fabric so it will become soft. Includes two eight-harness drafts for linen placemats. Tablecloth woven in monksbelt. Complimentary napkins are woven in plain weave with a single monksbelt motif in a corner. Holiday table ensemble. Table runner, placemats and napkins are woven in red linen with green pattern weft. The supplementary weave structure, with plain weave ground, has all the pattern yarns in the warp. Table runner (19"x22") is woven in plain weave and decorated with inlaid Dukagang hearts. Table runner for Hanukkah, woven in Summer-and-Winter weave, has a stylized menorah design with a plain area left in the middle on which to place a menorah. Double weave placemats feature an overshot threading on the top layer. The threading and treadling draft for an eight-shaft huck weave. Used by the Baltimore Weavers Guild when they wove placemats and napkins for the Maryland State Governor's Mansion. A look at a Quebec catalogne (rag weaving) and instructions on how to build a frame loom to weave cotton strips into placemats. Weaving table linens. A look at five weaves (plain, warp-faced twill, bird's-eye twill, bumberet and huck) and suggestions on fiber selection. Weaving Shaker poplar cloth, a handwoven textile in which thin strips of poplar are used for weft. Explains how to weave window shades, a table runner and place mats using basket reed. Also includes a pattern for a poplar-cloth needlecase. Corkscrew weave, a twill derivative woven into a warp face fabric. Includes instructions for (1) Corkscrew rug woven on 4 harnesses. (2) Corkscrew placemats woven on 7 harnesses. (3) Corkscrew wall hanging on 12 harnesses. Woven table runner in an 8 harness twill derivative. Four handwoven placemats: (1) Rag mats. (2) Striped mats. (3) Reversible striped mat. (4) Overshot mat. Nutmeg tablecloth is woven in an unbalanced warp twill and a broken treadling from cotton and linen. Requires 4 harnesses and a 24" reed. Tablecloth and table runner decorated with overshot and pick-up leno. Requires 4-harness loom. Tablecloth requires reed width of 48". Runner requires reed width of 16". Mock leno tablecloth has a subdued striped pattern and a soft lacy texture. Requires a 4-harness loom and a 46" reed width. Weave M's & O's placemats on an 8-shaft loom. Catalogne (Quebecois rag weaving). Includes instructions for weaving placemats and a rug. 2-tie four-end block drafts. Instructions for Summer & Winter and double Summer & Winter. Project instructons for coffee table runner and placemats. Matelasse double cloth stitched to form the design. Includes instructions for weaving a placemat using one of the drafts. Linen tablerunner with Atwater Bronson lace. Warp-faced table runner in rib weave with sidebands that resemble inkle weaving. A four-block warp rep weave and instructions for making a rug and a table runner. Weaving a colorful table tapestry in a double weave rosepath. Shaker textiles. Instructions for weaving a place mat using the "twisted weft" technique. How to weave four-block double weave on a four-shaft loom. Includes instructions for weaving a table runner and a color "gamp" blanket. A look at how one weave develops from another. Covers (1) complementary weft plain weave on overshot threading and (2) turning an 8-shaft, 4-treadle weave into a 4-shaft, 8-treadle weave. Includes instructions for placemats. Weaving an M's and O's pattern placemat from ramie. Placemats in a two-block summer-and-winter weave with fringe. Set of placemats and napkins in Smalands weave on an eight shaft loom. Linen table runner woven in huck. Double-weave table runner in linen and cotton. Holiday table runners with a tree pattern teaches how a 16-harness weave is adapted to 4 or 6 harnesses or rigid heddle. | |||||||||
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