Just cut off the Knitters Loom, big enough to hem, wash & dry, and have it as a good sample, and I just LOVE linen!
♣ Weaving Notes ♣
- This is pretty fine weaving for a beginner, with the finest dent reed Ashford makes for the rigid heddle loom ( see last post. ) I’ve used Bockens 16/2 Lingarn (100% linen) for both warp and weft, and a 15 dent reed.
- Warped 1 in the heddle hole, and 1 in the dent slot, 12 white, alternating stripes of 4 olive green and dark gold. Unfinished the warp threads/ ends per inch (epi) are about 16, and the weft threads/ picks per inch (ppi) are about 14.
- The I have yet to wash and shrink it and measure the finished woven structure, but I suspect it is going to be a very open weave as far as table linens go.
- Once cut off the loom, the piece is about half the length I wanted to make, and now I fully understand what the term “loom waste” is. I thought I had plenty of warp on the loom with nearly 50″ , and this sample weaving only measures cut off the loom 19″ , and that is woven to the point of not being able to weave anymore as the warp can not advance into the reed anymore so that means 31″ of loom waste. Next time I will account for the loom waste and set the warping peg back another 20″ obviously, to account for the shrinkage after hemming and washing — for ONE tea towel. It would average far less loom waste per finished item to fill the warp and rattle off two or three of them, and that is for one approx 30″ length tea towel after finishing I reckon.
JjD 
This is awesome. Lots of work goes into making something like this so with that in mind, how on earth do you NOT put it in a frame and just look at it? It’s a piece of art as simple as it is. How did women of yesteryear get anything else done when these sorts of fabrics took the amount of time and materials needed for day to day living? AND they had to spin the fiber first after prepping it for spinning. I’m amazed! Yay you!
❤️V
Well Virginia, it has been a long many years since I have wanted to weave and I am happy in the process, less so in the finished piece (um, the fruit of the loom I guess?) I am so enjoying it, and so glad you understand the process! xx
That said, (well duh! ) I am really looking forward to getting good enough to make some honest table top linens!
Fruit of the loom. HA! This is absolutely gorgeous. I totally agree with Virginia. The texture is just beautiful. I would love to see a close up photo of it….. OR may I see it up close on our next cafe? I am in awe. xo
Ok, so I inserted a photo gallery, and a couple of close-ups, so if you click on the photos in the gallery, as you know, you’ll get the large slideshow. I’ve got to get back into the habit of including the photo gallery in all my weaving posts.
It looks fantastic! What fun. I don’t weave, but I do note that many weavers who make small items do run the warp for more than one finished item. Thank you for the details of your experience. It seems to me that once everything is set up the actual weaving part is exciting. 🙂
Thanks for stopping in and offering encouragement, I always appreciate it. I am just learning, yet, I have a keen interest in making a big journey of it, documenting my process along the way, for myself mostly, but for others who may benefit. 🙂
That post should have come up with my name on it.
I can’t see from my end who it is… 🙂