These placemats were a blast to weave. I tried all kinds of things - bringing design ideas forward, always doing the overlay thing. I created solid weft lines by not treadling a tabby between pattern picks which made that area weft-faced because the weft just packed down. I inlaid a square and surrounded it with plain weave. Repetitive sequences abound. I wove with only one shuttle and one weight, plus the regular way, tabby, float, tabby, float - and the colour is joyful and uplifting.
Things we will learn:
- Monk's belt uses 2 opposite twill units. A is 1&2 and B is 3&4
- the number of times a unit is repeated lengthens the pattern float
- the number of times a unit can be repeated is also dependent on the EPI of the warp.
- it is woven with alternating tabby picks between pattern picks
- it can be woven on other threadings ie. point twill for a 3 end unit and Huck for a 5 end unit.
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate
Weave structure: Monk's belt
Material: 8/2 cotton & 8/4 cotton
Each kit makes: 12 Placemats
Loom requirements:
- Shafts: 4
- Reed: 10 dent
- Weaving width: 16.5"
Each kit includes:
- Weaving instructions (including draft)
- 1 cone of 8/2 cotton - Royal
- 1 cone of 8/2 cotton - Limette
- 1 cone of 8/2 cotton -Turquoise
- 1 cone of 8/2 cotton -Pale Limette
- 1 cone of 8/4 cotton - Royal
- 1 cone of 8/4 cotton - Limette
- 1 cone of 8/4 cotton - Turquoise
- 1 cone of 8/4 cotton - Pale Limette
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