I liked how the brown cottolin placemats turned out so I am making two more sets using the blue and the green yarn.
The last photo shows an interesting problem with this draft. The warp threads with spots have less take-up than the warp threads that are all tabby. So they lose tension as I weave. This wasn’t too much of a problem with a 5yd warp. But for a longer warp I would use separate beams for the two type of warp threads.
| Actual | Measurements |
|---|
| Length(tension) | 24.5” |
| Length(relaxed) | 23.5” |
| Length(hemmed) | 20” |
| Length(finished) | 19” |
| Width(tension) | 15.25” |
| Width(relaxed) | 14.75” |
| Width(finished) | 13.5” |
| Warp Ends | Calculation |
|---|
| Finished width | 13.00” |
| + Shrinkage (7.00%) | + 0.91” |
| + Take-up (10.00%) | + 1.39” |
| = Width at reed | = 15.30” |
| × Warp Sett | × 12.00 epi |
| = Warp ends | = 184 ends |
| + Adjustment for pattern | +4 |
| = Total warp ends | = 188 ends |
| Warp Length | Calculation |
|---|
| Finished length | 21.00” |
| + Shrinkage (7.00%) | + 1.47” |
| + Take-up (10.00%) | + 2.30” |
| = Length to weave (relaxed) | = 23.00” |
| = Length to weave (under tension) | = 25.00” |
| + Fringe | + 0.00” |
| = Length of item | = 25.00” |
| × Item count | × 6.00 |
| = Length of weaving | = 150.00” |
| + Loom waste | + 32.00” |
| = Total warp length | = 182.00” |
| = 5 yards 2” |
| Yarn | Amount |
|---|
| Total warp ends | 188 ends |
| × Total warp length | × 182.00” |
| = Total warp yarn required | = 951 yards |
| Actual width at reed | 15.67” |
| × Picks per inch | × 12.00 ppi |
| × Length to weave | × 25.30” |
| × Item count | × 6.00 |
| = Total weft yarn required | = 784 yards |
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