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Cocktail Carpets
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September 5, 2020
September 26, 2020

Cocktail Carpets

Project info
A Weaver's Book of 8-Shaft Patterns (Strickler)
Strickler 329, 330, 331, 332 (-5 threading)
Weaving
Coaster
housewarming
September 30, 2020
5" x 5"
Tools and equipment
8s Mighty Wolf
Yarn
18 epi
Maurice Brassard et Fils Inc. 8/4 Unmercerised Cotton
101 White
warp
White
Yarn Barn of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas
Notes

Coasters for housewarming gifts.
This is an 8-shaft draft. 99 ends plus 2 floating selvedges @ 18epi. 6-dent reed sleyed 3-3-3…
Warp is 4/8 Brassard Cotton White, weft is 4/8 Brassard Cotton in various colors, and some 2/8 doubled.
Weave to 7” under tension, leave 3” between for fringe. PW 2 picks for 2x2 hemstitching, using weft.
completed late September, washed but need a hard press to even out the fringe.

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In progress
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September 5, 2020
September 26, 2020
About this yarn
8/4 Unmercerised Cotton
by Maurice Brassard et Fils Inc.
Fingering
100% Cotton
840 yards / 227 grams

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  • Project created: September 5, 2020
  • In progress: September 5, 2020
  • Updated: August 27, 2022