T-Shirt rug
Finished
November 26, 2014
November 30, 2014

T-Shirt rug

Project info
Handwoven Sept/Oct 2014
Plain weave
Weaving
Tools and equipment
Schacht 4 shaft
Yarn
1,480 yards
Linnay
1 skein = 1180.0 yards (1079.0 meters)
Red
Yarn Barn of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas
November 4, 2014
Tshirt loops 1/2"
1 skein = 300.0 yards (274.3 meters), 900 grams
Multi
Thrift stores and my closet
Notes

4 yard warp for 2 rugs, intended to be woven to 54” including ends for hems.
270 ends 1080 yards warp
Est 300 yards tshirt loop weft
Est 100 yards Linnay weft for hems

1480 yards total

Sett 10 epi, 5 dent reed.

11/26 cut Tshirt loops, 1/2”, started winding warp.
11/28 finished dressing loom, wove most of one rug
3 1/4” hem header on both ends

There were not enough loops left for rug 2, so I cut s’more.
Generally, for rug 2, I used two same color strips together. This makes stripes that generally are 2-3 weft stripes wide.

11/30/14 the weaving is done!

Loom waste 24.5”

Rug 1 off the loom 25” x 54”
Rug 2 off loom 25” x 44”

The warp adds up to 3.4 yards. The balance was “lost” presumably by going up and down over the Tshirt strips.
Next time, for two rugs, similarly sized to the first, I’d wind a warp 4 1/4 to 4 1/2 yards.

Rug 1 used about 500 grams of Tshirt loops; rug 2 about 400 grams.

Rug 1 hemmed wet finished
Rug 2 hemmed wet finished

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Finished
November 26, 2014
November 30, 2014
  • Project created: November 26, 2014
  • Updated: November 30, 2014