Tuesday, April 01, 2025

The Runner Rug Is Done



This was a tie-on project, using the remnants of the warp for the Dornik Herringbone throw rug. I used the same yarns to coordinate with the throw rug, but I wove this one plain weave instead of as a herringbone twill. 

The stripes were created by tying green yarn at the beginning and end of each threading section


So green was tied onto adjacent 8 and 4 threads (both even) and the 1 and 5 (both odd). In plain weave, all even numbered shafts lift together and all odd numbered shafts lift together. So the green ends look doubled in the fabric. Sounds complicated using words, but it was really pretty simple.

Yarns: 4-ply cotton
Structure: plain weave
Finished size: 23" by 68" excluding fringe

Eventually, it will go beside my Glimakra. I say eventually because my husband has a major renovation project going on in that room, so except for the weaving I manage to get done, the room is pretty much out of commission!

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Friday, March 21, 2025

Nature's Color Palettes: Spring Colors

 It's funny because I always used to think of natural colors as being muted and subtle. With flowers, however, this is not the case! As you can see with these color palettes.

Azaleas

Azalea color palette

Daffodils

Daffodil color palette

Irses

Iris color palette
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Sunday, March 16, 2025

Minor Obstacle


 Even so, my runner is now hemstitched and off the loom. I need to twist the fringe and wash it, and then I'll be able to see how it turned out!

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Monday, March 03, 2025

Quick Update on the Runner Rug




It's plain weave so it's going quickly. I was thinking using variegated yarn for warp and weft would create a more plaid-like look, but the shorter sections of colors don't lend themselves to that. But I like it nonetheless. 
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Monday, February 24, 2025

Runner Rug: Glimakra Warped and Header Reveal

I've been plodding away through the planning, measuring, tying, threading, and tensioning process, all the while wondering if my woven fabric will turn out like the idea in my head. Often it does not! So I was a little excited to finally get the warp on the loom and start weaving the header.


My idea is to use the threading of the Dornik Herringbone Throw Rug to create a design feature on a coordinating runner rug using the same threading. The throw rug was twill, but I noticed something when I did a plain weave header for it.


The runner header reveals that, indeed, my idea works, and also that I will get the somewhat plaid like look  I wanted by using the variegated yarn for both warp and weft. 

Except.


Except this one green stripe that shows the same plain weave under and over pattern. I'm not sure why! I did correct some threading when I worked out where the stripes ought to be and tied on the new warp. But there was no way to catch this until I started weaving. 

What am I going to do about it? Nothing. It's just the one stripe and for my purposes it doesn't matter. I can call it a design feature if anyone notices, which I doubt they will. 

The finished rug will probably have more white than is desirable for a rug, but I got the yarn for the blue, green, and yellow bits to match my quilted bedspread curtains.

I'll have weaving details in my next post.

 
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