September/October 2007
Project & Materials Requirements
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For Starters
Sue Bleiweiss
Yoga-mat carrier
Weave structure: plain weave.
Equipment: 2-shaft or 4-shaft loom, 33" weaving width; 8-dent reed;
1 shuttle, 3 bobbins.
Warp: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb), Black #7, 1,056 yd.
Weft: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb), Black #7, 311 yd; Purple #27 and
Special Turq #44, 145 yd each.
Yarn sources: 5/2 UKI pearl cotton is available from most weaving retailers.
Finished dimensions: fabric 29" x 33" for a yoga-mat carrier
11" x 26-1/2" with an over-the-shoulder strap.
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Claudia Almansa
Soft-fulled wool bag with handles
Weave structure: plain weave with warp floats.
Equipment: 8-shaft loom, 25" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 1 shuttle.
Warp: 18/2 merino wool (5,040 yd/lb) Garnet, 605 yd; Iris, Ruby, Fuchsia,
Raspberry, and Real Red, 120 yd each.
Weft: 8/2 worsted wool (2,240 yd/lb, Heather), Redwood, 1,000 yd.
Notions and other materials:
1/2 yd cotton lining fabric, 8" x 8" fusible interfacing, matching sewing
thread.
Yarn sources: JaggerSpun 18/2 Superfine merino and worsted Heather wool
are available from most weaving retailers.
Finished dimensions: fabric about 18" x 45" for one bag 7"
x 17" x 7"; expect 25% shrinkage in width, 16% in length.
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Sue Bleiweiss
Tote and notebook cover
Weave structure: plain weave.
Equipment: 2-shaft or 4-shaft loom, 20" weaving width; 12-dent reed;
1 shuttle.
Warp: 5/2 pearl cotton (2,100 yd/lb), Quarry #147 (or other dark gray or
gray violet), 480 yd.
Weft: Recycled handspun silk (about 400 yd/lb), 413 yd.
Yarn sources: 5/2 UKI pearl cotton is available from most weaving retailers.
Recycled handspun silk yarn (Kathmandu Bathed) in 200 g skeins at 160–190
yd/skein is available from The Wool Peddler.
Finished dimensions: amounts produce one tote 13" x 13" x 4"
and one notebook cover 6-3/4" (closed) 14-5/8" (open) x 9".
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Barbara Elkins
Echo-weave scarf
Weave structure: Interlocking twill.
Equipment: 8-shaft loom, 12" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 1 shuttle.
Warp: 8/2 Tencel (3,360 yd/lb), Blue Purple, 674 yd; 10/2 pearl cotton
(4,200 yd/lb), Porcelain Green, 677 yd.
Weft: 8/2 Tencel (3,360 yd/lb), Sienna, 652 yd.
Yarn sources: 8/2 Tencel and 10/2 pearl cotton are available from Webs.
Finished dimensions: After washing, amounts produce one scarf 10-1/2"
x 61" plus 4-1/2" fringe at each end.
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Joan Sheridan Hoover
Farkle game bags
Weave structure: summer and winter.
Equipment: 8-shaft loom, 5" weaving width; 15-dent reed; 2 shuttles.
Warp: 10/2 Soy Silk (4,300 yd/lb), natural, 638 yd.
Tabby weft: 10/2 Soy Silk (4,300 yd/lb), natural, 334 yd.
Variegated pastel pattern weft: 10/2 Soy Silk (4,300 yd/lb) used doubled,
handpainted (Waiting for the Sun), 83 yd.
Blue pattern weft: 100% bamboo yarn (2,100 yd/lb) Bambu 7, Chagall Blue
#297, (2,100 yd/lb), 40 yd.
Deep purple pattern weft: Hempathy (34% hemp, 41% cotton, 25% Modal; 1,390
yd/lb), color #012, 40 yd. Warp and tabby weft for the purple bag are handpainted
(FM Radio) 10/2 Soy Silk.
Variegated rose pattern weft: TOFUtsies sock yarn (50% Superwash wool, 25% Soy
Silk, 22-1/2% cotton, 2-1/2% chitin; 2,120 yd/lb) #733 Get Your Feet Wet, 40 yd.
Yarn sources: 10/2 Soy Silk (natural) and TOFUtsies sock yarn (465-yd skeins)
are available from South West Trading Company; 10/2 handpainted Soy Silk from
Conjoined Creations; Bambu 7 from Cotton Clouds; Hempathy (153-yd skeins) from
yarn retailers (for retailer near you, visit www.knittingfever.com).
Finished dimensions: amounts produce four bags about 4-1/2" x 6-1/2"
each.
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Catherine Leary
Evening bags
Weave structure: plain weave with floats.
Equipment: 4" x 6" and 2" x 2" Weavette or similar
loom (Buxton Brook Looms); weaving needle.
Yarn: Darice Metallic cord or other yarn about 800 yd/lb (in 27 yd skeins
from Michael’s, 35 yd/bag); sewing needle; matching sewing thread.
Finished dimensions: bags 4" x 6" with strap.
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Dinah Rose
Rag tote bags
Weave structure: a variation of warp rep.
Equipment: 2- or 4-shaft loom, 14" weaving width (small bag), 18"
(large bag); 12-dent reed; 2 boat shuttles, 1 ski shuttle
Warp: 3/2 pearl cotton (1,260 yd/lb).
For small bag, gold (Zinnia #4146) and purple (Eggplant #6256), 210 yd) each.
For large bag, turquoise (Algiers Blue #2194) and purple (Eggplant #6256), 324
each.
Thin weft: 3/2 pearl cotton (1,260 yd/lb). For small bag, 75 yd purple,
16 yd gold. For large bag, 137 yd purple, 20 yd turquoise.
Rag weft: 45" fabric cut into 1-1/2" strips; for small bag, 2-1/2
yd; for large bag, 4 yd.
Yarn sources: 3/2 pearl cotton is available from Webs; fabric and webbing
from fabric stores.
Finished dimensions: amounts produce one small bag 12-1/2" x 12"
or one large bag 16" x 19".
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Diana Sanderson with
Kendra Cooper
Patchwork purses
Weave structure: twill blocks (turned twill).
Equipment: 8-shaft loom, 12" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 1 shuttle;
sewing machine.
Warp: 30/2 spun silk #73, (7,440 yd/lb), natural or predyed, 660 yd; 30/2
tussah silk #53 (7,440 yd/lb), natural or predyed, 660 yd.
Weft: 30/2 silk frisé bouclé #202 (7,440 yd/lb), natural
or predyed, 616 yd.
Yarn sources: 30/2 spun silk, tussah silk, and silk frisé are available
from The Silk Tree in 1-3/4 oz skeins (natural or dyed)
Finished dimensions: amounts produce yardage 11" x 60" for one
handbag 9" x 7".
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Barbara Wainright
Laptop and iPod covers
Weave structure: variation of honeycomb.
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 14" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shuttles.
Warp: 16/2 unmercerized cotton (6,720 yd/lb), unbleached 1,440 yd.
Weft: 16/2 unmercerized cotton (6,720 yd/lb), unbleached 502 yd. 20/2 pearl
cotton (8,400 yd/lb), for laptop cover, Soldier Blue, 640 yd; for iPod cover,
Avocado, 130 yd.
Yarn sources: 16/2 unbleached Bockens cotton is available from VävStuga
Swedish Weaving, 20/2 UKI pearl cotton from most weaving retailers.
Finished dimensions: amounts produce enough fabric for a 9-3/4" x
12" (measured flat) laptop cover and a 3-1/4" x 4-3/4" iPod cover.
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The Yarn of the Hour:
silk with a stainless steel core
Giovanna Imperia
Crinkled lace scarf
Weave structure: Swedish lace (netting).
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 13" weaving width; 15-dent reed; raddle with
1/4" spaces; boat shuttle with small, round exit hole; warping sticks; twist-ties;
fishing weights; clamps; EZ-Bobs; serger.
Warp: 20/1 stainless steel/silk yarn
(9,600 yd/lb), Lilac #20, 310 yd; White #01, 214 yd.
Weft: 20/1 stainless steel/silk yarn
(9,600 yd/lb),White #01, 415 yd.
Material and equipment sources:
20/1 silk yarn with a stainless steel core in 2 oz spools is available from Giovanna
Imperia Designs and Habu Textiles, boat shuttles with small exit holes from Hockett
Would Work, EZ-Bobs from knitting stores.
Finished dimensions: amounts produce one crinkly scarf 10" x 70".
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