I borrowed Lydia’s loom to weave a stack of placemats last month and it turns out I find it impossible to weave placemats to scale. They varied widely in length when I took them off the loom, but shrank to a somewhat consistent shape once they were washed. I think for the meantime I’ll stick to single projects that don’t have to exactly each other. Some of the placemats are pictured below.
The above mats are from a group that I wove from a white cotton warp and blue linen weft. Below is an example of the all cotton placemats–I think when weaving patterns I like using only one color. It seems like patterns are meant for two colors, but I love the way one natural fiber offsets the texture of the pattern.
The big news this week is that I bought an Ashford rigid heddle loom! The model I purchased is pictured below. I’ll assemble it and post photos this weekend. [I'm so excited!!!]
