Carpet Warp Placemats

10 october 2011 thread.
Carpet warp placemats. The kit makes eight placemats with finished dimensions of 13 5 x 19. Warp was wound in february 2011. It is a wonderfully stable warp yarn because of its tight twist and low elasticity. It s ideal for the beginning weaver or for rag rugs runners towels placemats and more.
It should make excellent runners and placemats as well. See more ideas about hand weaving placemats weaving. 28 september 2011 finished for real. Each placemat is of 100 polyester and has a beautiful oriental style rug design.
These placemats are woven on the loom with the selvedges at the sides and the hem at the top and bottom. The placemats are woven and cloth thin and sit very flat on the table. Mar 28 2020 explore emily meyer s board handwoven placemats on pinterest. Nancy s placemats these placemats create a country stryle atmosphere to a dining room table woven with cotton carpet warp and a variation on a log cabin draft.
This 100 cotton rug warp is a timeless favorite for rag rugs repp weave rugs and placemats. Summer and winter valentine placemat. This sturdy classic cotton yarn is versatile and economical time tested and proven. Overshot tablecloth a 56 wide overshot tablecloth woven of 16 2 polyester warp and 8 2 acrylic white yarns woven by andree royer.
8 4 carpet warp is the hands down favorite for warp in rag rugs and a very popular choice for rep rugs and placemats. The four ply strong durable warp comes in 1 2 lb 800 yard tubes. Cardinal forest green parakeet dark navy mood blue velvet are special dye colors. Because of the tight twist and low elasticity it is a great choice for warp for rug and tapestry weaving or for making your own string heddles.
If it is the common 8 4 carpet warp it is equivalent in size to a 4 2 cotton yarn with plain weave setts of about 14 16 and twills in the 16 20 range. This yarn works well for creating rag rugs placemats towels and many other weaving projects. Carpet warp in three colors mop cotton in white quantity. This yarn comes in a wide range of colors for you to match to your fabric strips or create a rainbow across the warp.
The warp is carpet warp threaded at 36 epi. The weft is the heavy cotton which is almost completely covered by the warp except for the edges of the placemats. The carpet warp should be okay for heavy hand towels but maybe not the thin type for drying fine stemware. Available on 8 oz tubes with approximately 840 yards per tube 1680 yards per pound.
Rep weave placemats started. This set of 2 placemats will bring vibrancy to your table.