Cotton Placemats in Natures Colors
Cotton Placemats in Nature’s Colors
Enjoy a project that’s both approachable and rewarding! These placemats can be woven on either a 4-shaft loom or a rigid heddle loom with a pick-up stick, making them a versatile choice for many types of weavers.
Perfect for beginners, this project introduces you to simple techniques while giving you a set of useful, handwoven placemats you’ll be proud to show off at the table.
This kit includes all the yarns you need to weave the Cotton Placemats in Nature’s Colors, originally designed by Betty Lynn Davenport and featured in Handwoven magazine, September/October 1991.
Yarns: 8/4 Cotton Rug Warp
Equipment needed: 2 or 4-shaft loom with 14" weaving width; 12 dent reed; pick-up stick if using a rigid heddle loom.
Finished size: eight hemmed placemats 11 3/4" x 17 3/4" each (pattern makes four placemats but this kit makes eight placemats)
Instructions needed: Best of Handwoven: Top Ten Placemats on Four Shaft eBook or Handwoven Sept/Oct 1991, pages 58, 93-94 which is available from Long Thread Media.
This kit includes all yarns needed to weave these towels. The pattern can be found in the Handwoven magazine noted above. You will need to purchase this magazine if you don't already own a copy.