| The Warp | Liina Cotton Twine 15-ply, tex 30×15, 1 kg = approx. 2020 m, Suomen Lanka |
| Warp | width 118 cm density 3 threads/cm number of warp ends 360 |
| Length | 5,3 m (2 rugs) |
| amount of warp yarn needed 980 g | |
| Reed | 20/1, 1, 2, 2 Selvages: 20/3, 3, 2 |
| Weave | Plain weave (The warp consists of single and double threads) |
| Weft | Rag wefts |
AMOUNT OF WEFT YARN NEEDED FOR ONE RUG
Dark solid coloured and multicoloured rag wefts 2,24 kg.
The width of the wefts 1,5 – 2 cm.
Weaving instructions
Cut the wefts to 1,5 – 2 cm width depending on the thickness of the fabric. Cut the wefts into 1,5 m – 3,5 m long fabric strips and mix their order. Taper the ends of wefts and bundle with a knot that is easy to untie. Fill your shuttle with the weft and weave with a single shuttle.
Unlike usually when weaving multi-coloured fabric, the weft strips are not ended and started on the selvedge. When a knot comes to the shed, untie the knot and overlap the ends of the wefts. The overlapping joints appear randomly in different spots in the fabric.
-The majority of the wefts are dark coloured. There are some light grey coloured wefts here and there. Make sure that the light coloured wefts are placed in a balanced way to the whole width and length of the rug.
-The sett is 3,5 – 4 wefts/cm. The woven length is 2,21 m.
Finishing
Tie the ends with square knots 2 + 2. Make two macrame square knots approx. 1,5 cm from the edge, and another row approx. 1,5 cm from the last knots.
The second row knots are placed between the first knots by combining two threads from the right side and two threads from the left side.
Macrame square knots
Tie the ends with square knots 2 + 2.
Make two macrame square knots approx. 1,5 cm from the edge, and another row approx. 1,5 cm from the last knots.
The second row knots are placed between the first knots by combining two threads from the right side and two threads from the left side.
How to weave the fortune stripes
1. Cut the wefts to 1,5 – 2 cm width depending on the thickness of the fabric.
Cut the wefts into 1,5 m – 3,5 m long fabric strips and mix their order.
2. Taper the ends of wefts.
3. Bundle the thread ends with a knot that is easy to untie.
4. Fill your shuttle with the weft and weave with a single shuttle.
5. Unlike usually when weaving multi-coloured fabric, the weft strips are not ended and started on the selvedge.
When a knot comes to the shed, untie the knot.
6. Overlap the ends of the wefts and beat in.
There are some light grey coloured wefts here and there. Make sure that the light coloured wefts are placed in a balanced way to the whole width and length of the rug.