Three different colour threads are always in the same order in the threading, but it varies on which shaft they settle. Dark lilac, dark red and bright red threads rise up and lower down in the threading draft as tunes of melodies in a musical notation.
Pattern on the fabric seems to be complicated at the first sight, but it is woven only with four shaft and four treadles. For only the different colours forms the lines of the pattern, it is important that the warp ends are sett closely enough. The density of the warp is 15 threads/cm and in each dent are three different colour threads. The reed is number 50/10 (there is 50 dents per 10 cm).
| The warp | Eko Mercerised Cotton 8/2, tex 74x 2 , 1 kg = n. 6800 m, Garnhuset i Kinna |
| Warp | width 22,6 cm density 15 lankaa/cm numer of warp ends 340 + 2 |
| Length | 3,8 m |
| Reed | 50/3 |
| Weave | Pointed twill |
| The weft | Eko Mercerised Cotton 8/2, Tow linen 8/1 or Line linen 16/2 |
Instructions for winding the warp
The edges are wound with two threads and the middle with three threads at a time.
6 x 1 thread red (843) + 1 thread dark red (848)
= 12 threads
106 x 1 thread dark lilac (896) + 1 thread red + 1 dark red
= 318 threads
1 thread dark lilac
6 x 1 thread red + 1 thread dark red
= 12 threads
343 threads in total – 1 thread * = 342 (In threading leave the last warp end out of the heddle and out from the work for equalizing the thread count in the dents.)
342 includes double edge threads.
AMOUNT OF WARP YARN NEEDED
Eko Mercerised Cotton 8/2, tex 74x 2 (1 kg = n. 6800 m)
Garnhuset I Kinna
843 red 67 g
848 dark red 67 g
896 dark lilac 60 g
194 g in total
Long cotton table runner
Finished size 22,5 x 120 cm
Weave the table runner with the red mercerised cotton 8/2 yarn according to the treadling instructions. The woven length is 135 cm. The density of the weave is 10 threads/1 cm.
AMOUNT OF WEFT YARN NEEDED
Eko Mercerised Cotton 8/2, tex 74x 2 (1 kg = n. 6800 m)
843 red 50 g
Linen table runners
inished size 22,5 x 61 cm
Weave the table runner with linen yarn according to the treadling instructions. The woven length is 71 cm. The density of the weave is 8 threads/cm.
AMOUNT OF WEFT YARN NEEDED
for the red runner
Tow linen 8/1, tex 206
red 26 g
AMOUNT OF WEFT YARN NEEDED
for the lilac runner
Line linen 16/2, tex 103×2
dark lilac 25 g
Finishing
Sew the ends with 3-step zigzag stitches. Sew the borders by hand, the width of the finished border is 1,2 cm.
Suitable also as a decoration fabric
We weaved at the end of this warp a sample with unbleached linen weft. The colour structure expanded in the sparkling lines to multiple directions. We think this fabric would be a good choice as an upholstery fabric for chairs and sofas. You can also weave smart cushion covers to your home or as a present. Hope we would have had a longer warp! This fabric is so beautiful.
