Weave tight chenille strips of wool and linen threads and weave a sturdy little rug and pillowcase with them. You can weave both the rug and the pillowcase in the same 6-ply cotton twine warp.
| The warp | warp 6-ply Cotton twine, tex 30×6, 1 kg = approx. 5 300 m, unbleached |
| Warp | width 42 cm the sett 4 ends/cm number of warp ends 168 + 4 amount of warp yarn needed 325 g |
| Length | 10 m |
| Reed | 1 per dent in a 40-dent reed (metric) = 40/1 |
| Structure | Plain weave and rib weave |
Warp for self-made chenille strips: Chenille strips 3771
How to weave with chenille strips
START WITH CHENILLE STRIP:
Tie the warp ends of the chenille strip. Shoot the weft in the shed and turn the tails of the warp threads over the outmost warp end and finish in the shed. Pictures 1. and 2.
END THE CHENILLE STRIP:
Unravel the end of the strip to the edge of the fabric. Tie the warp ends of the strip. Turn the tails over the outmost warp end and finish in the shed. Pictures 3 – 5.
JOIN THE CHENILLE STRIPS:
Tie together the warp ends of the chenille strips. Cut the tails of the warp threads into same length as the chenille strip tufts. Picture 6.
Twice woven little rug
Finished size 40 x 42 cm
Start and finish the rug by weaving á 3 cm hem with doubled unbleached 6-ply cotton twine. Weave the rug with chenille strips and 6-ply cotton twine (single). Throw the chenille strip in the rib weave shed and the cotton twine in plain weave shed.
Weave 4 picks of cotton twine between every Chenille strip pick. Attach the stretcher as soon as possible to prevent narrowing. Make sure that the strip is not twisted.
The woven length is 43 cm + hems.
AMOUNT OF WEFT YARN NEEDED
8 pcs Self-made chenille strips made of wool yarns and linen yarns á 2,43 m = n. 19,5 m.
6-ply cotton twine, tex 30×6, 1 kg = approx. 5 300 m
unbelached 29 g
FINISHING
Tie the warp ends 2 + 2 with overhand knots. Fold the warp threads on top of the hem and sew wiht a 3-step zigzag stitch. Shorten the threads and sew the hem by hand using a strong sewing thread. Sew in slip stitches close to the chenille fabric.
Twice woven pillow case
Finished size 40 x 46 cm
Start and finish the rug by weaving 1 cm with doubled unbleached 6-ply cotton twine for the seam. Throw the chenille strip in the rib weave shed and poppana strip in the plain weave shed. Weave 4 picks of poppana between every chenille strip pick. The zipper is sewed to the backside of the pillow.
– 1 cm doubled cotton twine for the seam.
– 25 cm plain weave with poppana (half of the backside).
– 45 cm front side of the pillow: Weave 5 cm chenille strip stripe (5 shoots with chenille strips, 4 shoots of poppana between each chenille shot). Weave 5 cm plain weave with poppana between every chenille strip stripe. Weave 5 chenille stripes in total.
– 25 cm plain weave with poppana (half of the backside).
– 1 cm doubled cotton twine for the seam.
The woven length is 95 cm + seams á 1 cm. The size off the loom is 40 x 93,5 cm.
AMOUNT OF WEFT YARN NEEDED
Poppana strip, width 10 mm, Poppanavakka
5708 cherry red 340 g
5 pcs self-made chenille strips made of woolyarns and linen yarns á 2,43 m = approx. 10,5 m
6-ply cotton twine for the seams 3 g
FINISHING THE PILLOW CASE
Tie the warp ends. Machine sew the thread tails on the reverse side of the seam. Trim the threads. Sew the zipper to the backside of the pillow case. Sew the seams by hand with close stitch. Zipper is in the middle of the backside. Sew or buy matching sized inner cushion.
