Dawn to Dusk Twillight Reversible Placemat Instructions/WIF
These instructions will help you weave your very own colorful set of 4 reversible placemats. These colorful two-sided placemats will elevate your dining to new heights! Add the full WIF file if you want to play with the draft in your weaving software or use the WIF file to weave the placemats on your loom. The WIF file shows all the picks needed to weave the placemats. Happy dining!
Designed by Sheila O’Hara in a double warp twill weave structure she developed in the 80’s!
Dawn to Dusk Twillight Reversible Placemat Kit
We are pleased to bring you a kit to weave your very own colorful set of 4 reversible placemats. These colorful two-sided placemats will elevate your dining to new heights! Happy dining! Available in the Original and Phoenix colorways.
Designed by Sheila O’Hara in a double warp twill weave structure she developed in the 80’s!
“For all good things” Runner/Towels/Placemats Kit
This overshot name draft kit by dje Handwovens uses our very own American Maid™ natural color cotton yarns to make 4 placemats.
The natural color green or golden tan cottons used for the pattern get darker with washing! Warp length allows for 20″ thrum waste plus allowances for take-up, tie on. Maximum weaving length is 76″. Finished width: 13″
Kit makes either 4 placemats (13″ wide x 16.5″ Long) or 4 towels or one 72″ long runner—or any combination you decide!
Kitchen with a Sense of Place Instructions
Weave a set of 4 placemats and 4 napkins and a dishtowel with one loom setup! Weave the napkins and towels in plain weave, twill, or block weaves and then resley your loom for the rep weave placemats. We got our inspiration for the rep mats from Joanne Tallarovic’s wonderful book: Rep Weave and Beyond. Interweave Press, 2004
Poetic Placemats Instructions
If you follow these instructions, you will end up with 4 beautiful placemats that all have a different look. You will learn to do 4 types of finger manipulated edging techniques to create 4 beautiful placemats. Mix and match or choose your favorites. Think of them as samplers you can use.
Lee Surrender Placemat Instructions & WIF file
This overshot pattern is stunning! The finished size of these placemats is approximately 13.5” x 18.5”. Weaving overshot is fun…you will weave with two shuttles. One shuttle carries the pattern yarn, and the other shuttle carries the tabby or tie-down yarn.
Lee’s Surrender is an overshot pattern that uses 4 shafts. The pattern listed comes from Marguerite Porter Davison’s book A Handweaver’s Pattern Book on page 184.
Kitchen Set with a Sense of Place
Weave a whole set for your table with one loom set up! Create 4 placemats and 4 napkins as well as a dishtowel. The placemats are woven in rep weave, and the napkins and towels can be woven in plain weave, twill, or block weaves. All you have to do after weaving the napkins and towels is to resley your loom to narrow the warp for the placemats. You can weave these on 2, 4, or 8+ harness looms. Available in 4 colorways.
Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Intermediate to Advanced (Two fish). Instructions included for 4-8 shaft looms. Can be woven on a 2 harness loom if desired.
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