Project Description:

• 4 place mats (approximately 18” x 12” each)
• 4-shaft repp weave
• 30 EPI, 5 total PPI (thick and thin) (12 PPI in hems)
• Warp length 4-yards, 12 ½” in reed.

Equipment Needed:

• • A loom with at least 4 shafts and at least a 13” weaving width.
  • 10 or 15 dent reed
  • 2 shuttles, 2 bobbins

Total Yarn needed:

• Warp yarn: 3/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton:  Black: 1 lb cone, Very Dark Gray, Burnt Umber and Copper: one 4 oz cone each, Medium Gray and 5 Blue: 1.5 oz cone.
• Weft yarn: (thick weft, used quadruped) 8/16 heavy unmercerized cotton: Noir 1 lb tube.
• Weft yarn: (thin weft) 10/2 Tubular Spectrum™ mercerized cotton Black: 1.5 oz cone.

Sometimes when these placemats are woven on lightweight looms, you may have sheds that don’t come out as clear as we would like.  To help avoid this, use a lift plan and raise each harness separately.  Click here for a downloadable lift plan.  If you want to redownload the instructions, they are now included in the download.

Listen to the Loon! Difficulty level for this kit is Intermediate Weaver (Three fish). This is a 4-shaft kit.  If you would like more information on our Listen to the Loon ratings, click here.

Our Master Weaver Series highlight the inspiring talents of Master Weavers.  We have worked with these amazing hand-crafters to bring you stunning kits made from high quality yarns.

Cynthia Newman designed these magical, foldable Napkins. Cynthia enjoys the contrast between her rural lifestyle and designs influenced by her urban childhood.  Her inspiration comes from modern, industrial design and architecture.  Attracted to repetitive patterns found in large cargo ships, bridges, machines and grain silos, she translates the patterns into her weavings.  Cynthia received Master Weaver certification from Handweavers Guild of America in 2018; completed work as a Look Development Textile Designer for the feature film Missing Link (she wove fabric for one of the characters!) and was awarded Best Technical Excellence for Color Blocks I, II & III in Weaving Guilds of Oregon traveling exhibition in 2018, and Best of Show for Five Stories Up in 2023.  Her studio is in northeast Oregon.

For more information on how to care for these yarns, please go to: YARN CARE