Weaver's Craft, Issue #25

When asked what is woven on a handloom, many people would say rugs. Rug weaving requires a heavy loom, perhaps heavier than the loom you have. However, you can strengthen a regular floor loom to weave a rug or you can weave rug-like projects on smaller looms. Learn how to choose warp and weft for rug weaving.

Projects include a fluffy Rainbow Bright Rug woven in Peter Collingwood's double corduroy technique with strips of fleece. . . Simple Rag Rugs from recycled cotton fabrics. . . and Swedish Block Weave Placemats woven with cloth strips.

Also included are

• tips for using a rotary cutter to make strips for weft
• Article "Shuttles for Rug Weaving"
• Article "Rug Tools"

Mock Satin Damask - Issue #24

Do you remember the tablecloth on your mother's or grandmother's holiday dining table? It was probably white with fleur-de-lis patterning or curvilinear floral motifs that showed only in the right light. That's damask. Today's damask, however, is often woven with contrasting warp and weft colors to show the design better. Damask textiles have both warp- and weft-faced areas, pattern against background. The simplest damask structure is 1/3 and 3/1 broken twill, also called mock satin. On the same threading, the structure may also be woven as warp- and weft-faced twill. On a four-shaft loom, mock satin damask designs are easily woven with a pick-up technique, shown in two versions, one slightly faster than the other. Projects include small squares with a variety of snowflake designs and a tree design.

Also included:

• Damask Scarf on 8 shafts that needs no pick-up
• Article on How to Be a Helper

Weaver's Craft Magazine

Twill M's and W's

The hills and valleys of point twill provide many opportunities for creative adventures. The threading drafts often have sections that look like M's or W's. Easy to design, thread, and treadle, M's and W's twillls are fast to weave with one color in the warp and a contrasting color in the weft. Use the many treadlings shown or learn to design your own variations.