Hemp Poetic Placemats Kit
Hemp Poetic Placemats Kit
Guess who’s coming to dinner? 4 easy and elegant hemp placemats for your next entertainment event. extend your education using classic hand-manipulated lace edge embellishments. The poet e.e. cummings would have wanted to get a loom just to weave these elegant placemats! This is a Two harness kit. Instructions for both Rigid Heddle and Shaft looms.
Hemp placemats made from 6-ply naturally colored hemp yarn. You can decide how embellished you want to make the mats. We include instructions for multiple types of hand-manipulated weaves to use as edges on your mats. All instructions require only 2 shafts. Perfect for your rigid heddle loom.
The 6 ply hemp yarn is produced in Romania. It is line spun and has a nice sheen to it when you press the woven items. A mangle really gives it a nice surface. Hems are woven with 3 ply hemp from China.
Project Description: Four placemats, 13” x 19.5” finished size. Woven with plain weave background and various finger manipulated weaves for interest. You will warp your loom, weave 2 placemats, and then warp it again to weave 2 more placemats.
Equipment Needed:
Loom with at least 15-inch weaving width, 8 dent reed.
Weaving sword (for leno, Mexican Lace or Brook’s bouquet), stick or boat shuttle
Two cones of 6 ply Lunatic Hemp Yarn and one 50g skein of 3 ply Lunatic Hemp Yarn for hems
Contents of Kit:
2- 6 ply 400g spools
1- 3 ply skein
