Straight Threading 1,2,3,4
Blanket 1: grass, 7 pick vertical zigzag
Blanket 2: moody blue, handweaving.net #60
Blanket 3: tulip, friendship towel treadle
Blanket 4: light jade, Davisson p. 5 variation VIII
Blanket 5: lavender and pink, Dixon p. 34 straight twill woven on opposites in 2 colors
Blanket 6 gold, Davisson p 5 IX vertical skip twill
Blanket 7: dubonnet and tulip, Dixon p. 35 Hopsack
Blanket 8: eggplant, handweaving.net #2410, 16 pick herringbone
Blanket 9: yellow, handweaving.net #52
Blanket 10: red/orange/yellow/grass/moody blue/purple/dubonnet/white straight twill rainbow
Blanket 11: organge, Davisson p. 4 VI - vertical cord weave (only got to 35”)
Making warp 14 yards.
Warp 1: 80 ends
Warp 2: 80 ends
Warp 3: 80 ends
Warp 4: 88 ends
Warp 5: 56 ends
Warp 6: 50 ends
Total: 434 ends
Finished size ~30x30.
https://www.ozonehouse.com/Athena/weavecalc.html?length=3...
| Warp Ends | Calculation |
|---|
| Finished width | 29.75” |
| + Shrinkage (10.00%) | + 2.98” |
| + Take-up (10.00%) | + 3.27” |
| = Width at reed | = 36.00” |
| × Warp Sett | × 12.00 epi |
| = Warp ends | = 432 ends |
| + Floating selvedge | +2 |
| = Total warp ends | = 434 ends |
| Warp Length | Calculation |
|---|
| Finished length | 34.00” |
| + Shrinkage (10.00%) | + 3.40” |
| + Take-up (10.00%) | + 3.80” |
| = Length to weave (relaxed) | = 38.00” |
| = Length to weave (under tension) | = 42.00” |
| + Fringe | + 0.00” |
| = Length of item | = 42.00” |
| × Item count | × 11.00 |
| = Length of weaving | = 462.00” |
| + Loom waste | + 36.00” |
| = Total warp length | = 498.00” |
| = 13 yards 30” |
| = 1265 cm |
| Yarn | Amount |
|---|
| Total warp ends | 434 ends |
| × Total warp length | × 498.00” |
| = Total warp yarn required | = 6004 yards |
| Actual width at reed | 36.17” |
| × Picks per inch | × 12.00 ppi |
| × Length to weave | × 41.80” |
| × Item count | × 11.00 |
| = Total weft yarn required | = 5570 yards |
| = Total yarn required | = 11574 yards |