Heirloom Twill Blankets - Run 3
Finished
October 13, 2021
October 24, 2021

Heirloom Twill Blankets - Run 3

Project info
Weaving
BlanketBaby Blanket
Tools and equipment
36" Leclerc Artistat
Yarn
12 epi x 12 ppi
10,888 yards = 13.65 skeins
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
7.2 skeins = 5760.0 yards (5266.9 meters), 1627 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.53 skeins = 420.0 yards (384.0 meters), 118 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.93 skeins = 740.0 yards (676.7 meters), 209 grams
Red
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.44 skeins = 348.0 yards (318.2 meters), 98 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.02 skeins = 16.0 yards (14.6 meters), 4 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.56 skeins = 448.0 yards (409.7 meters), 126 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.72 skeins = 572.0 yards (523.0 meters), 161 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.92 skeins = 732.0 yards (669.3 meters), 206 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.15 skeins = 120.0 yards (109.7 meters), 33 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.23 skeins = 180.0 yards (164.6 meters), 50 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.24 skeins = 188.0 yards (171.9 meters), 53 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.55 skeins = 436.0 yards (398.7 meters), 123 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.54 skeins = 432.0 yards (395.0 meters), 122 grams
Maysville 8/4 Cotton Carpet Warp
0.62 skeins = 496.0 yards (453.5 meters), 140 grams
Notes

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 EndsCalculation
    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 LengthCalculation
    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
YarnAmount
    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
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Finished
October 13, 2021
October 24, 2021
About this yarn
by Maysville
Fingering
100% Cotton
800 yards / 226 grams

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  • Project created: October 5, 2021
  • Finished: October 24, 2021
  • Updated: November 5, 2021