Week 11 of 2025

This week I wove another table runner -

This one came out to about 21" x 40" (47" including fringe).

As part of my year of experimenting with weaving this is another matt/shiny project (with 2/8 cotton and 2/8 tencel in the colour Orange Brulé from Maurice Brassard), but for this one I chose a closer sett (24 ends per inch instead of 20 epi like the Earl's Canvas table runner from January), 24 epi is the recommend sett for a twill weave.

I used another fancy twill pattern, which was visible on the loom under tension (cotton warp, tencel weft).

The closer sett also made the square design weave to slight diamonds.

Once the fabric was washed and pressed the pattern isn't as visible as the last experiment. I don't know if it is because it is a darker colour, if there are longer floats (loose threads) in the pattern, or the closer sett. I was dissapointed with the finished result (also there were many problems with weaving which didn't help my opinion of the project), but it was a successful experiment for me to determine sett when weaving 2/8 cotton and tencel - I prefer 20 ends per inch. 

Pets -

Miss Maggie

GingerSnap!'s daily ritual before Molly's walk.

So many chickens standing on one leg.

All the best!♥︎