Summer Placemats

Cheryl turned her placemats with the wavy selvages into summer bags. Here's her next attempt at placemats. Not bad on the the loom. We'll see what happens when washed. She took Jane Campbell's advice and washed and dried the Peaches n Cream before using it in the weft. Let's hope that helps it not to shrink so much in this project. This is 100% cotton. Using rug warp, 3/2 perle cotton, cotton boucle and an 8/2 unmercerized. The colors are sage green and natural. The structure is based on a rep weave pattern but spaced at 12 epi, from The Handweavers Pattern Directory, p. 235, bottom treadling. Let's hear it for Robyn Spady's idea of a pattern abacus! (Those numbered beads across the top of the beater.) It really keeps you sane with 2 shuttles...thick, thin, thick, thin, thick, repeat...and various treadlings.