So last night my new 12 shaft Voyageur Leclerc table loom arrived. Unpacking her was an adventure; she was packed in a wood shipping crate in a cardboard box, with much tape. Pity the customs inspector who had to open her up. (Although I don’t think anyone did, actually. She arrived ship shape and bristol clean, as it were.)
So my first project is going to be a series of mug rugs. My goal is to experiment with the weave structures, so I’ve measure up about 5 yards, give or take, of 4/8 superwash wool (which is heat resistant and flame resistant). 79 ends, which I will be using at 12 ends per inch. One copy of the pattern is 22 threads, so this gives me enough room for 3 repeats, with about 5 threads on each end.
So patterns. Turns out you can do a lot with 12 harnesses … The following are just a small collection of possible patterns, all warped identically. It’s how the harnesses are lifted and in what order that makes all the difference …
So much twill …