Specifications
| Brand: | Valley Yarns |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Designer: | Tammy Bast of The Rogue Weaver & Anita Thompson |
| Craft: | Weaving |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Loom Type: | Rigid Heddle Loom |
| Techniques and Construction: | Stripes |
Product Description
Explore new frontiers of weft possibilities with the inventive, fun and quick Dragonfly Dance Wall Hanging from Valley Yarns! Using a rigid heddle loom yarn with Valley Yarns Amherst as the warp and mixed with Malabrigo Nube roving in the weft, this textural piece is both incredibly dimensional and wonderfully colorful. The hand-dyed fiber lends the hanging a Claude-Monet-like look – and ensures that every piece made with the draft is sure to be one of a kind. Decorate your space with a fun handmade wall hanging that you can customize to your heart's content!
Equipment: Rigid Heddle Loom with minimum 20" weaving width, 2 stick shuttles, 2 pick-up sticks 22" or longer, 7½–8-dent heddle, 18–19" hanging rod, sewing supplies, and a walking foot for your sewing machine
Warp Yarns: 210 yards Valley Yarns Amherst (100% Merino Wool; 50g/109yds), shown in Navy
Weft Yarns:
70
yards Valley Yarns Amherst (100% Merino Wool; 50g/109yds), shown in Navy
2oz Malabrigo Nube Roving (100% Merino Wool; 4oz/braid), shown in #866 Arco Iris
Total Yarn Needed: 3 balls Valley Yarns Amherst and 1 braid of Malabrigo Nube
Warp Length: 51" of 148 ends
Sett: 7½–8 epi, 7 ppi in Valley yarns Amherst
Width in reed: 19¾" for 7½-dent heddle; 18½" for an 8-dent heddle
Finished Dimensions: 16½" x 16", excluding fringe
Weave Structure: Plain Weave with supplementary weft floats