Valley Yarns #289 Joyous Bag PDF

Who doesn’t like a bag of goodies that you can also take on the go? A modern lightweight backpack for carrying all your holiday loot. It’s sure to bring joy to everyone you know. This project applies the technique of double weaving a tube to sewing a sweet drawstring bag without cutting your woven fabric. 

Weave Structure: Double Weave

Equipment & Supplies: 4-shaft loom at least 20” wide, 2 shuttles, 3 bobbins, safety pin, 4 yds of 3mm parachute cord (cut into 2yd lengths), 6” of 1” wide webbing, 1.5 yds of 45” wide black cotton fabric for lining, bodkin, lighter

Warp Yarn: Valley Yarns 6/2 Cotton (100% unmercerized cotton, 2,520 yds/lb), Pine 1080 yds, Hunter 240 yds

Weft Yarn: Valley Yarns 6/2 Cotton (100% unmercerized cotton, 2,520 yds/lb), Pine 492 yds, Hunter 105 yds

Warp Length: 2 yds of 660 ends

Sett: 40 epi (20 per layer), 4/dent in a 10-dent reed, 32 ppi (16 per layer)

Width in reed: 16.5”

Finished Dimensions: Width 14” x length 18.5”