Specifications
| Brand: | Valley Yarns |
| Yarn Weight: | Worsted |
| Designer: | Jason Collingwood |
| Craft: | Weaving |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Pages: | 3 |
| Techniques and Construction: | Stripes |
| Featured Products: | Valley Yarns Collingwood Rug Wool Valley Yarns Undyed Wetspun Warp Linens |
Product Description
The Optical Twill Rug from Valley Yarns is a gorgeous, high quality rug with a clean and modern design. Weaving a rug is one of the great satisfactions of a weaving life, and weaving a rug designed by Jason Collingwood is the way to go. Jason has designed this beautiful rug in honor of WEBS 40th Anniversary using Collingwood Rug Wool; a yarn produced in collaboration with Valley Yarns. This is truly a project made in heaven.
Structure: 2/2 Twill
Equipment: 4-shaft loom, 36" weaving width (extra width needed to achieve the desired beat); 8-dent reed; 2 ski shuttles
Warp Yarns: Valley Yarns Undyed Wetspun Warp Linens, 8/5 weight (236 yd/8.8 oz. tube) Natural - 316 yds
Weft Yarns: Valley Yarns Collingwood Rug Wool (900 yd/lb)
Jute - 1,200 yds
Onyx - 600 yds
Length: 158 ends (includes 6 ends as floating selvedges) 2 yds long
Setts: Warp: 6 epi. (2, skip,1, skip in a 8-dent reed); Weft: Approx. 24 ppi (each pick is three strands of rug wool wound together)
Dimensions: Width in reed: 25½"; Finished size: 1 rug 23" x 32"