Weavers Craft Weaver's Craft Magazine - 16 Monk's Belt and Bias Cloth Strips (SPRING04)

Weaver’s Craft, a quarterly publication by former Handwoven editor Jean Scorgie, features well-designed projects with special emphasis on creative expression in color and design. The projects are for beginning and intermediate weavers on four- to eight-shaft table or floor looms, with most of the projects for four-shaft looms.

Each issue centers around a topic, explaining concepts, discussing options, and illustrating processes step by step. It’s like having a teacher at your elbow guiding you with the information you need to learn and grow.

No advertisements, no filler, just information you can use to make your weaving highly rewarding.  Each issue is like a chapter in a book.  Imagine the possibilities!

Issue 16  - Monk's Belt and Bias Cloth Strips

Cloth cut on the bias (45-degree diagonal) is stretchy and easy to mold. As pattern weft, it constricts to intersect the ground fabric and then flares out to provide coverage for floats. Bias doesn't ravel but forms short fringes on each side of the strip. As pattern weft in monk's belt fabrics, bias cloth strips can look like chenille after the fabric is washed. Several projects woven in monk's belt show the effects of sizing up both pattern and background yarns to make heavier fabrics. Projects include Cloth Strip Totes, Chenille Gridwork Pillows, Purse on a String, place mats, and a bias Striped Tea Cozy and Napkins.