This is a way to get rid of odds and ends scraps that were too ragged even for twining. I set up a kite string warp on a frame from discarded PCV pipes. Then I made a continuous string heddle as one would do for
backstrap weaving.
Small mat, 35 x 75 cm
PCV pipe frame. This is with yarn warp. I undid this one and used kite string instead for the finished mat.
The fabric strips are hand-stitched end to end to eliminate big bulges. Also, since my fabric strips were so irregular is was easier than knotting them.
Each strip was 1/2"-1" wide, then folded or tucked under.
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| Detail of woven rag rug, mixed silks, polys, cottons, wool, denim. |
Woven mat from old t-shirts and kite string warp.
Soft bathmat size carpet from old t-shirts, plush bathrobe and fleece muffler.
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| Woven bath mat using variety of soft cotton strips, heavy cotton cord warp. |
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| Mixed cottons, jersey bath mat |
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| Detail of mixed bath mat, twining and weaving (the twined strips give a little extra strength) |
Then I found the old rigid heddle loom that my mother gave me in 1969. I remember weaving yarn mufflers and mats on this model.
Having a short supply of yarn, I used the yarn for the warp and strips of wool (from an old skirt) left over from rug hooking for the weave.
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| 70 cm x 30cm mat |
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| 80 cm x 30 cm mat |
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Detail of woven wool strips
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