Diy Positive Vibes Carpeting + Diy Woven Fine Art Book

Today I'm excited to percentage amongst y'all a actually cool projection from Rachel Denbow's novel book, DIY Woven Art: Inspiration in addition to Instruction for Handmade Wall Hangings, Rugs, Pillows in addition to More!  Having followed Rachel's crafty the world for many years right away every bit a regular DIY contributor at A Beautiful Mess weblog in addition to her ain blog, Smile in addition to Wave, nosotros were excited to listen she wrote a volume on i of the many crafts she does therefore well, weaving.

And right away the book!  DIY Woven Art is filled amongst xv fabulous fiber fine art projects—from awesome wall hangings that Rachel is good known for to colourful projects similar pillows in addition to rugs.  She fifty-fifty shows y'all how to fabricate three simple, portable looms if y'all come about to postulate one.

The projection Rachel in addition to her publishers therefore kindly are letting us percentage hither is her Positive Vibes Rug, possibly a picayune amibitious for the novice, but similar she says inward the starting fourth dimension of this tutorial, "if I tin give notice practise it, y'all tin give notice practise it".  So well, at that topographic point y'all go! She also says if y'all experience it's a picayune intimidating, exercise the see board every bit the overstep purpose of your loom in addition to weave a privy sized carpeting instead.  Let's guide hold a look!

Excerpted from DIY Woven Art Copyright © 2016 past times Rachel Denbow in addition to published past times F+W Media, Inc. Used past times permission of the publisher. All rights reserved. Photos courtesy of Rachel Denbow in addition to Janae Hardy. 

Positive Vibes Rug

Weaving your ain carpeting mightiness seem a picayune ambitious, but if I tin give notice practise it, y'all tin give notice practise it.
This pattern is a picayune to a greater extent than complex than the firstly carpeting I e'er wove, but it’s simply a giant star motif, similar to The Stars at Night on page 78. You tin give notice easily modify this pattern in addition to weave bold stripes similar to I Want Candy on page 34 if you’d rather locomote on something without diagonal lines. If a large carpeting simply feels also intimidating, exercise the see board every bit the overstep purpose of your loom in addition to weave a bath-sized carpeting instead.
Fabric yarn is an splendid choice for weaving a carpeting because it tin give notice live constitute inward a multifariousness of colors in addition to patterns, it’s quite durable, in addition to it’s thick plenty to brand quicker locomote than if y'all were using a worsted-weight wool yarn. It has a lovely weight in addition to curtain to it, therefore it isn’t easily disturbed when walked across. But y'all volition nonetheless postulate to couplet it amongst a carpeting pad if y'all exercise it on hardwood or tiled floors.
Most of the stuff yarns I used hither are fashion manufacture remnants that guide hold been cutting in addition to injure into balls of yarn. Many of these are a cotton fiber blend, but the fettuccia yarn is a picayune to a greater extent than similar rayon. Fettuccia is Italian for ribbon or strip in addition to is currently a stylish yarn to exercise inward Europe. When using stuff yarns made of unlike fibers in addition to amongst unlike elasticity, live doubly aware that y'all aren’t pulling your weft rows taut every bit y'all weave to ensure everything lies apartment when y'all take it from the loom.

This carpeting is machine washable, but I propose spot cleaning instead. Vacuum over it every bit y'all would amongst regular rugs.

Finished Size
3' x v ½' (91.5 cm x 1.7 m)
 

Supplies
frame loom, 4' x 6' (1.2 x 1.8 m)
3/8" (1 cm) cotton fiber rope inward natural for warp, 384 yards (351 m)
xi oz. fettuccia yarn inward olive green, 140 yards (128 m)
medium stuff yarn inward calorie-free pink, 140 yards (128 m)
medium stuff yarn inward pink, 140 yards (128 m)
medium stuff yarn inward calorie-free mint, 140 yards (128 m)
medium stuff yarn inward ochre, 140 yards (128 m)
medium stuff yarn inward white amongst dark dots, xx yards (18.3 m)
stick shuttle, 12" (30.5 cm)
tapestry needle, 21/2" (6.5 cm)
wooden comb or fork
scissors

1. Warp your large loom amongst the cotton fiber rope inward natural every bit y'all would your lap loom. It volition adapt a 4' x 6' (1.2 x 1.8 m) carpeting when woven all the agency across the boom heads, but y'all tin give notice customize your size.
Start your firstly color block amongst the olive dark-green fettuccia yarn. Weave four rows of patently weave in addition to therefore cut down ii warps on either side every four weft rows. This volition practise the same stair-step pattern used inward other projects, but you’ll exercise a diagonal interlock (pages 86–88) to brand certain at that topographic point isn’t whatever push clit betwixt warp threads where the color blocks meet. Weave upwardly for a total of xix stair steps (Fig. 1).
As y'all work, live certain y'all boot the bucket on arcing, bubbling, in addition to gently batting downward each weft row therefore y'all don’t push clit inward the warp.

Fig. 1

2. Flip your loom in addition to weave the same form amongst the same yarn on the opposite halt (Fig. 2).

Fig. 2

3. Your adjacent department volition live a shorter version of the same form on overstep of the previous shape. Weave the calorie-free mint yarn all the agency across your warp for four weft rows in addition to therefore decrease ii warps on each side for every four weft rows. When y'all postulate to cutting around other length of yarn, overlap your ends every bit shown in addition to press them together amongst your weaving comb every bit y'all locomote that weft row downward (Fig. 3). Create a total of 12 stair steps, or 48 weft rows of this color.

Fig. 3

4. Flip your loom over i time to a greater extent than in addition to repeat the same pattern (Fig. 4).

Fig. 4

5. Add inward your concluding color block for this firstly grouping of shapes amongst the ochre yarn. Above the calorie-free mint shape, weave all the agency across for four weft rows. Decrease ii warps for every four weft rows for a total of v stair steps in addition to therefore increase ii warps for every four weft rows (Fig. 5). This should run into upwardly amongst the calorie-free mint expanse higher upwardly it in addition to practise a contrary arrow form on each end.

Fig. 5

6. Next, fill upwardly inward the negative spaces amongst a calorie-free pinkish color block. Thread the calorie-free pinkish yarn on the tapestry needle. Interlock your calorie-free pinkish yarn past times stitching through the dorsum side of the mint loop on the 3rd warp every bit shown. Pull through until y'all guide hold a 4" (10 cm) tail (Fig. 6).

Fig. 6

7.Weave over the minute warp in addition to nether the firstly warp (Fig. 7).

8. Weave inward the opposite management every bit park in addition to interlock i time to a greater extent than through the loop from the dorsum side (Fig. 8). Stitching through the dorsum side each time, no thing how the loop is angled, volition practise a to a greater extent than consistent pattern in addition to a less bulky seam.

Fig. 8

9. Weave dorsum over those warps every bit y'all commonly would in addition to nether the selvedge. Continue interlocking every bit y'all weave your agency through this entire negative infinite adjacent to the calorie-free mint yarn (Fig. 9).

Fig. 9

10. After y'all weave your in conclusion weft row inward this negative space, weave dorsum inward almost v warps to secure your tail in addition to trim the end. This volition locomote out a cleaner border (Fig. 10).

Fig. 10

11. Continue filling inward your negative spaces until y'all are done amongst your rug. The olive dark-green color block volition percentage weft rows amongst the nighttime pinkish color block; the calorie-free mint color block volition percentage weft rows amongst the calorie-free pink; in addition to the ochre color block inward the see of the carpeting volition percentage weft rows amongst the white-and-black patterned color block. You don’t guide hold to weave them inward a specific social club every bit long every bit they all teach filled inward (Fig. 11).

Always live mindful that y'all aren’t pulling also tightly every bit y'all weave. You may nonetheless halt upwardly amongst a slight bend toward the see of your weaving on a large projection similar this, but consider it i of those handmade imperfections that add together charm.

Fig. 11

12. You shouldn’t guide hold whatever room left on either halt of your loom, therefore carefully push clit your warps off of your boom heads. I similar to exercise my metallic tapestry needle for this to salvage my fingers the wearable in addition to tear. Remove your warp from both exterior edges toward the see to maintain the warp in addition to weft rows from pulling also much inward i direction. Stitch inward your tail ends along the edges of your rug.

Stand dorsum in addition to beam amongst pride!

DIY Woven Art: Inspiration in addition to Instruction for Handmade Wall Hangings, Rugs, Pillows in addition to More is available through Interweave Store HERE and  Amazon HERE.

Thank y'all Rachel! Also, here's a few snaps from within the book!

DIY Woven Art: Inspiration in addition to Instruction for Handmade Wall Hangings, Rugs, Pillows in addition to More is available through Interweave Store HERE and  Amazon HERE.

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