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Hemp Tapestry Pillows - All Fiber Arts

These pillows were woven with a hemp warp and double width weaving technique. The centre is woven in tapestry or lace.  

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These pillows were woven on the loom using a doublewidth weaving technique. The centre of each pillow was also woven on the loom, with a variety of techniques: clasped weft, tapestry, and leno lace.
Warp length: 4 yd.
Warp: 3 ply bleached hemp
Sett: 16 epi
Width on Loom: 19 inches
# Ends: 304

Double Width Draft woven on 4 shafts
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This weaving draft shows how to weave 2 layers on 4 shafts. Shaft 1 & 2 (Orange) )weave one layer, and Shafts 3 & 4 (Green) )weave the second layer.
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The above draft shows how to weave a tube.

  • Raising shaft 1 - weaves the top layer.
  • Raising shaft 2 - weaves the bottom layer.
  • Raising shaft 3 - weaves the top layer.
  • Raising shaft 4 - weaves the bottom layer.

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