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Linen Fabric Woven in Plain Weave on a Treadle Loom
Linen is cloth woven from flax fibre: very strong, absorbent, quick to dry and cool to the touch, and among the oldest textiles; Egyptian mummies were wrapped in it. Weave linen thread in plain weave on the treadle loom, each weft over one warp thread and under the next.
The picture: linen cloths in a textile museum drawer.
Intermediate
A week
Instructions
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1
Warp the loom
Warp the loom
Measure the warp (step 5), thread the ends alternately through the two shafts' heddles and through the reed, and wind it on the back beam under even tension. Mist the warp with water now and then; dry linen frays (ours).
Materials for this step:
Linen Thread1560 mTools needed:
Treadle Loom
Ruler
Scissors
Water Spray Bottle
Water2
2
Weave
Weave
Press one treadle, throw the shuttle through the shed, beat with the reed; press the other treadle and throw it back. Lay each pick in at a slant so the edges do not draw in.
Materials for this step:
Linen Thread1320 mTools needed:
Treadle Loom
Shuttle3
3
Advance
Advance
Wind the woven cloth onto the front beam as you go, keeping the beat even so the picks per cm stay the same.
Tools needed:
Treadle LoomRuler4
4
Cut off
Cut off
Weave to the end of the warp, cut the cloth off and knot the warp ends in groups so the weft cannot unravel.
Tools needed:
Scissors5
5
Thread for the cloth
Thread for the cloth
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