Coast of maine weaving series

I wove this three-part series with cotton warp and recycled sari strips for the weft

Seaweed and Sunshine on the Ocean Waves

Warp:  8/2 bamboo in color cactus

EPI:  16

Ends:  336

2.75-yard warp

Width:  21” (for finished width of 20”)

 Weft:
-- 8/2 bamboo (thin tabby)
-- recycled sari silk ribbon ( Mellow Yellow) – approx. 100 yds

Fields of Lupine

Warp:  8/2 cotton in color Plum

EPI:  16

Ends:  336

2.75-yard warp

Width:  21” (for finished width of 20”)

 Weft:
— 8/2 cotton in Plum (thin tabby)
— recycled sari silk ribbon (Wildflower) – approx. 100 yds

Penobscot Bay Sunrise

Warp:  8/2 cotton in color Brique

EPI:  16

Ends:  336

2.75-yard warp

Width:  21” (for finished width of 20”)

 Weft:
-- 8/2 cotton (thin tabby)
-- recycled sari silk ribbon (Gypsy) – approx. 100 yds

Draft for all: Draft:  Star and Rose variations, Handweaver’s Dictionary pg 103

— Plain weave with thin tabby (every other row)

— Treadling 3/5 with silk sari (every other row)

— Small sections (4-8 rows) of plain weave with 8/2 cotton