magnolias wall hanging

8 EPI

Warp:  8/2 cotton

Weft:  8/2 cotton (tabby) and silk sari (structure)

Dye warp and structure weft by hand painting with cochineal and logwood, then wrapping in plastic and steaming in a canning pot on the stovetop for 30 minutes

31” wide on loom

248 ends

90” warp

Monks belt draft: Page 98 (top design) of The Handweaver’s Pattern Directory

Leave one gap in center of warp

Finished size: 28 1/2” x 55”