Not a chair cover this time – as you may have realised I have been rather busy lately! But I have not stopped working on the chairs. I have been exploring the possibilities of the peg loom I bought for the third yarn based cover.
Following the instructions that came with it I used Aran weight yarn and diagonal weaving but thought the fabric was not dense enough to make seat cover which would last.
So then I used the yarn doubled which gave a better result but was quite tough on the fingers. I will probably use these.
Now I am experimenting with what my book calls ‘flat weaving’ which is much more fun because I can play around with stripes, checks, different weaves, even possibly ‘tapestry’ type stuff. Again the weave is quite loose so maybe I still need to use heavier yarn (not much left in my scrap box now!) or double it. More experimenting to be done.
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These look like fun experiments. The ‘lighter’ ones you deem not suitable for a chair seat could always make up a cover for a scatter cushion 🙂
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That is probably what I will use them for but it depends on what collevction I have when I have finished experimenting!
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I am intrigued enough to go and Google peg loom. Do I need this rabbit hole?
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Thank you for your work on these… the two completed chairs are getting lots of use.
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love your squares, weaving them can become addictive. Which peg loom did you buy? The edges look much neater than my squares woven on a very old, antique loom. Might have to investigate.
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I found it on etsy made by Treneyn crafts who are a husband and wife team from Cornwall. It seemed they were hand made by a tiny local business in the UK so just the kind of place I want to support.
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Love your squares!
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Good luck with the seat covers!
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