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Café Table Runner
Café Table Runner
The Café Table Runner brings together the rustic texture of Duet Cotton/Linen Weaving Yarn and the classic elegance of Bronson lace.
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Designed by Sarah Resnick for GIST: Yarn & Fiber.
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Materials
Warp & Weft: 2 cones of Duet Cotton/Linen Weaving Yarn
Project Notes
- Tools Required: 4 shaft table or floor loom, 10 dent reed, shuttle & bobbins, fringe twister
- EPI: 10
- Width at Reed: 14" (+ 2 floating selvedges)
- Warp Ends: 142
- Warp Length: 120"
- Draft: Bronson Lace Draft from The Handweaver's Pattern Directory, by Anne Dixon, page 183 (top draft)
- Finished Dimensions: 12" W x 55" L + 5" fringe on each side
- Finishing Details: Twisted 5" fringe on each side
- Care Instructions: Hand wash cold, hang to dry, press as needed
Weaving & Finishing
Finishing: Hand wash, air dry and iron the fabric. Twist fringe in groups of about 6 ends and trim to 5".
Variations
- Add stripes/color blocks throughout the weft, alternating between Color A and Color B.
- Add more stripes throughout the warp alternating between Color A and Color B.
- Introduce a third color into the design -- choose from 8 colors of Duet Cotton/Linen Weaving Yarn.
- Weave a similar runner on a rigid heddle loom using tabby weave and weaver manipulated lace techniques.
About
Sarah Resnick is the founder of GIST: Yarn & Fiber, and the co-host of the Weave podcast. She learned how to weave in Toronto in 2009, and was hauling a Craigslist loom up to her apartment two months later...she's never looked back since! Other parts of her fiber journey included selling handwoven baby wraps, helping to launch a sewing factory in Fall River, Massachusetts, and creating Jewish ritual textiles for people celebrating life cycle events. The thread that winds through everything she does is a passion for building systems that directly support farmers, manufacturers, and artists to bring value and beauty into the world.
