Roxie, I found this, I hope it helps in your search. A Star of Bethlehem coverlet is owned by The National Museum of the American Coverlet, Bedford, Pennsylvania: NMAC collection. This link has

In Helen Bress' book, on page 323 there is reference to it - she has a one sentence discusses that it was likely woven in the early 19th century - there is an analysis of a piece of fabric found in

Not at home right now but a couple more places to check would be: "The Coverlet Books" by Helen Bress or a more difficult one to find "Of Coverlets the Legacies The Weavers" by Doris Kenedy, Sadye

The design and execution looks great, Isabelle! Was it water resistant if not water-proof?

I have woven various tote bags with plastic bag strips (and sometimes used a piece of bicycle innertube for the bottom). I have found that red and orange newspaper sleeves (and perhaps other types)

I'd like to learn more about the history of the Star of Bethlehem pattern. Davison (p. 134) attributes it to "Josephine Estes-Handicrafter Vol IV No 1-pg 4" That issue is not listed in

At least 30 years ago I wove picnic placemats using carpet warp and whole wheat bread wrappers for their color. They are still in great shape. Brenda

Plastic rugs were a staple in Swedish kitchens when I was a kid. I think they may still be, but the designs are better. The ones I remember from back then were mostly in Rosepath. We have some in the

I once wove a "coat" using carpet warp for the warp and strips of plastic bags in the weft. It was for a fun fashion show. The coat hanged in my studio for about 5 years but I had to discard it

Another consideration: Heddles You have to make sure the material passes through the heddles you have. And if a warp thread breaks and you need to knot on a new one - will the join fit through your

I wove several yards with my single-ply, spindle-spun, recycled plastic (from newspaper sleeves and dollar store picnic tables), using baling "twine" as the warp. I made seat cushions for the deck. I

Thanks so much for all this info. Looking forward to getting this on the loom. Louise

I have been approached by a company that recycled plastic bags into a yarn, and was looking for someone to weave it into material to make tote bags from. Anyone have any experience with this? I

In Anne Dixon's Handweaving Pattern Directory. It's not the exact draft and the treadling sequences are very different, but the threading is very close and you can see the tie-up, and if you want, you

I've had the Meta 40 cm sample loom http://www.weavingloomsmeta.be/loom/sample_loom.php http://www.weavingloomsmeta.be/loom/sample_loom_photos.php for now six or seven years, and I'm very happy with

Re: the reference to Anne Dixon and page 207...where is that located? Thanks for the info. Louise

Yes! This is a 4-shaft advancing twill draft translated to the RH, so you just need to translate it back again. You can use the numbers for the threading diagram to mark the correct shaft to a thread

The Jan/Feb 2023 issue of Handwoven has a rigid-heddle design I would like to weave on a 4 harness floor loom. see pages 38-40. In the upper left hand corner of page 40, the threading is listed

I did stumble on their site recently - the loom does look well built - if you have the opportunity for someone to bring it along in their luggage, I would consider trying it out. Sara von Tresckow,

Hi all, I've been on the hunt for an 8-shaft table loom that I can take to workshops, and Meta's 40cm 8/12 shaft Sample Loom has caught my eye. I've contacted them and learned that they do not ship