Ripsmatta/Rep

MAFA2025-3889

Based on Arts & Crafts coloration and patterning.

19.5″ wide x 42.5″ long

802 working ends, so 1604 warp threads.

2 ends per heddle. The beat was 5 double picks/” on the loom, 4.5/” finished. I used relatively loose warp tension and beat hard with a shed stick in the upcoming shed. The thick weft was twisted at the selvedge. Thin wefts were treated as if for an inkle band, by leaving a weft loop, beating and then pulling the far side loopy weft snug against the selvedge. 20/2 used for hem.

Colors used:
UKI Special Turquoise, UKI Light Turquoise, UKI Light Orange, UKI Dark Gold, Lunatic Fringe Butter Yellow, UKI Duck, Lunatic Fringe Kelp

MAFA2025-3880

I had designed a 16 block rep weave for a tote bag that resembled vertical entwined ribbons. I took this lift plan and used it with a 32 block rep weave threading. After tweaking, the design result was a lattice.

My thread stash included purple and a raspberry thread. I do not usually weave with these colors. I decided to expand my color choices and used these two threads with a gray 10/2 to design the warp colors.

MAFA2025-3876

Based on the fall coloration of raspberry leaves.
Repp playing off inkle band design.

20 1/2 ” x 13″

514 working ends, so 1028 warp threads.

Each 10/2 end, despite working as double threads, was threaded separately to organize the color mixing in each 2 end weaving unit. The beat was 5 double picks/” on the loom, 4.5/” finished. I used relatively loose warp tension and beat hard with a shed stick in the upcoming shed. The thick weft was twisted at the selvedge. Thin wefts were treated as if for an inkle band, by leaving a weft loop, beating and then pulling the far side loopy weft snug against the selvedge.

Colors used: UKI navy & purple, purple passion, pacific blue, deep turquoise, Lunatic Fringe copper, kelp, forest, 5 red-purple