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Fig (^6) Herringboneweave
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ESSENTIALGUIDElfabricstripweaving
1
Instructionsanddiagrams
aregivenhereforthe
patternshowninFig 6. The
measurementsgivenmakea
large21insquareblock.The
stripswerepreparedastube
stripswithoutsideseams.
Threemaincolourswereused
inonewidth,andonedark
colourina narrowerwidth:
QBlue,pinkandmauvestrips



  • sixstripsofeach,cut 3 in
    x 24inandpreparedto make
    strips 1 inwide.
    QDarkbrownstrips– twenty
    strips,cut2inx 24inand
    prepared to make strips in
    wide.


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Preparea baseboardat least
25insquareandpina 25in
squareoffusibleinterfacingon
top,shinysideup(notshown
inthediagrams).Arrangethree
blue,threepinkandthree
mauvestrips,asshowninFig
6A, withtendarkbrownstrips
betweenthemandat thetop
andbottom.Pinthemtothe
baseboardandrotatetheboard
so these strips run vertically.

3


Begintheweavingwitha
darkbrownstrip.InFig6B,
thehorizontalstripcoloursare
showninlightershades,sothe
weaving is easier to see. The

colouredarrowheadsalongthe
diagrambaseshowtheverticals
tocount.Workonerepeatfrom
thebottomup,asfollows:
QBrownstrip 1 – over3,
under2,over4,under2,
over4,under2,over2.
QPinkstrip 1 – under1, over
2,under4,over2,under 4,
over2,under4.
QBrownstrip 2 – under
1, over4,under2,over4,
under2,over4,under2.
QMauvestrip 1 – under
3,over2,under4,over2,
under4,over2,under2.
QBrownstrip 3 – under
3,over4,under2,over 4,
under2,over4.
QBluestrip 1 – over1, under
4,over2,under4,over 2,
under 4, over 2.

Nestlethestripstogetherand
pinthemintoplaceat eachside
edge.Continuethispattern
andrepeatit twicemore,asin
Fig6C, andadda finalbrown
stripat thetop(over3,under2,
over4,under 2, over 4, under
2, over 2).

4


Presstheworktofuseit
totheinterfacing,remove
fromtheboardandtrimto
leaveainseam allowance
(Fig6D).

A

B

C

D

HERRINGBONE WEAVE
Onceyouhavemasteredbasicweaving,youcanbe moreadventurous.Thisherringbonepattern
is a little trickier, but it has a regular repeat to it. Instructions are for right-handed weaving.

Pattern
repeat

Work over counted verticals

Repeat

Repeat

Pattern
repeat
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