a bit of krokbragd

 I had some wool that Greta had given me a few years ago.  It was from Sweden. I decided to warp the Dorothy Loom for a Krokbragd pattern. 

The samples were small, they were supposed to be mug rugs.

I decided to turn them into a small bag.

I stitched together the side seams with whip stitching.

I found the whip stitch to be unsightly, and decided to cover it with some fingerloop braids.

Using a 3 loop braid, I covered the seam.

The bag measures about 6 inches x 5 inches. I still have to finish the trim and add a strap.

The krokbragd is usually woven on 3 shafts, but a 4 shaft loom can accomodate the structure by

lifting shafts 2, 3 and 4 and then shaft 1&3 and then shafts 1, 2, and 4.  Lather rinse repeat!

After getting the hang of it, I decided to use up some handspun bits and that will be used for a larger bag.  There are so many different possibilities with this type of structure.

It is interesting to try different combinations of colors and number or repeats.

Three out of Four

 Thanks to Paivi Suomi over at All Fiber Arts

And Lena Shevtsova's Slavic Patterns for Beginners

I managed to try something a little different, and was successful at weaving a pick up pattern on the 4-shaft loom, using only 3 shafts.

It opens up some possibilities for other ideas and future projects and eggsperiments.

Making Mitts

V's Food Bank Mitts

Noro Silk Garden over size 5's

6th pair in a series

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