Knitting machine edging for woven placemats
September 4, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under knitting, weaving and handweaving and looms
In June and July, I wove a length of fabric for placemats.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
I blogged about
some of the techniques I was using-
Tambour chain stitch embroidery
and
and
when it was all woven,
it took me a while
to be able
to cut it
into the placemats.
I thought about the edges and decided to try different ways of finishing them.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
I thought….
why not knit the edging
on the knitting machine?
So, I picked up stitches
all along the edge.
And then I knitted 11 rows.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
Then, I folded the placemat
up, picked up and plunked
stitches along the edge,
and cast the whole shebang off.
And of course, wove in the ends.
It worked just fine.
photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay copyright
And, now, to finish the
edges of the rest of the
placemats!
So it’s like a knitted binding? Clever!
Hi Bethany
)
Yes, and it works great… quick and easy to do, too!
Gorgeous length of fabric! I love the hanging banner of fabric and then seeing it turned into equally lovely placemats. Brilliant idea to put the knitted edges on them – easy for you perhaps
Happy Weaving,
Terri
Thank you so much, Terri!
I’ve been playing with various ways of edging the placemats, and it’s been fun…
I’ll post about some of the other edgings I am doing….