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.
I blogged about
weaving the placemats and
some of the techniques I was using-
Tambour chain stitch embroidery
and
Inlay and embroidery
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.
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.
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.
And, …read more
