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For your third and final project together, Maria will be showing you how to weave a placemat - and this time, you’ll be using a circular frame loom.
From the Lesson Workbook
Making a Round Placemat
For our second and final project together, I'll show you how to weave a placemat. This will use a circular frame loom.
We will use the T-shirt yarn again, which gives a chunky effect and makes the placemat suitable for protecting surfaces from hot saucepans and pots. You can use thinner yarns to create a more delicate placemat for individual table settings.
I will demonstrate a new technique in this project. It gives the weave a plaited effect.
As with the previous projects in this course, you should be able to use things you already have around your home. You can use an embroidery hoop or an old lampshade frame as the circular loom.
The Differences in Weaving on a Circular Loom
The process of weaving is exactly the same, as you will still be going over and under the warp strings. However this time, instead of rows, you'll be weaving in a continuous spiral.
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Maria Sigma
Award-winning textile designer
Maria Sigma is an award-winning Greek textiles designer and weaver specialising in ethical hand-woven textiles for interiors. Maria’s work - inspired by a traditional Greek Cycladic crocheted lace pattern - celebrates 'zero waste' design and a slow-making ethic, combining a contemporary approach of traditional weaving techniques with a focus on raw natural materials and texture. Maria has collaborated with a long list of exceptional interior designers, architects, galleries, fashion and furniture brands, including Susie Atkinson, Hauser & Wirth, Soho House, The New Craftsman, Anthropologie and Toast. She also teaches regular ‘weaving from waste’ workshops across London and has authored a book on the subject entitled, Weaving: the Art of Sustainable Textile Creation.
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