Directions

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1. Follow the warping instructions in the Tapestry Loom manual and the specs listed above. See warping notes below for tips!

2. Twine your warp to ensure even spacing.

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1. Wind your shuttle(s). The tapestry weft is doubled for all colors.

2. Weave 10 picks with warp thread. This will be the header of your rug.

3. See the Following a Weaving Schematic section in the notes below: decide which method you’d like to use and set up for it.

4. Pigtail your Dune yarn on the selvedge. Wrap the weft around the selvedge and pull the tail to the back of the weaving. This will ensure you do not have loose ends along the exterior selvedge edge and that your tails hang on the back side of your weaving.

5. Weave 3" in Dune. Ensure an even and firm beat after each pick. Pay attention to your selvedges and if they are moving outward, lessen the number of bubbles. If your selvedges are pulling inward, bubble more. Also make sure that you are changing where your bubbles hit the fell on each pick.
6. Pigtail the Midnight Blue weft. Continue weaving following the design. As you are working, have the weft threads meet and then separate, leaving a vertical slit in your weaving. These will be sewn shut when finishing the rug.
7. Change the end point of the blue as shown in the design.
8. Weave 3" in Dune.
9. Pigtail the Brick weft. On each pick, travel one warp thread less with the Brick and one warp thread more with Dune. Continue decreasing the Brick in this fashion until the Brick stripe measures 1”.
10. Weave 1" of Dune.
11. Repeat steps 9 and 10 for the remaining brick stripes.
12. Weave 3" in Dune.
13. Weave 10 picks with your warp thread to finish the edge at the end of your rug.

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1. Use painters’ tape to secure weft at the fell of the fabric. This will hold your weaving in place while you remove your rug from the loom and twist the fringe one group at a time. The twining on the beginning edge of the rug will serve the same purpose.
2. Cut your rug from the loom, making sure to leave at least four inches of warp on either end so you can create a small fringe.

3. Remove the twining or tape as you go. Twist groups of four threads and knot at about 1.5" to create a short fringe for your rug. Remember that the first and last warp threads are double—count these as one warp thread. Trim this fringe to an even 2" when you are finished.

4. Turn your rug to the back side and weave in any ends. Make sure to weave these on the back side of the rug so they do not show or disrupt the appearance of the front of your rug.
5. Sew shut the vertical slits with quilting thread held double, using a mattress stitch or whipstitch. While slits, especially small ones, can be left alone or used as a beautiful element in your weaving, it helps the integrity of the rug to sew them shut in this project.
6. Smile—you have a beautiful rug.