Sunshine Hat Bands
Designed and woven by Sienna Bosch and Mackenzie Keller
We've been planting our garden the past few weeks. Our peas are beginning to bloom, and we have cages on the tomatoes. We needed protection from the Colorado sun during all that time outside. We bought matching sun hats, then decided to accessorize them! Handwoven bands would be the perfect way to personalize them.
One of the best parts about weaving is that even with the same idea in mind, we came up with completely different designs. Mackenzie decided on 4 colors with a pick-up pattern. Sienna dyed a tonal yarn for one warp color—the color variation adds interest to the simple pattern. (If you don't want to dye yarn but want the color variations, there are many commercial yarns with interesting color effects.)
Project Specs
Weave structure: plain weave
Weaving width: 1"
Total warp ends: 59
Warp length: 78"
EPI: 59
PPI: 9
What You'll Need
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Warp yarn: Maysville Cotton Carpet Warp in Loden Green (15 yds), Navy Blue (8 yds), and Kentucky Cardinal Red (15 yds)
Weft yarn: Unmercerized 8/2 cotton in 100 Natural (100 yds)
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inkle loom & belt shuttle
- 29 Texsolv or string heddles
- rotary cutter and cutting mat or scissors
- sewing needle and thread
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Warp yarn: 6/2 unmercerized cotton in natural (80 yds dyed and 60 yds undyed)
Weft yarn: 6/2 unmercerized cotton (10 yds dyed for main band, 8 yds undyed for straps)
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inkle loom & belt shuttle
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30 Texsolv or string heddles
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Ultra Umbrella Swift
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ball winder
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rotary cutter and cutting mat or scissors
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sewing needle and thread
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dyeing materials & equipment—listed in PDF
Materials & Equipment: Pick-Up Band
Materials & Equipment: Pink Band
Directions
This project has long instructions—please download the PDF.
