Palmgren Projects
We are excited to present one new project each month from this comprehensive instructional weaving book, published by Sigrid Palmgren from 1923–1939. The book presents 138 projects in an enormous variety of weave structures, materials, and techniques. Here at Vävstuga we have been working our way through the book, reproducing these textiles to match the original as closely as possible with current materials, and find that there is plenty to learn from each project. We hope eventually to make this into our own book, but we are also we are presenting these projects month by month here on video, so our subscribers can start learning from these beautiful textiles right away. We really hope you enjoy this grand variety of Scandinavian weaving, as taught by a remarkable woman over a century ago.
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Palmgren Project #1: Towels in plain weave and twill
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This group of 13 towels, with a 16/2 cotton warp and 8/1 tow linen weft, includes instruction for:
• Plain weave
• Basket weave
• 2/2 straight twill
• 2/2 pointed twills
• Rick rack weave (3 treadle weave)
• Damask stripesAlso included:
• Cover page
• Original page from book
• Project sheet
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Palmgren Project #2: Plaid rag rug
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This is a beautiful rag rug in plain weave. Its colored warp is spaced out appropriately to look like a plaid when combined with rags of the same colors.
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• Cover page
• Original page from book
• Project sheet
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Palmgren Project #3: Halvdräll squares and fabric
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These pleasing little squares in a checkerboard pattern give you the opportunity to learn about a less common weave structure that is seen more often in Sweden than in the United States. Halvdräll, sometimes called “poor man’s damask,” is a lovely structure to use if one has only 4 shafts and lov...
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Palmgren Project #4: Upholstery in twill and plain weave
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This fascinating upholstery combines plain weave stripes with 3/1 twill stripes and long wiggly outlines. The 16/1 linen weft dominates the 16/2 cotton warp to make this a silky and linen-y upholstery fabric that can be woven in numerous creative ways. Put on one warp, then weave it with every co...
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4 itemsPalmgren - handouts
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