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20+ Knitted and Crocheted Trims for Handwovens

Loom Type Rigid-Heddle, Multi-Shaft Floor or Table, Dobby
Author Heather Winslow
Format Article/Tutorial

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Looking for ideas beyond hemming or fringing to finish your handwovens?

Here’s a great resource—Heather Winslow designed a twill table scarf project, and then used it to try out 23 knitted and crocheted trims around the edges. Her project includes the weaving draft plus instructions for preparing your fabric and making each trim.

Contents

Project Overview

  • Introduction & Resources — p.1
  • Table Scarf Photo — p.2
  • Steps for Weaving the Table Scarf — p.3
  • Project At-a-Glance — p.3
  • Five Preparatory Steps for Adding Trims — p.4

Knitted Trims and Finishes

  • Herringbone Edge — p.5
  • Decorative Stockinette Picot Hem — p.5
  • Purl Roll — p.5
  • Knit Roll — p.5
  • Modified Double Seed Stitch Edge with Mitered Corner — p.5
  • Knit and Purl Stitch Blocks / Basketweave — p.5
  • Garter Stitch Edge with I-Cord Bind-Off — p.6
  • Knitting into the Body of the Fabric — p.6
  • Bias Knit Edge — p.6
  • Twisted Seed Stitch Edge — p.6
  • Wave Edge — p.6

Crocheted Trims and Finishes

  • Two-Color Bobble Edge — p.7
  • Stockinette as Mock Piping — p.7
  • I-Cord Edge with Garter Stitch Border — p.7
  • Modified Double Seed Stitch Edge with Buttonholes — p.7
  • Single Crochet — p.8
  • Braided Crochet Edge — p.8
  • Single Crochet Variation 1 — p.8
  • Single Crochet Variation 2 — p.8
  • Back and Front Loop Single Crochet with Buttonholes — p.8
  • Reverse Single Crochet / Crab Stitch — p.9
  • Single Crochet Border with Buttonhole and Picot Edge — p.9
  • Bosnian Crochet with Backwards Crochet Edge — p.9
  • Single Rib Crochet with Buttonholes — p.9

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