A Different Kind of Table Runner

This summer has been the season for table runners! 

Earlier this summer I taught a class on weaving fabric strip table runners at Calico Cow Quilt Shop in Roswell. After showing off my finished project to Kathie Bryant, the owner of The Stitching Post in Ruidoso, we decided to offer a table runner class at her store as well. 

Since The Stitching Post is a yarn shop, we thought a fabric strip class might pose a problem as there aren't any fabric options to choose from... or so we thought. 

Kathie came up with a new kind of yarn called "Tee Rags," which are narrow strips made of t-shirt material. 

I tested the Tee Rags on a sample piece a few weeks ago and was pleased to bring the new table runner weaving class to Ruidoso. 

Everyone was thrilled to use the Tee Rags instead of cutting fabric strips and the final products all turned out beautifully. 

 

 

If you are interested in holding a table runner class at your yarn or fabric store, please email me for more information.

Quilters Learn to Weave



Last weekend I had so much fun introducing weaving to a group of fiber crafters who are mostly quilters. They learned how easy it is to set up rigid heddle looms using a variety of Schact's 15 inch Cricket and Flip looms. 



Linda getting started

Carola and Jean at work

With their pre-cut fabric strips they learned to blend their choice of colors together in the weft and each created a unique table runner.



 

Finishing the edges

Their finished runners are all so beautiful!

Carola's Colorful Masterpiece

Terry's Finished Piece

Jean's Multi-Color

Jamie was a Natural

Becky's Mostly Purple

 Rosmary's: Beautiful!

Sign up now for upcoming classes at the Calico Cow Quilt Shop.
August 21 and 22, Thurs 10am-4pm and Friday 1-3pm
OR

September 6 and 7, Sat 10am-4pm and Sun 1-3 pm

Call Carolyn at 575-623-8647 to reserve your spot.

Woven Fabric Strip Table Runner - Final Product



Easy Summer Weaving - Fabric Strip Table Runner

When a friend stopped by my studio with a table runner she had woven from fabric strips, I was reminded of the rag rugs I had woven in the 90’s and was suddenly inspired to teach a summer class of weaving with fabric strips.

What better place to teach this class than at the Calico Cow Quilt Shop here in Roswell where there's plenty of room and we'd be surrounded by all the wonderful colors and patterns in fabric.

After Carolyn, the store owner, gave her approval, I first had to weave some samples. I purchased five different fabrics in my favorite New Mexico colors. At first I was a bit nervous as to how my fabric choices would work together when I started weaving.

Next, using my Olfa rotary cutter and board, I cut the fabric into strips.

 I set up my Schacht Flip Rigid Heddle Loom and began to weave. 

Here's how it turned out.

The next time I stopped by the Calico Cow, Carolyn showed me a pre-cut collection of fabrics (known as a jelly roll) already put together by a designer. It's a no-brainer! Just follow the color sequence already there. As soon as I saw it, I had to have this one by Moda Fabrics called “summer.”

 What an easy and fun project for summertime.

You can join us at Calico Cow Quilt Shop and learn how to weave your own fabric strip table runner on Saturday, July 19. Click HERE for more details on how to register.

To schedule a ZoZo FiberArts weaving class in your town, email us at lois@zozofiberarts.com