Today I played with stripes. The coaster still on the loom was from 1 skein. I just cut off each section of the yarn to get the stripe effect. The 1 on the left was from 3 different skeins of different weights. Since it takes about 18 grams of yarn to make a coaster stripes are a great way to use bits and pieces up. I am having fun with the stripes. This is my Purl & Loop Loom. Check with your local yarn shop for availability. I am using the Navajo style of tightly packing the weft on the loom. My friend Louise taught me. I agree with her that it makes a sturdier fabric.
Besides coasters, these can be sewn in to a larger piece . Although I would personally sew the warp threads to the waft on a sewing machine first.
These were woven today and need a hot soapy bath and trimming before they are finished.
