This weaving kit includes all the chenille yarns needed to weave this Heavenly Harvest Chenille Poncho that was designed by Deborah Jarchow for .
This project combines our love of chenille with a desire to wear a soft, comforting wrap. The fabric hugs your body, feeling luxurious and soothing against your skin. While rayon chenille may have a reputation of being hard to work with, we guarantee that it's much easier than expected with our top quality chenille.
Deborah Jarchow's article on pages 66-69 in gives detailed steps that will help you succeed when weaving with rayon chenille.
Weave structure: plain weave
Yarns:
Equipment needed: 4 shaft loom, 24" weaving width; 8 dent reed (16 epi); 1 shuttle.
Note: this project is woven in a plain weave structure which can be accomplished on a rigid heddle loom.
Finished size: 20" x 34" each side when folded as a poncho. You can also make this project into a shawl 20" x 68".
Instructions needed:
Note: This kit includes all yarns needed to weave this chenille poncho. The pattern can be found in the Handwoven magazine noted above. You will need to purchase this magazine if you don't already own a copy.
