Tapestry Weaving – Maddie

Completed tapestry weaving

This is my finished tapestry weaving! I wanted to make Scotty as the main focus so I started the weaving with a few rows of the background color, then began to implement the different colors for the Scotty design. I found that it was difficult to work with 3 or 4 different balls of yarn and often confusing to make sure that each row lined up correctly and balanced each color. The Scotty part came out much better than I expected, but it isn’t perfect. Making the Scotty, I used the interlocking weft techniques to have multiple colors and make the different diagonal lines. It was especially challenging in the ears because they were so small.

close up of upper details

After the Scotty, I experimented with doing vertical lines using the purple and red color. Then, I used the rya knots to make some fringe on the outer edges then did a few rows using the Swedish knot technique. This made an interesting texture and almost looked like a chain link. I followed up with more rya knots across the entire row and finished with a plain weave of red.

Bottom finish of warp threads

To finish at the top, I used thread to sew it closed and tied knots in bunches of five. At the bottom, I tied knots in bunches of three and then tried to do the netting knots, but I found it hard to have balanced knots and they turned out a bit long.