Mercury rep planets

Becky adapted this classic design for a rep class many years ago and has woven it in several colors and sizes over the years. Now you too can enjoy the satisfaction of making these stunning rugs, runners and placemats to impress yourself and your friends. No need to worry about the math, simply choose a colorway and let us do the rest.

Included:

• Warp chain - 8/2 cotton or 16/2 cotton
• Enough string yarn (if you don't choose the color, we will)
• Enough 16/2 cotton for skinny weft (if you don't choose the color, we will
• Project sheet

String yarn weft:

• Maxi for rugs
• Midi for placemats
• Mini for delicate runners

How many placemats do I get?

• 6 meter warp - 6 placemats + small runner (maybe you can squeeze 8 mats)
• 9 meter warp - 12 placemats (or 8 mats + long runner)

Project details:

• All warps are wound with 4 ends in hand ready for beaming, as described in our "Flippy" book.
• 8/2 cotton - 60 (60 dents per 10cm), or 15 DPI
• 16/2 cotton - 90 (90 dents per 10cm)
• Rugs: 67 cm wide in the reed
• Placemats: 34 cm wide in the reed
• Delicate runners: 23 cm wide in the reed
• 8 shafts, 8 treadles
• Heddles required, 16/2: 402 for runner, 614 for placemat, 1206 for rug
• Heddles required, 8/2: 402 for placemat, 804 for rug

Invent your own?

• If you'd like to customize these colors a little bit, please request our PDF to make the process easy for both of us.