Rosepath Rug by Lynn Stracka Schuster 4-Shaft Project This richly colored boundweave rug woven on rosepath threading was inspired by an article on Scandinavian rugs in the May/June 1987 issue of Handwoven. Graph paper is a wonderful tool for designing color patterns without wasting yam. Lynn groups her color choices by value (their darknessor lightness); having several colors of similar value level unites them into a group that can be treated as one color. She chooses about eight colors in three value groups, starting perhaps with four darkvalue colors, adding three medium-value colors for depth, and finishing with a single light-value color to add punch. Then Lynn adds contrast to set off the pattern; she balances the contrast—like balancing excitement with quiet or solitude with sociability. To showcase a color, it is used sparingly and is bordered with contrasting colors. STRUCTUREBoundweave (krokbragd). FINISHED DIMENSIONSOne rug 33" by 481/2". YARNSWarp: 4-ply rug warp at 560 yd/lb (Halcyon Yarn), 385 yd Medium Gray.Weft: 3-ply rug wool (Halcyon Yarn) at 266 yd/lb), 600 yd dark red (#109), 315 yd grayed salmon (#135), 210 yd deep rose (#110), 120 yd blue-violet (#119), and 115 yd each grayed pink (#139), medium blue (#122), purple (#115), and dark teal (#154). NOTIONSTapestry needle. WARP ENDS154 (includes 2 floating selvedges). WARP LENGTH21/2 yd (allows for take-up and 27" loom waste). SETTSEPI: 4.PPI: 28. WIDTH IN THE REED381⁄2". TAKE-UP & SHRINKAGE14% in width, 8% in length. Download your Rosepath Rug pattern today!
