Shoreline Checks

Weaving Pattern for Rigid Heddle Looms // Design by Felicia Lo

The Shoreline Check Scarves pattern by Felicia Lo explores the interplay of stripes, plaids, and tartan designs—all on a single warp. Enjoy two scarf designs from one warp, created to encourage exploration of stripes and plaids on rigid heddle looms. Weave as written, swap colours, and keep experimenting with checks in your handwoven projects. The pattern features SweetGeorgia Trifecta Fine fingering-weight yarn—available in our Shoreline Checks Yarn Sets 

The pattern is free for School of SweetGeorgia members.

Skill Level

• Beginner

Yarn

• Warp and Weft: 4 skeins SweetGeorgia Trifecta Fine (370 yards / 338 m per 3.5 oz / 100 g skein; 1691 ypp / 3380 mpkg; 75% bluefaced leicester, 15% mohair, 10% silk) in: Ultraviolet (A), Jam Tart (B), Mandarin (C), Chili Pepper (D)

Equipment & Tools

• Loom: rigid heddle loom with a minimum 10" / 25 cm weaving width
• Tools: 12-dent heddle, at least 1 shuttle, (if using boat shuttle, 4 bobbins)
  Please also see our list of recommended Warping Equipment & Weaving Tools.

Structure

• Weave Structure: : plain weave
• Warp Length: 6 yd / 5.5 m (includes approximately 26" / 66 cm loom waste incorporating 4" / 5 cm for fringes, 17" / 43 cm take-up and shrinkage)
• Warp Ends: 108 ends
• Warp Sett: 12 epi / 4-7 epcm
• Weft Sett: 11.5 epi / 4-5 epcm
• Width in Reed: 9" / 23 cm
• Woven Length: weave 84 1/2" / 214.5 cm for each scarf with 4"/ 10 cm space in between = 173" / 439.5 cm total length

Finished Measurements

• 8" / 20 cm wide x 82 1/2" / 210 cm long plus 1" / 2.5 cm of fringe on each end of scarf

This pattern is available for download in the School of SweetGeorgia Pattern Library. Not yet an SOS member? Visit the School of SweetGeorgia for online fibre arts workshops and resources to help expand your skills and discover new techniques, including Felicia Lo's Rigid Heddle Weaving Basics course.