Running Stitch Placemats

A nice pattern, but a bit confusing.

I found some of the instructions regarding sleying the stripe sections unclear. Consequently, those sections are more open than I think they should be, but they still look great. However, I think that with this yarn, a longer warp would be beneficial, as I found it difficult to find the shed near the end. I have since made the napkins, adding about 8 inches to the warp, which helped.

Problems

I wish I could write a glowing review, but I can't. Maybe because I'm a fairly new weaver, but I found the yarn to be very difficult to work with. It was sticky, stiff, and the plys came easily undone. I had a hard time warping it, getting even tension. When I finally started to weave, there were large spaces between each row of weft that I couldn't eliminate. Sadly, I had to decide to simply abandon the whole project, discarding the yarn, and chalking it up to a learning experience. It's the first time I've had this kind of failure and I'm going to assume that it's due to my inexperience. I'm sure other weavers may enjoy this yarn quite a bit - but not I.