rug of the size i’m making will take about 15m of fabric – which makes it just about the best stash buster around for old and ugly fabric!
at each end the strips must pass over or under the metal rods as you turn. this keeps the rug perfectly square.
once you have a few inches established on one end, start the weaving in the same way from the other end. the aim is to meet very tightly at the middle. it would be impossible to get this tight finish if it was at one end of the frame rather than in the middle.
now get weaving! in part two i will show 