Raphia Mixte

 

Sample Yarns: Warp: 8/2 cotton, #756 Bleu Pale; weft: 8/2 cotton, #1507 Lilas, #4274 Bleu Cobalt, and #5139 Lime; Ra-Ra Raffia, Desert Palm.
Setts: 18 epi; 24 ppi.
Shrinkage in length: 12%.
Shrinkage in width: 5%–7%.

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Sample Yarns: Warp: 8/2 cotton, #1507 Lilas, #756 Bleu Pale, and #1317 Saumon; Ra-Ra Raffia, Dune Green; weft: 8/2 cotton, #1507 Lilas, #756 Bleu Pale, and #1317 Saumon; Ra-Ra Raffia, Desert Palm.
Setts: 12 epi (2 ends of cotton per hole in a 12-dent heddle and 1 end of raffia per slot); 16 ppi.
Shrinkage in length: 5%.
Shrinkage in width: 3%.

Sample Yarns: Warp: 8/2 cotton, #1507 Lilas and #4274 Bleu Cobalt; tabby weft: 8/2 cotton, #94 Vieux Bleu; pattern weft: Ra-Ra Raffia, Cinnamon Dust.
Setts: 16 epi; 10 ppi for tabby and pattern.
Shrinkage in length: 10%.
Shrinkage in width: 2%.

Sample Yarns: Warp: 8/2 cotton, #913 Beige, #985 Brique, #4272 Bleu, #1316 Rouille, and #1507 Lilas; weft: Ra-Ra Raffia, Dune Green.
Setts: 18 ends in 9 dents of a 12-dent reed (2-1-2-3-2-3-2-1-2), 28 epi, then skip 11 dents; 15 ppi.
Shrinkage in length: 11%.
Shrinkage in width: 0%.

Sample Yarns: Warp: Ra-Ra Raffia, Desert Palm and Cinnamon Dust; weft: Ra-Ra Raffia, Desert Palm and Cinnamon Dust; 8/2 cotton, Vieil #1418.
Setts: 8 epi; 6 ppi.
Shrinkage in length: 3%–4%.
Shrinkage in width: 2%.