Bookmark: Red, White, and Blue

Burlington Fireworks

From Lake Champlain

July 3, 2017

An Independence Day inspired bookmark with a bold red strip in the wrap and a royal blue geometric, diamond patterned weft.

Materials:

Small Loom
Weaving Needle
Embroidery Needle
Lace Weight (0) Yarn or worsted Embroidery Thread
- White
- Blue
- Red
Scissors

Wrap:

6 strands of a lace weight (0) white yarn: triple wrap on two notches to fit all of the strands onto a narrow section of the loom.
3 strands of a lace weight (0) red yarn: triple wrap on one notch.
15 strands of a lace weight (0) white yarn: triple wrap on 5 notches.

Weft:

Use the blue yarn to fasten and anchor the bottom of your weave using a hem stitch.
- Make three rows of a plain over (o), under (u) weave organizing the wrap threads as you go so that they are evenly spaced.
- Using your weaving needle tightly hem stitch the three rows into place.
Using the blue embroidery thread create a large diamond pattern: (only the blue diamond pattern will be visible on the topside of the weave, but when the weave is finished, you remove it from the loom, and flip it over you will get the bolder white and red diamond pattern)

Make five rows of a plain over (o), under (u) weave.
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
Begin diamond pattern:
- o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u
Continue to repeat pattern until 6 diamonds have formed.
Create 3 diamonds of decreasing size:
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
Create one diamond of increasing size:
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
- u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, u, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o
- o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, o, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u, o, u
Use the blue yarn to fasten off your weave using a hem stitch.
- Make three rows of a plain over (o), under (u) weave.
- Using your weaving needle tightly hem stitch the three rows into place.
Remove your weave from the loom by cutting the fringe. The hem stitches should be tight enough to hold the weave together.
Use a plain embroidery needle to tuck in the loose weft thread ends.