purple scarf with sock yarn variegated long fringe
This one was a last minute Christmas gift for my daughter. She likes long untwisted fringe, but I still used hemstitching and knots. I like the way the colors pop out through the purple and add excitement to the fringe. This scarf was extra long for wrapping.
For this scarf, I was in such a hurry that I didn't want to flip my harp over to use the built in warping board. Instead, I clamped a two-dowel napkin holder to a table, and used one peg on my loom at the other side of the room to begin warping. I walked back and forth, stretching out a little over 100 inches and making the cross on the two dowels. It worked, and was fast!
Weave Now Class - Project Scarf
My project scarf from Amelia's Weave Now rigid heddle class. I used a 75% merino, 25% nylon sock yarn; solid turquoise for the warp and heathered blue-gray for the weft. Partial list of things learned from Amelia's class: 1) use sock weight yarn rather than worsted weight with my 8-dent heddle for a more supple cloth 2) double warp threads at selvedges to improve uniformity 3) method for simple tied fringe that eliminates need for hemstitching 4) weaving on loom should resemble window-screen (study the size and shape of the little squares of open space between the threads as you weave).
After machine wet-finishing and pressing, my scarf came out with a nice drape. I was very happy with its soft feel.
Thanks Amelia and Claudia.
Kroy Sock Yarn
Percentage: 75
Percentage: 75
Harmony Scarf
This scarf had only 240 yards of weft and it wasn't nearly enough to make the scarf the length I intended (72"). This scarf also ended up as plainweave because the herringbone twill I originally intended was getting lost and the finished weaving was turning into a weft-faced design.
Notes for next time:
1. Double the weft.
2. Use a wider sett and allow for more "shrinkage" (this is sock yarn--about 25% nylon) and doesn't shrink, but does puff back up to its unblocked state when wet-finished).
One -Shuttle Ikat
I orginally planned to use the self patterning sock yarn for the warp and the grey as the weft but after seeing the One-Shuttle Ikat scarf kit at The Yarn Barn I decided to reverse the yarns and see what happens.
Chrissie's Christmas scarf
I'm having trouble figuring out how to input yarn when I post a project. Anyway, I used Marathon Socks North Pole sock yarn in the Victoriana colorway. It has a metallic thread that gives it a little bit of sparkle but nothing over the top. I needed a quick project for a Christmas gift that has to be sent to England. The answer was a a sock yarn scarf woven on a RH loom!
Ella-Rae Scarf
3 shaft twill woven on a rigid heddle loom. I used Ella-rae sock yarn in the warp and a grey alpaca for weft-- I decided to use the 3 shaft twill because I really wanted the warp to show be shown off, it's such a pretty yarn, and would have gotten lost in plain weave. As it turns out I'm now enamoured with 3 shaft twills, I love how the two sides are so different, and also that it's such an ancient weave structure. And it wasn't that hard to do with 2 heddles.
garden scarf
my first of - hopefully many more - stash reduction projects. Simple RH weaving, plain weave, let the colour talk project. I start to like the end with the triangle. Will try that some more.
