I just finished a project from Handwoven which uses 8/2 Tencel for warp and 60/2 silk for weft. It's a doubleweave four-shaft plain weave. It's from the March/April 2011 issue, with a feature on art-deco Frank Lloyd Wright inspired scarves.
Problem is I don't think they thought this project through. Tencel and silk don't work in this instance as both are slippery yarns. No matter how much I wet finish by hard pressing or mangling with a rolling pin (thanks Laura Fry!), the threads are still slippery. The weave structure just doesn't hold up. I'm thinking instead of silk maybe a 30/2 or higher wool used as weft might be the solution. That would make it Tencel for warp, wool for weft. But at such a fine weight do you think it would help? It has to be that fine as it's a warp-faced project. Any thoughts on this or another weft yarn idea?