Notes I alternated the Queen Anne’s Lace and a 10/2 cotton in the warp using the Ms and Ws draft on page 36 -#154 of A Weaver’s Book of 8 shaft Patterns edited by Carol Strickler. I changed the draft to create 2 larger blocks against 1 block. I used Rapunzel which is natural cotton with a ply of stubby rayon and my handspun silk as the weft.. a small ball of spun Bombyx silk and spun up some silk hankies I had bought at SAFF. I then plied both together. I had some straight bombyx left and plied that and added a shot of it occasionally to integrate it into the woven fabric. After washing it became very soft and drapey. I’m very pleased. The actual color is somewhere in between the ones captured in the photos. Finished size 22x74 plus 8” fringe each end.
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