Chenille Hooded Shawl

This piece is all rayon chenille, warp and weft, except for four warps of Shetland wool placed in the middle of the warp to shrink slightly and create a bit of a ruffle on either side.  Chenille needs to woven closely and firmly to keep the threads from worming.  After woven, ends were sewn on sewing machine and hemmed.  I washed in  machine on delicate and then into the dryer.  Rayon chenille loves the dryer, it becomes very soft with a great drape.   The piece was folded in half and sewn 9″ from the top down on one side to create a hood, the point on the hood was also sewn down.  Heavy and warm, it can be worn as a hooded scarf or as a draped shawl as seen in the pictures and easily transitions between the two.