This was my first experience with echo weave. The draft was a 16-shaft network twill in Iris tencel, with an echo threading 8 shafts above in Lemongrass tencel. There is a mirror repeat in the center, so there is no actual repeat in the warp. The treadling for both scarves is an expanded advancing twill with a reversal. The first scarf has Aquamarine 8/2 tencel for the weft and the second scarf has 10/2 magenta bamboo for the weft. There was a surprising difference in the finished width of the two scarves. The one with the tencel weft is 7" wide and the one with the (slightly finer) 10/2 bamboo is only 6". Hmmm...
I washed the scarves on gentle cycle. put them in the dryer for a bit on low heat, then hung them. When they were nearly dry, I gave them a really hard press with a warm iron. Boy, that hard pressing sure makes a difference - thank you Laura Fry! I love the way you can see more than just the three colors using this technique. This was a really fun project.
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