Category: scarf
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A Little Room
Today Doug unloaded the van and I unpacked the boxes of inventory. Tomorrow I will sort through everything and choose those textiles that will go on ‘sale’ in hopes of moving them on to a new home. There are several scarf lines that only have a few scarves left, there are just 9 placemats, a…
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Tomato Soup
I kept thinking about tomato/vegetable soup while weaving this. Perhaps it has something to do with the weather or the colours (which are somewhat brighter in life) – who knows how the brain makes these tiny little connections? Took most of the afternoon to deal with some administrivia and the article for Handwoven but that…
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Rat’s Nest Update
And this is how that rat’s nest of a skein looks woven. The colours are fairly close to true in this photo and I’m very pleased, even though the two scarves that I will get from the truncated skein are much more expensive in terms of how much yarn I threw away. I should have…
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Pearls of Wisdom
waiting for dryer, winding spools for next warp – Diversified Plain Weave with bamboo and rayon chenille finished scarf When a piece of grit gets into an oyster shell, in order to protect itself the oyster exudes a protective layer to cover the grit. As time passes, the oyster builds up layer after layer of…
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Consistency
I know I yammer on and on about consistency, but it’s true – you really do have to be consistent on just oh, so many levels in weaving. One way to check for consistency of beat is to drape your cloth in front of a window and let the light shine through it. Today there…
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Niche Market/Saturation
threading the first warp for A Good Yarn: Rayon First sample woven It seems my days are getting more and more disrupted this week – first clinic visits which were supposed to happen last week and got moved to this week, then a family event tomorrow that never got put onto my calendar and therefore…
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One Warp Variety
All of these scarves were done on the same warp. I just changed wefts for each one. One of the challenges involved in weaving for sale is having variety without having your booth look like a fruit salad. (A jumble of unorganized colour, in case you are wondering!) Some people also say they get bored…
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One More
The warp is a muted blue black with turquoise (cyan) highlights. The weft is a dark (blue) green. I rather suspect that there will be some iridescence happening when it is finished. The last scarf will have a black weft. The only scarf in this run of – how many – 48? more? – of…
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Last Three Warps
Well, here they are – the last of the soy protein warps. This time I really do think that this is the end of the yarn. If I find any more it will likely get tossed into my “Good Cause” knitting box because I am so done with this! It was an interesting experience –…
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Last Three Warps
Well, here they are – the last of the soy protein warps. This time I really do think that this is the end of the yarn. If I find any more it will likely get tossed into my “Good Cause” knitting box because I am so done with this! It was an interesting experience –…