Weekend Weaving

October 10th 2011 in Projects

I was off for a few days, so I spent time weaving…

I wove a couple of pieces for Halloween — they didn’t turn out as long as I’d thought they should, I think they shrunk some in washing. The design was based on Woven His and Hers Scarves With One Warp. These were on the same warp; the warp is Cascade 220 orange and Patton‘s classic merino in black. The weft is Aade Lõng 8/1 black lilac doubled.

Also, I wove another scarf in Plymouth Yarn’s Boku. I knew it would be a quick weave — and it was – 4 hrs start to finish, with a 5 epi sett; it’s a nice, loose weave, which I fulled a little bit to make it fluffy. I listed it on Etsy, then posted to Facebook, and fifteen minutes later it had a new home!

: Thea with the Boku Scarf

: The “her” scarf

: Closeup of the “her” scarf

: Closeup of the “his” scarf

: Thea modelling the “His” scarf

: The “Her” scarf on the loom

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