Follow me as I weave along the way
I've been busy weaving Huck lace scarves. It is one of my favorite weave structures. The first were these lovely purple tencel ones. I modified the draft from one for 12 harnesses to weave on 8 harnesses. But it still creates a nice pattern. Being happy with the first 2 scarves, I tied on a... Continue Reading →
Sampling is something I rarely do, but since some warp remained on the loom, after weaving the last two scarves it was a perfect opportunity to play. The question that needed to be answered was the metallic yarn used as the tabby or tie down threads in the scarf below from the previous post, heat... Continue Reading →
This sample of crimp weave was woven on warp left after weaving a scarf. It's narrow since the original scarf was only 7 inches wide. The warp is a 10/2 Tencel and weft a polyester sewing thread. This gives a lovely hand. Note to self when setting up to weave future scarf warp width should... Continue Reading →
In January I attended Dianne Totten's Crimp Weave Workshop put on by the Contemporary Handweaver's of Houston Guild. My loom was setup to do weft Shibori which meant I needed to use a polyester or Orlon yarn in the weft to create crimp cloth. These two types of yarn are heat sensitive. The warp could... Continue Reading →
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