Picking My Threads

Last One

Edith — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:53:44 +0000

This is the fourth scarf on one warp. I had about five inches to spare on the warp. Next I have a LOT of fringe twisting to do.

Scarf three

Edith — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:39:08 +0000

More on the same warp. This one is Noro Silk Garden and my favorite so far of six on the same warp yarns. I love the Monet’s garden look of the color changes.

Scarf #2

Edith — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:53:40 +0000

50 inches done on the second scarf. 22 to go. This one has a thicker singles yarn for the weft so I am using a stick shuttle. It’s turning out a lot darker than I expected from the skeins. Should be interesting when I full it.

More than half way there

Edith — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:19:51 +0000

Moving right along. This update should have gone up a few days ago. I’ve finished the first scarf, added two spacers for fringe and started the second.

Header for Blue Scarf

Edith — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:54:36 +0000

This is the header for the first scarf on my new warp. I have always used bulky fabric scraps to spread out my warp and space the fringe. For this one I am trying strips of poster board. I cut the first one 6 inches because I can borrow a bit of length from the two picks of header fabric. For the rest, I will use 8 inches for each fringe.

And here is a closeup of the weaving

Haiti

Edith — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:10:24 +0000

Please take time to give something for Haiti relief!

Next weft

Edith — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:24:23 +0000

This alpaca sock yarn is the next scarf weft. I haven’t quite finished the threading but maybe tonight. Then it has to wait until Tuesday when I will have another free day to work.

Sett: 12epi, 192 ends, 16 inches wide
each scarf will be 72 inches woven in the loom

Scarves take three

Edith — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:37:53 +0000

I’m dressing the loom for the next set of scarves. The warp is more of my estate sale cones. Random order of black, cream, brown and tan. I planned enough warp for four scarves. The first will be shades of blue, green and purple in alpaca sock yarn.

Christmas Scarves

Edith — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:44:51 +0000

These are a set that I did for Christmas presents. The gold one went to no.2 son and I ended up keeping the reddish one for myself.

The warp was a random sett of four wool yarns from a weaver’s sale that I went to in Lansing. The weft is alpaca sock yarn from Skeins on Main. I have put on another warp for four more scarves so more to come…

Video of my loom

Edith — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:29:16 +0000

This is the 48″ Cranbrook Countermarche loom that I bought last summer. So far, I have mostly done small tabby projects as I find the simple threadings and treadlings better for my skill level and I really enjoy just throwing the shuttle without having to worry about following a pattern. Just have to remember to change colors at the right time.