Yikes! How has a whole week gone by without me posting?! Trust me, I have been keeping busy.
I was babysitting for my grand-dog for a week while my daughter was out of town. Baxter kept us all amused for 5 of the 6 days he was with us. Then he got bored and we (ok, I) got cranky. One of my tasks while he was here was daily posts to his blog. I actually enjoyed that task, but guess I wasn’t keeping up with mine at the same time.
I did get weaving accomplished, too.
Still working on Tammy’s hand painted bamboo-cotton blends, I made four handwoven scarves in a colorway she calls Moccasin. Â Nice earthy colors. Â As is common for me, each of the four scarves is a bit different, although they all have the same warp. Â On the left, I used a 100% bamboo yarn in coral as the weft. Â With the variegated background, the final effect is somewhat tapestry-like. Â And that scarf is now about 85% bamboo and 15% cotton.
The middle scarf has the same warp and weft. Â Woven in a diamond twill, the same pattern as the one with the coral bamboo, the weave pattern pretty much disappears in this one.
On the right is a tabby handwoven scarf with a solid tan weft. Â Although the tabby makes it a bit less flexible than the scarves woven in twill, Â I like the simple, natural look of this one a lot. Â Perhaps the best.
The final scarf on that warp is also handwoven in a tabby, this time with a solid medium weft. I made this one into an infinity scarf. I really like the flexibility of the bamboo cotton and how well it twists around my neck.
Your turn – what have you been up to for the past week?
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