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Semi-Successful Supplementary Warp Beam

I don’t know why I always want to do something hard. Isn’t easy good enough?

Apparently not.

I had woven two of these beautiful hand painted rayon chenille scarves (top and right). They’re lovely, with the warp being a colorway Tammy calls Visionary – a blend of purples and dark green. I used a […]

Golden Sunshine in a Scarf

I’ve said it often enough – I’m into the gem tone colors. Purples, blues, greens, reds – they just call to me. I realize that other people have different color preferences, so I do try to pick yarns that will please other palettes, too. Sometimes I really like them, sometimes not so much.

This […]

Twinkling Gems Scarves

I finished the rayon chenille scarves I put on the loom last week. I’ve already told you that I love gemstone colors, so it’s no surprise that I think these scarves are gorgeous.

I wove both scarves on the same variegated warp, a hand painted yarn that Tammy calls Twinkle. For the scarf on […]

Rayon Chenille Colors

Last night I finished weaving the solid black rayon chenille scarf, the last of my custom weaving orders. This morning I wet finished it, and I’ve just finished the hand hemming.

Now I can get back to weaving with the colors, fibers, and patterns that move me.

At the end of December, Tammy, the […]

Handwoven Rayon Chenille Scarves

I’ve been working exclusively on custom weaving orders this month. I accepted four orders in mid-late December, telling each of the people when in January they’d have their scarves.

First on the list was a solid black rayon chenille.

I was happy to get this order. Although I’ve made lots of handwoven rayon chenille […]