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Handwoven Rayon Scarves-Copper

It’s been eons since I’ve posted about my weaving. Ok, not really, but since I’ve been posting in between about everything from interesting photos to uninteresting thighs, it’s been way too long.

After I took all those handwoven napkins off my counterbalance loom, I set it up to weave scarves. It had been far too […]

Rayon Scarves in Complex Twill

I’ve had fun designing new twill patterns, watching how thread patterns emerge when I change the threading or treadling I use. Although I have the basic version of Fiberworks software design program, it does a great job for me. No doubt it has features I’ve never used.

I’m in a rayon mode, and prepared a […]

Fishy Scarf

I finished the light blue-medium blue shadow weave scarf, and I’m about as happy with it as I expected to be. Which isn’t much.

As you can see from the photo, the light and angle has to be just right to see the pattern at all. All that work for so little benefit.

BUT, […]

Shadow Weave Rayon Scarf

I’ve been wanting to try a shadow weave for some time. They always attract me in pictures. (In a shadow weave, you alternate two colors of threads in both warp and weft.)

So when I had some down time yesterday, I spent WAY more time than I thought reasonable to plan this shadow weave draft […]

Ms & Ws Rayon Scarves

After making a mess of the warp, I figured I should show you the good news…the story of a happy warp.

It started with several cones of a lovely, shimmery lightweight rayon yarn. Orange, gold, light green, and dark green, then back down to orange again. (I used up one of the orange cones, so […]