{"id":1331,"date":"2010-05-22T16:45:10","date_gmt":"2010-05-22T21:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2011-01-27T09:38:04","modified_gmt":"2011-01-27T14:38:04","slug":"handwoven-swedish-lace-scarves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2010\/05\/handwoven-swedish-lace-scarves\/","title":{"rendered":"Handwoven Swedish Lace Scarves"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been a very bad blogger, but at least I’ve been a good weaver. I have good excuses. In the space of 21 days between May 22 and June 8 I have two shows — Routes to Art<\/a> and Kenan Center’s 100 American Craftsmen<\/a> — a major fundraiser for Pfeiffer Nature Center<\/a> where I work, and, most importantly, MY DAUGHTER’S wedding! <\/a> <\/p>\n

I won’t bore you with a post on every scarf I’ve made; instead I’ll show you the recent scarves by grouping.<\/p>\n

Although when I’m showing new handwoven scarves to Margaret<\/a> to gather local critique I always show her my favorites last, I’m going to reverse that here, and show you my favorites first.<\/p>\n

And what are those favorites, you might ask? It’s the new Swedish lace scarves. I wove them in alternating blocks. I was initially afraid it’d look a bit like a checkerboard, detracting from the classy look I was going for.<\/p>\n

First I did them in a fine gauge Mora wool, approximately 4,700 yards per pound (ypp).
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Yippee – I liked the way they looked! Although that wool is pretty fine, they look clunky compared to the next batch…<\/p>\n

Now it was time to move to the fiber I really wanted to do them with, a VERY fine cashmere-silk blend in a lovely orange color. \u00c2\u00a0This yarn is about 6,000 ypp<\/p>\n

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\nI’m not usually an orange person, but I really love these scarves. Obviously, the scarf on the left is the Swedish lace blocks, and the one on the right is a simple tabby weave. In both cases, the finished product is light as air, soft as silk, and drapes like a dream.<\/p>\n

Like my other handwoven lace scarves<\/a>, I wove these on my little counterbalance loom. I do love this vintage, handmade beauty, and use it whenever possible, and it never complains, even when I ask it to go outside its comfort zone and weave 1 harness against 3, such as when I’m making woven lace.<\/p>\n

I took them to Routes to Art<\/a> this weekend, my first show of the season, and got lots of great feedback. I will DEFINITELY be making more cashmere silk scarves! In fact, I think I’d better go order more of that yarn right now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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