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<\/a><\/p>\nThese scarves have a huck lace ‘windows’ border. At least I call them huck windows. I’m sure there’s a correct name, but I don’t know what it is. I like the various versions of huck, but this is the one I use the most.<\/p>\n
Next I went back to working with cashmere-silk yarn. My first big show of the season is coming right up — 100 American Craftsmen<\/a> at the Kenan Center next weekend — and I decided I really needed to expand my cashmere-silk stock. I’d recently ordered more, and tried a few new colors. One of them was an interesting green – sort of a sage-y spring green. I’ve woven huck blocks plenty of times before; this time I decided to change it up and make the blocks alternating sizes. I find this design aesthetically pleasing. As usual, I made this handwoven lace on my counterbalance loom.<\/p>\n Then I decided to make some cashmere silk scarves using two different colors. I spent quite a bit of time in front of my computer working out designs. The options are endless, time isn’t. So I ultimately settled on a relatively simple design that’s sections of plain weave alternating with bands of twill in a second color. I had to use my Macomber for this, as I needed 6 harnesses – 2 for the plain weave and 4 for the twill.<\/p>\n I set the yarn at 18 ends\/inch, just as I do with this fiber for my huck lace, and started weaving. 18EPI was far too loose. Even after wet finishing, the fabric is entirely unstable.
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