{"id":3192,"date":"2011-10-08T05:21:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-08T10:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=3192"},"modified":"2011-10-07T19:49:47","modified_gmt":"2011-10-08T00:49:47","slug":"hand-made-braided-scarves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2011\/10\/hand-made-braided-scarves\/","title":{"rendered":"Hand Made Braided Scarves"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in September I went to the Finger Lakes Fiber Festival.<\/a> I’d wanted to go for the last few years, but had always done a show the same weekend. This year I decided not to do that show. (Not because I wanted to go to the Fiber Festival. I decided that show was no longer the best venue for me.)<\/p>\n

It was a lot of fun and I’m glad I went. The Festival is really targeted to spinners and knitters, not weavers, but I couldn’t resist buying stuff anyway, even though I couldn’t weave with it. Before I got there I’d been thinking that I was not likely to see many coned yarns or other weaving supplies, so I had developed another plan. I’d sold three of my braided scarves at the Clothesline Festival, and only had 2 left, so wanted to make some more. I was hoping I’d find some cool stuff to braid with, and I wasn’t disappointed.<\/p>\n

On the way home from the Fiber Festival I stopped at the Alfred Knitting Studio, knowing that they often have some really cool stuff at deep discounts on the front porch. Again, I wasn’t disappointed, and got things that would coordinate with the Fiber Festival purchases. The next day I stopped at Joann’s and picked up some bulky acrylics. Although I almost never work with acrylic yarn, I had made an exception for my last braids, and was willing to do so again. By mixing acrylics in the braids I’m able to make them at a really reasonable cost, and the people who want them don’t seem to care – they’re buying them for the look & the price, not the fiber content.<\/p>\n

When I had a few minutes in between making all the jewelry, I made six more braids. I’m happy with all of them. I also had fun giving them names. Usually my weaving is named based on the color yarn and weave pattern, so that if I need to recreate it I can. The braids? Each one is different and I won’t pretend I can recreate it, so I name them things I like.<\/p>\n

I called the first one Dappled Forest.
\n\"dappled<\/a><\/p>\n

This one is Early Snow in the Hills.
\n\"early<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s Storm Clouds.
\n\"storm<\/a><\/p>\n

And Fit For A Queen. (My least favorite name. I couldn’t come up with anything better.)
\n\"fit<\/a><\/p>\n

Now for Snow in Autumn.
\n\"snow<\/a><\/p>\n

And finally, Fall Hillside.
\n\"fall<\/a><\/p>\n

I finished making all the jewelry on Monday, so decided that I had time to weave one more shawl. I have very few large pieces left, and have already had two customers tell me they’re interested in my shawls, so I figured people would want them at the show, too. I chose one of the lovely Tammy’s<\/a> hand painted rayon chenille yarns and went to town. The warp is made from her variegated colorway she calls North Shore with a broad stripe of rather vivid green (she calls it Forest, but I don’t think so) along one side. The weft is her solid Eggplant.<\/p>\n

\"North<\/a><\/p>\n

Your turn: how are you spending this gorgeous long weekend? <\/strong>(Notice I assume it’s both beautiful weather where you are and that you have a three-day weekend. Sorry if neither of those is true for you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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