{"id":3733,"date":"2012-05-17T07:23:20","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T12:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?p=3733"},"modified":"2012-05-17T07:23:20","modified_gmt":"2012-05-17T12:23:20","slug":"weaving-with-sapphires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/2012\/05\/weaving-with-sapphires\/","title":{"rendered":"Weaving with Sapphires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The title of this post implies that I somehow used semi-precious gemstones in my handwoven scarves.  That is misleading.  Instead, I wove with a bamboo-cotton blend in a hand painted colorway Tammy calls Sapphires.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sapphires-bc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sapphires-bc.jpg\" alt=\"bamboo cotton handwoven scarves, sapphires\" title=\"handwoven-scarves-sapphires-bamboo-cotton\" width=\"450\" height=\"346\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sapphires-bc.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sapphires-bc-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sapphires-bc-150x115.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/sapphires-bc-400x307.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve used this colorway in the past, but I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll be going back to it in the future.  Being a gemtones girl, these colors call to me. <\/p>\n<p>When given a choice among three scarves on the same warp but with different wefts, I usually choose the one with the most purple first, and the one with the same variegated weft as warp last.  But not this time.<\/p>\n<p>The scarf on the bottom, with the lilac weft, is my least favorite of the three.  I can&#8217;t decide if I prefer the middle scarf, woven with a teal weft, or the top one with that Sapphires weft.  <\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s the enhancement of three warp colors that pushed me into appreciating the scarf with the variegated weft.  But then, this is always true of those hand painted wefts.  So what&#8217;s different about this blend that makes me like the faux plaid look?  I really have no idea.<\/p>\n<p>While I was weaving we had one of those interesting spring storms that produces lots of hail as well as rain.  It might be the biggest hail I&#8217;ve ever personally experienced.  You can see it piling up next to my propane tank as the pachysandra stands tall nearby.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-1.jpg\" alt=\"hail piling up\" title=\"hail-piling-up\" width=\"450\" height=\"374\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-1-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-1-150x124.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-1-400x332.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the gardens I&#8217;ve already weeded &#038; mulched were getting their own sprinkling of white on the darker mulch.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-2.jpg\" alt=\"hail in the garden\" title=\"hail-in-the-garden\" width=\"550\" height=\"319\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-2-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/hail-2-400x232.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It looked interesting, and didn&#8217;t make me worry about the plants since the temperature wasn&#8217;t too cold.  As it turned out, nothing was harmed at my house.  I was glad that my car was safely tucked in the garage, and heard that some people had lots of dings on their vehicles post-storm.  Others never saw a bit of hail. All within a radius of just a few miles. It was very isolated, which is always interesting to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your turn: what weather patterns choose tiny regions near you?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The title of this post implies that I somehow used semi-precious gemstones in my handwoven scarves. That is misleading. 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