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<\/a><\/p>\nI also took photos of the six finished scarves made from my painted warps. Once again I took well over 45 pictures to get six that worked. I tried them on the mannequin, on the loom, and hanging. The only thing that worked well was on the floor of the weaving studio. <\/p>\n
So first the bad ones. These are the scarves with the rayon warp. I loved the warp in the dye studio, and wound as a chain, but it didn’t work on the loom. I’d made the transitions between colors too far apart and the colors too similar. Then I used the undulating twill threading. First up is the first one I wove, with a rayon weft, sett at 21 ends per inch. That purple section looks like a bruise. And I don’t think the weave structure is stable enough to function well, even after wet finishing. <\/p>\n
Then I tried a lighter weft. REALLY bad!<\/p>\n As I planned to, I resleyed for 24 ends per inch for the last scarf, and used a cotton weft. I think this scarf is stable enough, but I really hate it.<\/p>\n Now for the good news. I love, love, LOVE the silk hand painted warp! I used shorter transitions and more change in the colors. This was actually the last warp I dyed, using colors left over from other dyers. Not my usual colors at all, but I’m so happy with them. This is a 30\/2 silk sett at 36 ends per inch, threaded in a simple 3\/1 vs. 1\/3 twill. For the first scarf I used a rust 20\/2 silk. I really like the treadling pattern in this scarf the best.<\/p>\n Next I used a 30\/2 lilac cashmere-silk blend. (Actually, it’s 20\/2 on the ends and 30\/2 for the rest of the scarf.) The weight and hand is scrumptious. This is absolutely my favorite color combination. I have to say I don’t think I would have even considered using a lilac weft if I hadn’t taken the color workshop. <\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n