One More Picture
It’s been nearly impossible to capture the color of this scarf, so I gave it another try outside. It still looks muddy, but in reality, it’s a coral warp with a weft that varies from purple to orange.
It’s been nearly impossible to capture the color of this scarf, so I gave it another try outside. It still looks muddy, but in reality, it’s a coral warp with a weft that varies from purple to orange.
The Rambler Rose pattern is muted but still looks nice. The overall feel of the scarf is not necessarily soft but I’m still game for finishing. I’ve found two errors–oh well! Only two feet done but quite a few more feet left on the loom. Maybe it will be a New Year’s scarf?
I have a confession… I'm a a sloppy planner. I do some math to calculate length of warp/number of threads, etc., but then, I kind of guess my way through it. So, I'm a few threads short? No big deal, just modify the pattern and keep going. Too many threads? Tie the excess in a bow and continue on with the project. The warp is too loose on one side? Tuck a pencil under the stands and on you go!
So, somewhere along the way, I discovered the drafts or patterns for multi-shaft looms are meant to be balanced weave… meaning in a square inch, the number of wefts = the number of warps. But I kind of specialize in sloppiness, and so I go with the flow. Here, I'm using an alpaca/silk warp (doubled because it's super thin) called Alpaca with a Twist Fino! It's really lovely. The weft is a far thicker Cascade called Lana Bambu. The pattern is Ramblier Rose from The Handweaver's Pattern Book. So many things to go wrong here… but so far, I do like it.