My approach to weaving a perfect scarf is often a lot like my approach to cooking. I make a list of the best qualities of my ingredients—either food or yarn. Next, I think about how to prepare them to highlight rather than hide these attributes.
Laura Fry’s Silk Wall of Troy 8-shaft scarf from Handwoven Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection is the perfect project for when you want to relax at the loom and still produce something spectacular.
Weave raindrops on your loom with Elisabeth Hill’s clever 12-shaft blanket scarf and create a cozy, warm scarf covered in a gorgeous raindrop motif.
Woven in cozy wools and featuring just a hint of differential shrinkage, this statement scarf is sure to make you smile on a chilly autumn day.
I was immediately smitten with Laura Fry’s Wall of Troy 16-shaft scarf in silk. Woven in robin’s egg blue, this scarf is the epitome of elegance.
Celebrate autumn with Deanna Deeds’s 8-shaft Autumn Leaves Scarf from Handwoven Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection. Woven in scrumptious Jagger Spun wools, this scarf will keep you warm and cozy on the coolest of autumn days.
Every time I look at Elisabeth Hill’s Happy Napkins (or Hapkins as she calls them) from the November/December 2018 Handwoven, I can’t help but smile. The sunny yellow combined with a simple twill band makes for a sweet and sophisticated napkin.
Caring for naturally dyed cloth can be intimidating, but if you know what you’re doing you can enjoy your pieces for a very long time.
Every once in a while a project comes along that makes me wish I had 16 (or more!) shafts. Bonnie Inouye’s truly spectacular Jin Silk Scarf from Handwoven Loom Theory: Eight and Over Eight Scarf Collection immediately made me wish I had 16 shafts.
Notes in weaving books are wonderful. Not only do they let us take a look at the weaver who previously owned the book, but a note can provide us with valuable information.
