I've known many spinners who are loathe to sample and almost protective about weaving with their handspun yarns.
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.
I have just wound a warp that took way too long to wind and I'm wondering if there is a better way.
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.
I am weaving a silk scarf in huck lace and noticed that about four inches back I had made a serious treadling error. What can I do?
I had no idea how difficult woven rep was going to be—the threads are twisting between the reed and the heddles as I wind on. What else can I do?
There are two typical methods for handling floating selvedges. One is to wind and beam the floating selvedge with the rest of the warp...