Marine Silk Scarf

Editor’s Note: As one of her Yarn Lab samples, Liz sent us a beautiful scarf. It was so lovely we decided to provide a little more information about it in case anyone wanted to weave something similar. Please note that because of how Fidalgo dyes their yarns, some colors may no longer be available, and new lots will probably not exactly match old lots.

Structure
Plain weave.

Equipment
2- or 4-shaft loom, 15" weaving width; 8-dent reed; 1 shuttle; 3 bobbins.

Yarns
Warp: Marine Silk Lace (51% silk/29% merino/20% SeaCell; 822 yd/100 g skein; Fidalgo), Natural, 144 yd; Tawny, 216 yd; Poseidon, 360 yd.
Weft: Marine Silk Lace, Natural, Tawny, and Poseidon, 610 yd total.

Warp Length
240 ends 3 yd long (allows 5" for take-up, 20" for loom waste; loom waste includes fringe).

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Setts
Warp: 16 epi (2/dent in an 8-dent reed).
Weft: 16 ppi.

Dimensions
Width in the reed: 15".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) 83".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing) 13¼" × 75" with 6½" fringe.

1. Wind a warp 3 yd long of 120 ends of Poseidon, 72 ends of Tawny, and 48 ends of Natural. Sley 2 per dent in an 8-dent reed centering for a weaving width of 15". Thread for plain weave.

2. Wind a bobbin of each of the weft colors. Spread the warp with scrap yarn.

3. Leaving a weft tail 1 yd long for hemstitching, weave 4 picks with your chosen first weft color. Use the weft tail to hemstitch in bundles of 6. Weave plain weave for 83", changing weft colors as you wish to create stripes and blocks of color. Hemstitch as you did in the beginning.

4. Remove the fabric from the loom, leaving at least 8" of unwoven warp on each end for fringe.

5. Trim the fringe to 8". Twist the fringe in groups of 8 ends.

6. Wet-finish by hand in warm water and mild detergent. Blot out excess water in a towel and hang to dry.

Photo: Matt Graves