Oh the scarves!

silver fine wool warp with black cotton weft

I'm really here. Really!

I've been so busy prepping inventory for holiday craft sales that I've been negligent on updates to the blog. My apology comes in the form of photos of my latest work. This is only a sample - there is lots more. I'll post more photos soon.

The wool I use is from Briggs & Little. Their woolen mill is only 10 minutes from my house! What a great opportunity for a weaver :)

Enjoy!

silver fine wool warp with mixed wool/mohair/bouclee yarn weft

wool scarf - black warp with turquoise weft

wool scarf - black wool with royal blue weft

wool scarf - brown/blue warp mix with plum weft

wool scarf - brown/blue warp mix with cream weft

cotton warp beige/olive with synthetic/wool mix weft

wool scarf - cream warp with mulberry weft

wool scarf - cream weft with blue heather weft

wool scarf - mixed wool stripes warp (plum/lavender/grey/blue) with grey heather warp

2011 scarves continued ...

fine wool (variegated) warp and pale green cotton chenille weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

The chenille scarf collection was a long time coming. I bought the warp yarn when we were in
China (2003-04) and it has stayed in my cupboard all that time waiting for the right project. The time finally came this fall. I warped the variegated wool (very fine) and used my stash of cotton chenille as the weft. The result? A velvet touch. Lovely drape. Light weight scarf. If only I had more of the China yarn, I'd make these again and again. Now I'm on the hunt for a similar quality wool to do this with in the future...the search continues.

fine wool (variegated) warp and pale pink cotton chenille weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

fine wool (variegated) warp and soft grey cotton chenille weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

fine wool (variegated) warp and light brown cotton chenille weft
summer shades (beige/light brown/cream/blue)

fine wool (variegated) warp and vanilla cotton chenille weft
summer shades (beige/light brown/cream/blue)

fine wool (variegated) warp and weft
autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)

fine wool (variegated) warp and cranberry cotton chenille weft
autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)

fine wool (variegated) warp and olive green cotton chenille weft
autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)

fine wool (variegated) warp and weft
spring shades (lavender/blue/green/yellow/grey)

fine wool (variegated) warp and camel cotton chenille weft

autumn shades (burn orange/red/rust/brown/green)