The Leo scarf is done. I cut it off the loom yesterday after work, and sneaked in all the finishing when Leo wasn't looking. A quick wash and cycle through the drier and it went from firm and crisp to soft and light.
1. Folded, 2. Around the neck, 3. Extra warm like this, 4. Rippled
Created with fd's Flickr Toys.
I am really happy with the results though the selvages are still a little rough in places. It's getting easier and easier to keep them even which makes the process more fun.
I love this yarn, by the way. It's very easy to weave, comes in oodles of colors and is clearly very colorfast. The red didn't smudge at all even though I soaked it in the hottest water my tap could produce, before I sent it through the dryer. It's quite firm off the spool but it really softens up after washing. Leo's pretty picky about softness and it completely passed inspection.
I lost some size in the drying process (which I expected, it's cotton, after all) but it also made the fabric much more cohesive looking, filling in all the gaps between threads and evening out a lot of little inconsistencies. All in all, I think this is a very practical piece and since it requires less than one spool of each color, it's also a very affordable piece.
Project Specs
- Yarn: Maysville 8/4 Cotton Warp in (percentage of total scarf in each color listed):
- Linen: 44%
- 8dk Brown: 32%
- Ecru: 15%
- Cardinal: 11%
- Weight: 6.5 oz / 184 g
- Design: My own
- Width: 13" / 33 cm (after washing)
- Fringe: 7.5" / 19 cm (after washing)
- Length: 65" / 165 cm (after fringe)
- Loom: Ashford 32" rigid heddle loom
- DPI: 10
Share this post
Comments (11)
What a great scarf! Can't wait to see what you weave next.
Posted by Kathleen | April 30, 2009 8:35 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 20:35
well, you can probably read my mind on this one...
Posted by Wendy | April 30, 2009 7:28 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 19:28
beautiful
Posted by kimberly | April 30, 2009 7:19 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 19:19
Awww! Lucky Leo. The scarf is beautiful! :)
Posted by connie | April 30, 2009 7:19 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 19:19
Very manly! Now he needs a kilt to go with it (but that would also mean kilt hose). ;-)
Posted by Tami | April 30, 2009 7:00 PM
Posted on April 30, 2009 19:00
Gorgeous! Leo is a very lucky guy! Once I've mastered spinning and dyeing, weaving is next on my list of things to try.... that could be some time away though!
Posted by Rebecca | April 30, 2009 10:50 AM
Posted on April 30, 2009 10:50
fantastic!! i love it. you are tempting me even more to begin weaving. after i move to portland, i'm all over it!
Posted by brook | April 30, 2009 9:56 AM
Posted on April 30, 2009 09:56
it's awesome, marnie! and of course, leo likes it, so a big thumbs up :)
Posted by mai | April 30, 2009 7:21 AM
Posted on April 30, 2009 07:21
Your plaid is very even too! That's not easy!
I'm surprised the carpet warp is soft enough.But I honestly haven't woven that much with it by itself, so I definitely take your word for it!
Posted by Janice in GA | April 29, 2009 9:32 PM
Posted on April 29, 2009 21:32
Very nice, Marnie!
Posted by melistress | April 29, 2009 4:41 PM
Posted on April 29, 2009 16:41
Gorgeous!
Posted by Donna | April 29, 2009 3:55 PM
Posted on April 29, 2009 15:55