This week’s weaving project, woven with Noro Tsubame yarn (worsted weight; 50% Silk/ 25% Wool/ 25% polyamide). This scarf only took 50g (roughly 165 yds) of the 200g ball. I used the spaced warp method, but you can’t really tell that in the finished scarf after it’s finished.
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Late Night Weaving & Special Fiber Arrival
I made a quick trip to my weaving studio last night and brought home my small loom (15″ Schacht Cricket) so I can weave from home again. I decided to weave some of the Romney wool yarn that I bought the year before last during the 2019 Deep South Yarn Hop. This yarn came from River Cottage Farm in Rockfield, KY. It was labeled “Son of Chieftain” which I’m pretty sure is the sheep that it came from. I used one full skein and a few yards from the second skein since the first skein was only 130 yds. Because it was bulky weight yarn, I used my 5 dpi reed.
After I blogged yesterday, the mail person arrived with my North Ronaldsay roving from Hearthside Fibers…which I’m very excited to start spinning today (after my kids’ dentist appointment, anyway).
I ordered 300g, so it should yield enough for a couple of woven scarves. If you’ve never heard about this seaweed-eating conservation breed sheep, here is a great video to watch.
Latest off the Loom: Two Scarves
Two scarves have come off my loom in the last few weeks. The first is an organic cotton/lamb’s wool blend warp and cotton blend weft short scarf. The second is a cashmere/merino/silk/alpaca blend scarf in gold and blue stripes. I’m happier with the cashmere blend scarf, overall, but both scarves turned out alright.
Autumn Leaves Scarf Weaving Process Video
Raw Fleece to Finished Object Video
Short Video Promo for my new weaving studio
2021 Weaving: 1st Project of the New Year
I got a bit of a late start with my weaving in the new year, but since I wove so much October-December of 2020, I’m not beating myself up over it.
For this project, I used Blue Heron hand dyed cotton/rayon seed yarn for the warp and a two-ply blue cotton for the weft. I’m not a big fan of cotton, but I have a good bit of this yarn, so I figured I should go ahead and weave it up.
I did love the texture of the rayon seeds on the warp yarn, but it did snag a bit while I was weaving. Overall, I’m pleased with the results of the scarf.
This scarf is available for purchase in my Etsy Shop.
2021 Dyeing: Turmeric Dyed Shibori-Style T-shirt Yarn
I’ve been naturally dyeing yarn/fiber/fabric with turmeric for over 5 years now. The range of yellows produced with this single root has always fascinated me.
For this project, I dyed some of my husband’s old undershirts (t-shirts)–Shibori-style–and then let them sit in the dye pot around 24 hours. I kept the pot on low heat until bedtime and then I turned the heat off overnight. After rinsing them in cold water, I threw them into the washing machine (no detergent) and then into a high heat dryer until they were completely dry.
For a video of the finished t-shirts before they were cut into yarn, click here.
I cut up the shirts so I would have one continuous ball of yarn per shirt and then rolled them into balls. I’ll probably weave a small bathroom rug out of the yarn when I get enough made.
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Happy New Year!
2020 was a super productive year for me…probably the most productive to date, weaving-wise. I did my best to make the most of staying at home for a large part of the year and it certainly paid off. I wove 42 items and knitted 16 finished items. Of course, this is my full-time occupation, so while it seems like a lot of projects, I’m hoping to finish even more in 2021…especially now that my weaving studio is up and running. I find that I can concentrate on my work when I’m in my studio–more so than when I was weaving from home. I’ve worked from home for many years, but it’s nice being able to separate work from my home life now. I now only knit from home unless I bring home my small loom on rare occasions.
I hope all the other fiber arts people out there have an amazing 2021. I know I’m expecting great things this year.
So, with that said, Happy New Year!
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