Wednesday 6 May 2015

Bilberry and Wisteria Tailored Strands alpaca handwoven scarves

After a recent short flirtatious affair with synthetic yarns I have returned to those lovely soft Australian alpaca yarns from Tailored Strands.  What a delight to touch!  I have used the bilberry coloured yarn as the warp and the wisteria yarn as the weft in a four-shaft patterned weave.  I wove two scarves on the same warp with one being 1800mm x 220mm and weighing 142g whilst the second is a bit shorter at 1620mm x 220mm and weighing 132g.



Two lovely soft and warm scarves for those cold winter nights approaching.  Do the colours match your outfit?
They will be on sale at Perth Upmarket on Sunday 21 June at UWA, Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.

Friday 1 May 2015

Black Diamist NF handwoven scarf

I had 125g of a black Diamist NF nylon yarn left over from a previous project.  I decided to use this to weave two narrow and short scarves.   One is 1100mm x 130mm weighing 40g whilst the second is 1220mm x 130mm weighing 48g.



This dense black yarn glitters in the light due to the shiny nature of the nylon.  I find the scarf is a bit prickly to touch but it provides that classy look to your outfit.
They will be on sale at the Perth Upmarket on Sunday 21 June at UWA, Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.