Friday 30 December 2016

Emerald coloured Tailored Stands alpaca handwoven scarf

Not green with envy, but green with pride.  This lovely, luxurious, emerald coloured, scarf handwoven from Tailored Strands 4-ply Australian alpaca yarn will be a pleasure to wear.  This soft feeling scarf of 1750mm x 215mm and weighing 150g is in an interesting mesh like pattern and a popular colour.  The last two similar scarves sold very quickly.
Soon to be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park  or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock  movements.


Tuesday 27 December 2016

A seachange with Tailored Strands alpaca

Do you need a change in your life?  How about a seachange coloured  hand-woven scarf from Tailored Strands 4-ply Australian alpaca?  A choice from two slightly different  patterns, these scarves are nominally 1780mm x 215mm and weigh 142g.  These soft luxurious feeling scarves  in a bright, yet cooling, colour will be eye-catching and a pleasure to wear.






They will be on sale soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movements.

Monday 19 December 2016

Tailored Strands royal and ocean blue handwoven scarves

As summer arrives and I look out from my apartment  onto the lovely blues of the Swan River my mind turns to nautical colours.  I have taken the Royal Blue and Ocean Blue coloured yarns from the Tailored Strands range of 4-ply Australian Alpaca yarns and woven two, two-tone, coloured scarves in slightly different diamond shaped patterns.  These two scarves, nominally 1750mm x 220mm  and weighing 145g, may be a bit warm for summer but would be lovely presents for our northern hemisphere friends/tourists, or worthwhile keeping for our next winter cold days.
They will be on sale soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movements.





Wednesday 14 December 2016

Another yarn from Bendigo

Last of the summer yarns, or at least, Bendigo Woollen Mills sock yarns (70% wool/30% nylon).  In the fourth, and last, yarn in the series I have used the purple green multi yarn as the warp and woven it with a dark grey woollen yarn as the weft.  A soft feeling, smart looking, scarf that would be worn proudly by the man in your life, provided you didn't keep it for yourself.  And being 1760mm x 185g weighing 107g it will fit snugly into your luggage ready for those cold days and nights.
Soon to be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movements.

Friday 9 December 2016

Handwoven Bendigo Woollen Mills Ocean Purple Multi

Feeling blue?  I have the scarf for you!
I have used Bendigo Woollen Mills Ocean Purple Multi sock yarn, a 70% wool/30% nylon mix, as the warp and a peacock coloured Ultimate 2-ply alpaca yarn as the weft.  The coloured stripes along the length of the scarf and the chevron pattern across the scarf results in a smart looking, soft feeling, item. A cool colour to enhance your summer outfit being 1640mm x 215mm and weighing 107g.
See it soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.




Thursday 1 December 2016

Handwoven scarves using Bendigo Woollen Mills sock yarn

Bendigo Woollen Mills sock yarn is made from 70% wool and 30% nylon.  They come in a range of different multicolours.  I have hand-woven two of these yarns using an identical pattern but with different yarns in the wefts.
In the first I have used Pastel Multi, shade 522, as the warp and a hand-dyed multi-coloured silk yarn as the weft.  Unfortunately the silk yarn ran out early so I have a short scarf of 1130mm x 190mm and weighing 74g.  A lightweight, cool colour, scarf to add colour to your summer outfit.
In the second I used Purple Pink Multi, shade 521, as the warp and a white cotton yarn as the weft.  A brighter, darker, scarf toned down by the white weft, measuring 1730mm x 200mm and weighing 110g.
The pattern shows up more in the second scarf because of the single coloured weft as opposed to the multi-coloured weft in the first.
See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle unless sold privately earlier.






Tuesday 22 November 2016

Noro Mossa #9 handwoven scarves

Continuing with my Noro Mossa series of scarves I have hand-woven Noro Mossa #9 yarn on a lichen coloured Tailored Strands 4-ply Australian alpaca yarn.  As I was weaving the two identical  scarves with a longitudinal chevron pattern I not only saw the colours of sweet peas but I could almost smell them!
These lovely colourful scarves are each 1800mm x 220mm and weigh 153g.  The various textures  from the wool, viscose, mohair, silk and nylon mix of the Noro Mossa yarn results in a vibrant eye-catching soft and warm scarf.  Are you game to wear it?
Both scarves will be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movements.



Friday 18 November 2016

Noro Mossa #13 hand-woven scarves

Christmas is coming so I have the scarf for you!
I have hand-woven Noro Mossa #13 yarn on a claret coloured Tailored Strands 4-ply Australian alpaca warp.  With mainly red and green tones in the Noro Mossa yarn the scarves features the typical stripeing associated with these yarns superimposed over the woven horizontal chevron pattern.
Two virtually identical scarves, nominally 1800mm x 200mm and weighing 160g, which are bulky but with a soft touch, to keep you warm this Christmas (well the summer tourist from the Northern Hemisphere).
They will be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle soon, depending upon stock movement.




Wednesday 16 November 2016

Noro Mossa #18 hand-woven scarf

I now have a new supply of Noro Mossa yarns so have hand-woven colour #18 with a lavender Tailored Strands 4-ply Australian alpaca warp in a conventional manner.  The result is horizontal strips of the multi-coloured Noro Mossa yarn with the imprint of a background pattern.
A colourful soft feeling bulky scarf of 1840mm x 200mm and weighing 154g containing wool, viscose, mohair, silk and nylon together with alpaca.
Soon to be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon sales.



Friday 11 November 2016

Mosaic Noro Mossa hand-woven scarf

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to go on a coach tour to Central Australia and one place we visited was the Painted Desert out of Coober Pedy - numerous conical hillocks of various colours.
I have used my left-over Noro Mossa yarns to weave a mosaic pattern and the final fabulous colourful scarf reminds me of my Painted Desert experience.
For the record Noro Mossa yarns are made up of 52% wool, 16% viscose, 11% mohair, 11% silk, 10% nylon whilst the warp is from Tailored Strands 4-ply grey alpaca yarn.  And it is a long scarf being 1930mm x 215mm and weighs 166g.
What a spectacular scarf, can I be persuaded to part with it?  Who knows!



Sunday 6 November 2016

Lichen and emerald Tailored Strands alpaca scarves

With spring in the air we can see the new green in the budding leaves that progressively darkens during its life.  I have tried to emulate this using the lichen and emerald colours of Tailored Strands 4-ply alpaca yarns.  Hand-woven in an intriguing pattern you can sense the new growth of spring.
A lovely soft feeling alpaca scarf measuring 1800mm x 210mm and weighing 142g for your selection.
Soon to be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle.
Those eagle eyed amongst you will notice that despite using the same pattern in my last three sets of scarves their appearances are so different.





Sunday 30 October 2016

Wisteria and wisteria/lavender alpaca handwoven scarves

With spring in the air I have chosen wisteria and lavender colours for my next scarves.  Using Tailored Strands 4-ply alpaca yarns I have woven one in the single colour of wisteria and the other in a mixture of wisteria and lavender.  I have used the same pattern for both with the pattern being highlighted when using the two colours.  Two soft luxurious scarves in an interesting pattern and both being nominally 1800mm x 210mm and weighing 133g.
Buy wholesale direct or wait until they appear in Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle.