Weft to My Own Devices

Having started weaving again has become a little addictive.  It has been a whole new way to play with colours and palettes, so it's all I've wanted to do lately.  Luckily for this week I do have some fun developments in technique for weaving as well as some news to share!

Let's start with the tool/technique that has made it easier to set the warp for my ongoing weaving obsession.

Here at my apartment I don't have a proper dining table, let alone one that's long enough to set a decent sized warp.  Lucky for me, I do have this long board (Home Depot- about $15) that was once a stand in for my old bed.  Propping up the end that holds the post, and setting the other end against one of the bars running horizontally on the bottom of my loom, I am able to set a long and consistent warp.  

 Now to the news!  

Scarves like this one will soon be for sale on my website.  

I will also be looking into setting up an Etsy shop, as a lot of people have recommended that for the ease of buyers and better visibility of my products.  Don't worry though!  Everything I make and plan to sell will be posted here first.  I deeply appreciate all of you who read my blog, and would like you to get the best opportunities and advantages.   With the amount of craft-crazy ramblings you take in, you deserve it.

I am also going to be experimenting a bit more with the weaving in the upcoming weeks, and hope to share some fun trials and errors with all of you, as well as finding some innovative ideas that may make an appearance in the shop.

Now back to this lovely scarf! 

This dear darling was quite the lesson in paying attention to different weights of yarn in weaving.  I wanted to experiment with two starkly different weights and found that it can create a funky and beautiful "bubbling" effect in the places where the heavier weight yarn was paired with itself in contrast to the lighter weight yarn.  

I plan to block a bit to make it a tiny bit more even, but overall it is quite a fabulous texture to the scarf that gives it a lot of life.  Having the two weights didn't make it inconsistent on the sides of the weaving, but still had a noticeable effect on the shaping within.  

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