Scarf Inventory September 2020

Updating my scarf inventory September 2020

dang new formats in this blog won't let me place the scarves where I want them-- the new scarves are at the bottom of the list

#heddleandhook 

TENCEL SCARVES AND COWLS

   

 Lightweight slinky Tencel and bamboo. Some 5/2 handdyed bright green Tencel from Theresa Ruch designs on the edges with 8/2 Azure tencel in the warp, woven with lemongrass 8/2 bamboo.

coral and lavender Tencel in open work lightweight scarf

Handdyed Tencel in multi color purples from Teresa Ruch Designs
 mixed with hummingbird color Tencel
 in openwork weave structure for a lightweight scarf.

silvery cream color Tencel with steel bue and pale yellow
lightweight scarf. 

Handdyed Rayon warp from Christine at Carr Park in 'Fall floral'
woven with amethyst Tencel in an undulating twill. 

Using some of the last of my Yarntopiatreasures handdyed Tencel skeins. Atlantis and Calla Lily combined on this with eggplant weft in Raku design. I love the waves in the weave. I'm already missing this talented dyer.

100% Tencel scarf on same Atlantis/Calla Lily warp
in undulating twill waves
with red-purple weft

100% Tencel scarf on Atlantis/CallaLily warp
woven in undulating twill
with Amethyst weft

springtime 100% Tencel scarf woven in an undulating twill
I used a pattern from Carr Park Artisans
with a pastel warp and a variegated lavender weft  9.5" x 72" plus 4" fringes

RBG inspired scarf designed and woven for the RBG Re-imagined show at Red Sky Gallery
Shades of black Tencel with Rayon and cotton Shahrazade yarn for the lace
Available at Red Sky Gallery 
two more similar ones on the loom now. 

8/2 Tencel double cowl on a blue ombre warp with a silver blue weft.
Multiple treadling variations of Strickler 216 and 218.
Measures 8.5" x 65" circumference.

SOLD Scarf of 8/2 Tencel ombre warp of black to light blues
with dark fuchsia weft.
Strickler #218 using just part of the treadling.
 Measures 8.5" x 78" plus 4.5" twisted fringes.

Scarf of 8/2 Tencel ombre warp of black to light blues
with coral colored cayenne weft.
Strickler #219 pattern.
Measures 8.5" x 75" plus 4.5" twisted fringe.

SOLD Ready for February
with this Amethyst and Mardi Gras Scarf of 8/2 Tencel.
The MardiGras colorway was handdyed by Susan Poague, Iowaweaver.
This one is woven with amethyst tencel weft in a variation of Strickler #219.
UPDATE JUNE: - see new scarves at bottom of list

Block weave Tencel scarf with periwinkle warp and Burgandy MB weft

SOLD Available  at Red Sky Gallery
Wide Tencel block weave scarf in multi colors of 8/2 Tencel

SOLD Available  at Red Sky Gallery
Handwoven scarf of 10/2 Tencel warp handpainted in autumn colors
 by Teresa Ruch of Portland
woven with 8/2 Adobe Tencel in Raku pattern.
69" x 7" plus 3.5" beaded fringes

Handwoven cowl worn doubled, woven with 10/2 Tencel warp
 handpainted by Teresa Ruch of Portland
woven with 8/2 Black Tencel in Raku pattern

Double cowl with 4/2 Tencel warp
 in "Berry rum" colorway handpainted by Yarntopia Treasures
woven with a "Vieil Or" 8/2 Tencel weft.

double Cowl woven with an 8/2 Tencel coral weft on a mauve warp

single cowl woven with a black 8/2 Tencel warp
using an Alpaca/ Tencel Meridian weft
Strickler 218 alternating treadle direction.

Tencel scarf of 8/2 Coquille and Pink Block drall weave

CHENILLE SCARVES 

Ready for Mardi Gras 

MardiGras scarf of chenille 

 with sparkles and ribbons and tencel weft 

7" x 74" plus 4" fringe

SOLD Available  at Red Sky Gallery
I call this lush Chenille scarf color "VelvetTheater Curtain Red"

Lornas laces sock yarn warp with weft of 'Noro King' multi wools done in twill .
Great winter scarf to hold your coat collar up against the wind.

Huckleberry knits gradient superwash merino
woven with Burgandy Tencel
into a lightweight, soft, warm double ombre Cowl
(fringe can be removed if desired).

this is available at home now

this is avaiable at home now.

NEW SCARVES THIS SUMMER'S WEAVING 

all  woven with 100% sustainable Tencel made in US or Canada:

100% Tencel 'Patina" handdyed warp from Carr Park Artisans, 

teal stripes added and woven with adobe tencel 

for subtle Southwest desert tones

 

100% Tencel in hadndyed blues and greens in two patterns

 

100% Tencel handdyed 'Mardi Gras' colorway from Iowaweaver

woven with Teal tencel in multi twill patterns

 

100% Tencel 'Patina" handdyed warp from Carr Park Artisans, 

adobe stripes added and woven with copper tencel 

for bright Southwest desert tones 

in a modified concha belt shell pattern

 

100% Tencel  handdyed floral warp from Carr Park Artisans

 with teal stripes woven with amethyst tencel in undulating twill

availability pending

 

100% Tencel handdyed 'Mardi Gras' colorway from Iowaweaver

woven with purple blue 'Iris' color tencel weft 

availability pending 

  

100% Tencel handdyed 'Mardi Gras' colorway from Iowaweaver

woven with red purple tencel weft 

Ruth Bader Ginsburg Re-Imagined

Some of my scarves have been available at Red Sky Gallery in Lake Forest Park since December. 
They announced a special show for March with the theme Ruth Bader Ginsburg Re-Imagined to celebrate Women in history month and her birthday on March 15th.  The show runs all month but the opening reception was Sunday March 1st. Then on the 15th there will be her 87th birthday celebration. 
You can go to the facebook page for Red Sky and see many of the wonderful artists' conceptions of her in fun activities. 
People's choice will be announced on the 15th, so it's a good time to visit the gallery and vote for your favorite. 

Since some of us with work at the gallery are not a painter, sculptor etc., so Laura, the gallery owner asked if we could make something also inspired for the show.

The first thing that came to mind was Justice Ginsburg's history of women's rights activism and the lace collars she wears. 
I knew exactly that I wanted a black scarf with a panel of white lace along one edge. 
With some ideas shared among my facebook weaving groups, several pattern drafts were proposed. I took some of those and reworked them with the aid of my favorite weaving book Strickler's 8 shaft patterns and the trial version of Fiberworks, a  computer weaving-design program.  
I made the warp with yarns I fortunately had on hand: a 5/2 Rayon in colorway "Midnight" a very deep navy black for the main part of the warp and an off white rayon and cotton seed yarn called Shahrazade alternating it with white Rayon slub for the lace panel.
I planned to use black 8/2 Tencel for the weft. 

So off to the loom I went and carefully threaded my 10 dent reed intending for 20 ends per inch for the black and 18 for the thicker white. The reed seem to thread easily. The flat steel heddles were next and they  posed a little issue with the thicker seeds in the Shahrazade. I could see I would have to be careful winding on as well as when advancing the warp during weaving.  I had a successful winding on with even tension and got the warp tied on at the front ready to weave. 

Writing this after the fact now, I have lost track of how many times I ended up making adjustments  to my preliminary drafts on fiberworks as well as to the weaving.
But I started weaving only to find that first off, the Shahrazade was catching on the 10 dent reed and pulling back and forth with beating.  Out came the 8 dent reed and resleyed it.  Wove a few inches, much better for the thick lace, but found I did not like the sett. 20 epi was too loose for the black and 18 was way too loose for the lace yarns.  Unwove and resleyed changing to 22 epi for the black and 24 for the lace.  

Ah, finally, will this work?  Weaving went smoothly, the thick seed lace yarns needed gentle guidance through the heddles, but the reed was now perfect.  There was some evidence of difference in take up, but not too bad, so I just played with tension as needed. 

I was reminded of comments I've read about Justice Ginsburg being a perfectionist and how her students and legal aids never presented a finished piece of work but always labeled them a draft because she would always have some correction to red letter in.  
Therefore I will present my scarf as a final draft.  
I cut off the first scarf, tied fringes, wet finished, pressed and found that I was a little disappointed with how the lace pattern showed less distinctly than I'd hoped.  

No problem, back to the computer and redesign for the second scarf, two days of blurry computer eyes later, I've decided and now to rethread the heddles in the lace portion, retie on, and weave the second scarf. It will be what it will be.  

There are subtle differences between the two, but overall I feel very accomplished for all I learned during this process. 

sleying the reed

close up of the lace yarns in the reed 18epi

heddles are threaded and winding on with lease sticks for tensioning
picture from the back of the loom

 

lashed on to the front of the loom
my apron bar is not curved, it must be the angle of the picture. 

resleying the reed after rethreading the heddles for the second scarf.

 

first lace pattern, I can't see the circle along the upper edge. 

  

  

at Red Sky gallery on opening day