FINISHING UP MORE HATS

Doing the finishing work on my hats.

They are first crocheted, then felted ( fulled technically) and blocked.

  Got the electric clippers out to trim the fuzz during the Seahawk game today. 

 

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Part 3. RED SCARVES--finishing

Part 3.
Finishing the red scarves involves taking them off the loom and protecting the ends with zig zaging.
Then they can be cut apart, washed --which is a one time thing-- drying in the dryer to soften the Rayon- also a one time thing. They are hung to finish drying. Now I can remove the Nylon stockings ( -- remember them from part 2-- that's what protected the fringe during all this--)and then finally trimming the fringe even.
More about fringe treatment later............

3 scarves wound onto the  front
cloth beam ready to be cut off the loom. 

All three scarves still connected

Zig zagging between scarves

cutting apart 

soaking to "full" the scarves
then they go in the dryer
the heat will soften up the Rayon

all three scarves with 3 different tones of red and purple wefts









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It is very hard to get the colors to show up
well with or without the flash

Nov 16th 2013 Puget Sound Artists Gift Show

Puget Sound Artists Gift Show Display November 16th, 2013.--My best sale so far. 
All but 2 of the brightly colored tencel scarves sold. 
I wish I had had the time to make more of those and more of the snuggly chenille ones, too. 
Oh, well next year. But I got several orders.

 The copper colored tencel scarf in block weave was the first scarf to sell right off the get go.

Tencel scarves on the rotating rack we made on the base of a lazy susan.

I still made a few felted wool hats this year because I love the colors and textures in the wools from my stash.  But since most of these yarns are discontinued now ( Naturally Alpine and Naturally Tussock with the wonderful variegated flecks  from New Zealand) I am gradually switching over to using Alpaca.

Having fun making hat bands from upcycled men's ties to go with them.