I'm a little late posting this, but the scarves I was weaving here.... are done! And they'll be for sale on September 3 with the other new stuff from wiksten's fall collection. I had extra warp left on the loom and wove a rather short one, but I actually really like it styled with a brooch and I'm keeping it for myself. If you end up being one of the lucky ones to purchase a scarf, I would suggest a brooch as another good way to style it.
Just as fyi, the scarves are woven from 100% cotton in an old Finnish Twill pattern. They can be handwashed in detergent, hung dry, and then blocked (ironed into shape). They should be fairly sturdy and quite durable.
Just out of curiosity, I'd like to know, what kind of scarves are your favorite to wear? Do you like warm soft ones in the winter time, or flowy silk ones to dress up an outfit, or do you like to wear a different scarf with every outfit any time of year? (I'm personally a winter scarf lover, but I'm curious what other people like.)
11 comments:
Christy,
You are truly talented - I love your scarves!, hopefully I will be one of the lucky ones.
I personally prefer to wear my scarves during the winter and like the soft ones... but really if the scarf is pretty it doesn't matter.
I really love your scarves and blog. I just started learning how to weave and my efforts are so far quite bad! So I really can appreciate the beautiful scarves you have woven!
My favourite scarf is a maroon and white polka dot cotton one with silk thread tassels at each end. The cotton is super soft because the scarf belonged to my grandfather who wore it cycling in the 1950s.
My other favourite scarf is one I crocheted from lovely soft orange alpaca wool. I wear both of these in summer and winter as neckwarmers and head scarves depending on the season.
vega: I agree, if it's a really pretty scarf, I'll wear it anytime! Thanks for the compliments!
ellen: Your scarves sound really unique. That's so cool you have a scarf of your grandfather's! As for the weaving, keep at it. There are a lot of tricks to get better results. Are you learning from anyone in particular? I learned from the weaver's guild in town.
I am definitely a fall/winter scarf wearer. If I wear a silky scarf ever, it's as a headband. Or a belt.
I love your idea of pinning the shorter scarf together with a broach. I am going to try to find a broach that I like so I can do that too.
Where did you learn to weave? And sew? Did you teach yourself or did you go to school for it or a combination of the two? I would love to learn to weave. I love the colors and design you used for these scarves. They are beautiful.
grace: I definitely like silky scarves as headbands, and I'm becoming increasingly enamored of belts lately too. I learned to weave mainly from a woman at the Kansas City Weaver's Guild, which I'm now a member of. There are surprisingly a lot of weaver's guilds all over the country in most major cities, you might search for one near you. I learned to sew from my grandmother when I was a kid, and ever since I've been obsessed with making things, hehe. I did take a class a few years ago just to refine my skills a bit, mainly on doing better seam finishing. Anyway, thanks for the comment!
Hi Christy,
Sadly, I have nowhere to study anything textile/fibre related where I live so I have to teach myself from books/internet. There is no such marvellous thing as a weavers guild in Singapore where I live. Its strange that there is nowhere to study textiles here when SouthEast Asia has such a rich tradtion.
hi, christy. i like big, fluffy pashmina scarves that i can wrap around my neck several times until i'm warm as can be in the fall/winter. but handwoven/handknit scarves are definitely my second fave!
oh, also when i was 15 i went to europe with a group from my school. my friend and i both bought silk scarves because we wanted to be chic like the french women. but i never wore my silk scarf because i didn't really know how to pull it off.
Christy,
I was wondering if you can recommend any good books on weaving or websites which I can use to teach myself until I can find a class to join?
Ellen,
Do you have a loom yet or would you be interested in any kind of weaving? There are several different types of weaving from using small backstrap looms or inkle looms, there are table looms, and then there are big floor looms. That would determine what book to read first. I happened to do finger weaving first, which is a very simple make-it-yourself backstrap loom. But then I went to using a little rigid heddle table loom, which is also a good place to start. If you want to give me your email, I could email you a list of good weaving books depending on your interests. I hope this helps!
Hi Christy,
I've so far been playing with a simple rigid heddle loom I made myself from cardboard and using a chair for a frame. (I put a picture on my blog: http://mrsteo.multiply.com/journal/item/36/Weaving)
But I'm keen to try all types of weaving to find out what I like best. You can contact me at ellen.philpott@gmail.com
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