I made a prototype a while ago and I've been wearing it to see
how it would withstand some wear and tear.
The warp is a fine 2/56 cashmere/silk blend with silk selvedges and the weft is 2/30 linen.
The thing is, with such fine yarn I wanted a strong structure - hence the plain weave -
but also some element to make it crisp and add some degree of stiffness
- and here comes the linen yarn -
After wearing it for a while, the cashmere/silk blend developed a bit of nap,
which is definitely nice and adds warmth.
The scarves are quite big - 41 x 226 cm excluding fringes - so plenty of fabric to wrap into.
I am pleased by the results!
Yesterday afternoon there was the most dramatic sky ever -
beautiful colours - and a couple of small tornadoes along the coast as well
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A pleasure for my eyes and heart.
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ReplyDeleteGoodness me, they are beautiful - at first the red/purple one was my favorite, but now the autumnal color is. And the blues aren't bad, either... And and and...
ReplyDeleteAnd the sky! So dramatic!
Beautiful scarves!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe scarves look stunningly beautiful. And what a dramatic sky, that you have captured so well in your photographs.
ReplyDeleteOh, the scarves are just gorgeous! Such wonderful color combinations.
ReplyDeleteLove the photographs as well...that is quite a sky!
They are so, so, so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you missed the tornado! It's so inspiring to see your new scarfs' colors and hear about the linen cashmere silk
ReplyDeletemix. Too bad there's no touching on th Internet
Ladies, thank you so much for your kind comments!
ReplyDeleteSusan, you have no idea, I absolutely agree on that - there are so many times when I wish I could feel the stuff I see on the internet!
Beautiful...
ReplyDeleteI would like to feel them!
Clouds like that always remind me of John Constable paintings. Beautiful colours!
ReplyDeleteClouds like that always remind me of John Constable paintings. Beautiful colours!
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