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CRACKLE SILK & RIBBON SHAWL
4 harness loom
Marguerite Davidson's book: A Handweaver's Pattern Book.page 198 "Ripple Diamond I , a crackle weave".
2 skeins of raw silk in "Winter Sky"
1 skein of cotton & rayon ribbon in "Dove".
large crochet hook
tapestry needle
wind a warp 3 1/2 yds. long & 24" wide at 12 epi.
add 2 threads for floating selvege.
to weave: Weave 1" tabby with the raw silk. Weave 8" tabby with a waste yarn. Weave 4 shots tabby. Now weave in pattern for 82" using the raw silk for tabby and the ribbon for the pattern. Weave 4 shots tabby, 8" of waste yarn and 1" with silk. Cut the warp threads and remove from the loom. Securely sew the cut ends on the sewing machine. Wash in warm water with a little fabric softener using the delicate cycle. Agitate for 2 minutes and spin. Dry in the dryer with a large towel. Crochet along the long edges with the ribbon yarn leaving ends the length of the fringe at the beginning and end. Cut off the 1" woven tabby at each end of the shawl and remove the waste yarn. Tie the fringe every 4 threads. Cut the remaining ribbon and space between the knots using the small tabby band above the fringe. The finished size is 20" wide and 68" long plus a 7 1/2" fringe.
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These scarves woven of our new bulky rayon chenille are thick and luxurious. At 15 inches wide they can make a warm weather shawl and are a great scarf for winter.
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I knit this top in a large size and it is an attractive style for a larger woman. It can be scaled down to a smaller size as well. It is a moderately easy pattern knit of one strand of our light beaded cotton and one strand of rayon seed used as one. There is a pattern available.
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This woven shawl uses our cotton boucle, one of my personal favorites. It makes the nicest summer clothes. I have woven it here as a summer shawl with rayon seed as weft. It is light and airy and can second as a summer throw. A pattern is available.
This little summer top uses our light beaded cotton and rayon seed. It is knit sideways to create subtle stripes. The tie is designed to adjust the fit. A pattern is available.
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For inspiration....I crocheted this vest cape using our soft beaded cotton/rayon for the body and our cotton boucle for the ruffled edge. It was embellished with polymer clay buttons, hand-dyed ribbon and glass beads. There is no pattern available.
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For inspiration.....Here are some examples of what I have done using our woven cotton chenille ribbon with accents of cotton boucle2 embellished with polymer clay pieces. There is no pattern available.
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For inspiration...I crocheted this little bag using 2 strands of rayon chenille together and embellished it with beads and a polymer clay piece. It only took an evening to make. No pattern is available.
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