Mothers Day Scarf 2
ByI’ve been sitting on photos of this scarf for days, not wanting to give it away! For Mothers Day my lovely mama got 2 scarves from me, and here is the second one. The best bit about this scarf is that the warp was my own hand-dyed creation. I based the colours off a photo I took that my mom loves, taken in Grand Turk on a family vacation:
Remember my ombre yarn dying experiment? Here’s what became of it. I warped from the centre outwards, so that my colours would change gradually, in a mirror effect. At the 2 ends I warped black threads to create a border.
The weft is simply black Malabrigo Silkpaca Lace, beaten in very loosely to create a super drapey fabric.
The colours really shine; the warp is a silk and sea cell blend which gives the finished piece amazing sheen. I am using a pick up stick technique to create warp floats which further emphasize the warp colours.
Mom loves it :) Pinks and purples are her favourite, and turquoise is my favourite, so it’s a perfect blend of what we both adore. The fact that I’m using my own hand dyed yarn made it that much more special.
Gorgeous! Wish I could touch it!
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how lovely…i’m sure your mother was thrilled with it…the colours are gorgeous…
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Beautiful, I love your hemming technique could you share as to what type you are using. Your pattern looks like 3/1 Lace pick up stick pattern? What size dent did you use? Lovely work.
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Hi Carrol,
Thanks for your comment! My hemming is plain ole’ hemstitch. Here’s my favourite tutorial:
http://www.purlbee.com/weaving-tutorials/2013/5/5/finishing-with-hemstitch.html
My pattern for the pick up stick was as follows: I pick up every other thread, skipping the 3 black thread border on either side of the work.
1: Down
2: Up with pick up stick
3: Down
4: Up
Repeat.
Hope that helps!
Shireen
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Amazingly beautiful. Well done. I’m in awe! What a lucky mama you have, to have a daughter who makes such wonderful things for her. :)
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I’m the lucky one :) I have an amazing mama who passed her creative gifts on to me!
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So pretty! beautiful use of colors!
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Beautiful dye-ing, and beautiful weaving! I love that you included a black border, I think it really helps the colors shine!
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