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Life History of a Scarf - Final reflections

2/18/2016

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Well the scarves are done, and you might be thinking that this seemed like a lot of work and a lot of days.  I can assure you that it did not really take 9 days to make these 2 scarves. ​
These 2 scarves were actually a joy to weave, and the only complication in the whole project was deciding what colors to use and planning my draft.
 
My timetable probably went something like this:
  • Planning:  1-2 hours
  • Measuring the Warp:  2-3 hours
  • Winding onto the back beam: 1 hour
  • Threading the loom:  2- 3 hours
  • Getting Ready to weave: 30 minutes - 1 hour
  • Weaving the samples:  30 minutes
  • Weaving the scarves: 4 hours
  • Finishing the Scarves: 3 hours
  • Documentation: 1 hour
Total 15-18 ½  hours for 2 scarves and samples
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Scarf with the blue ming tencel weft
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Scarf with the black bamboo weft

Four Harness Alternatives
I have had a request for a draft for a similar scarf for those who only have a 4 harness loom.  It is not possible to mix plain weave and twill in the same way with only 4 harness, but I have come up with a draft that uses the same bamboo warp in a twill, with a couple of possible options for treadling.
Note: Because both of these drafts are entirely twill and have no plain weave, I might be inclined to sett them at 27 epi rather than 24 epi. I frequently sett bamboo and tencel at 27 epi for a slightly warp emphasis cloth.  It has a lovely hand.  But as always, sampling is recommended if you are unsure.

Alternative 1
This draft uses EXACTLY the same colorway and treadling as the scarves that I wove.  It has 281 threads, just like the warp I used.  It is a point twill threading, and I would recommend using a floating selvedge with this treadling. The draft is shown below, and a partial drawdown is shown to the right so you can see what the cloth would look like.  Click on either photo to zoom in.
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Alternative 2
This draft uses the same colorway as the scarves I wove EXCEPT that the last group of aqua threads on the far left of the draft has 11 threads in it instead of 12, giving a total of 280 instead of 281.  This allows for a multiple of 4 for the straight draw threading.  You would not need a floating selvedge with this threading (as long as you start your shuttle from the right side).  This draft uses the same treadling as the scarves that I wove.  The draft is shown below, and a partial drawdown is shown to the right so you can see what the cloth would look like.  Click on either photo to zoom in.
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​Tip!
I intentionally set up the threading for the straight draw so that I thread 4-3-2-1 (going from right to left).  If you are sitting at the front of the loom  and you pull over a group of 4 heddles, one from each harness, it is much easier to thread 4-3-2-1 than 1-2-3-4.  If you thread 1-2-3-4, you will have to reach around  the 2, 3 and 4 to thread 1, then to thread the 2 you will have to reach around the 3 and 4, and to thread the 3 you will reach around the 4. Uncomfortable!

To review, go back to Life History-Day 9
4 Comments
Dáša Vašková
1/31/2020 04:18:42 pm

Takto krásně zapsané jsem ještě neviděla. Moc se mi to líbí. Šála i celý zápis

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Pattie Lamb
1/31/2020 04:30:22 pm

Thank you. Where are you from? I had to use Google to translate your comment. :-)

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Gretchen
4/20/2020 12:50:06 pm

When you wound the warp, did you use a paddle? I turned a 4shaft loom into an 8 shaft but had a baby in October and haven't had a chance to use it yet. I have a warp ready to go on the loom to make Tom Knisely 's show towel but the pattern is a 4 shaft one. I've been trying to wrap my brain around how to make the pattern into an 8 shaft pattern. Love your scarves and that you shared all the how -to!

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Pattie Lamb
4/20/2020 12:57:21 pm

Hi Gretchen,
No I never use a paddle when warping. Just a skill I have not learned, and I change colors a lot so it would not always help me. No need to turn a 4 harness pattern into an 8 harness pattern. Simply just use harnesses 1-4 and ignore 5-8. If the heddles on the back harnesses are in your way because of the width you are weaving, you can remove the heddles from the harnesses or take the harnesses out of the loom. If you remove them, you will need to tie the lamms for the back four harnesses together so they don't droop down onto the treadles. I hope this helps. Pattie

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