Fibre Crafts Again

I knew I had a lot of weaving yarns in a cupboard at the top of the house so I have brought all the bags down to see what is there as my husband has asked me to knit him couple of hats. I found several cones of wool yarn for him to choose from, and a book of knitting patterns to make an interesting colour combination.

I also found 400 yards of handspun and hand-dyed silk yarn. I have been thinking of making myself a small poncho and was wondering what yarn to use. Now here is the answer. I will use the silk as a warp and chenille for the weft, loosely set in. I have a rigid heddle loom that will do the job as I will be weaving a simple tabby. Colours are purples and reds, with a red chenille. It will look and feel so nice. A picture of the completed article will be posted when I have finished.

Another find was three small picture frames warped with strong cotton to do some practice tapestry weaving on. They are staying out too and I will be working samples of tapestry techniques and colour swatches using rayon chenille, as I have a lot of different colours in that fibre. So more pictures there for the blog.

I seem to have found lots of things to do on these extremely cold evenings, after cello practice which has to come first.