Just off the loom, these simple plain weave scarves.
Woven in plain weave to highlight the yarn, hand-dyed by Twisted Fae Fibreworks, in Kamloops, BC. Support your local venders when you can.
I bought one skein with short colour changes, and one “sock yarn set” which has long colour changes. The 100-gm skein of fingering weight yarn has 420 yards. I made a 6-yard warp to accommodate both scarves, which used up the large skein with short colour changes, as well as a portion of one of the sock skeins. Then, I used the other “sock” skein as weft for one of the scarves, for a great colour block effect, and the weft in the other scarf is Louet Gem in natural, for a soft pastel effect.
The colours are from Twisted Fae’s Pride Collection – Transgender. The scarves are going to someone special.
A reminder that every person you meet is a unique and complete human being with their own history and their own story. When you stop and take the time to listen to the stories, your world is all the richer for it. Be kind, stay inclusive, and move forward into 2025 with love in your heart.
spinweaverbarbara 
These are really beautiful Barbara. Both the scarves and your wise words.
Coincidently, I have been considering weaving with some of the space-dyed sock yarn I have stashed away – too much to use in my lifetime! I was thinking of using a sett of 11 epi for plain weave as I wanted them to be very soft and flowy. I’ve never woven with sock yarn before. I have some matching mohair lace weight that I wondered where there I could use for weft.
I expect you have to be really careful with tensioning sock yarn! Any tips from you would be much appreciated.
thanks,
Lori
I sett these scarves at 10 epi, and it is fingering weight, with 80% BFL wool, 20% nylon. I wanted the scarf to be drapey, and not too tight. But do your yarn wrap to determine sett because each brand may behave a little differently. With sock yarn I sett a little bit closer that weaving yarn, because it doesn’t full as much when you wash it. I try to keep the tension even, and a little bit tight, and strive for picks per inch to equal the ends per inch. Other than that, I don’t worry about it too much and it just seems to work.
Have fun with your weaving.
Lovely, Barbara! Always love plain weave showing off glorious colour. 💕