Rigid Heddle Weaving

Knitting has fallen off at the LYH recently - finally some warm weather!  But the fiber-play hasn't stopped here - I have been taking a Rigid Heddle Weaving class at Woven Art for the last few weeks.  Tuesday is my last class - dare I warp one last project?

My first project was a scarf, in Nancy's hand dyed yarn, the warp being Newport (cotton) and the weft Kona Superwash (100% superwash merino wool). 

My selvages were a bit wonky on my first project - not paying attention to how the warp was laid out had much to do with it. And perhaps an eagerness to not have the project look 'sloppy'.


Project 1 was a plain weave beaten to hell and back.  You can barely see the cotton warp between the wool weft.

Project 2 was a slightly wider scarf, and warped with my LissaBeth alpaca yarn grown, spun, and hand dyed in Michigan, and purchased at a local fair.  The weft was 1 ball of Rowan Felted Tweed in color 164 - a light grey with flecks of black in it.

I managed to control myself and did one light beat to give a nice open weave - so that the warp in all its hand dyed wonder would show through clearly.


I have temporarily knotted the ends here before it goes in for a soak to finish it.

I can see great possibilities in blowing through stash yarn at quite a pace.  The only thing is, do I have the energy to maintain a Weavolution account?  I think I might go rummaging in my stash for project 3.