That last week or so, I've been weaving another series of tencel scarves, this time with a white warp. This tencel was a different brand, and very luscious, super soft and smooth. Every time I get to the end of a scarf I've been hemstitching and then leaving about 12 inches of warp unwoven to twist into fringe. I set the automatic cloth advance to about 4 beats to the inch and then beat to get to the 12 inches I need. When the woven portion of the previous scarf left the front beam, the cloth would no longer advance because the tencel's too smooth. The first time, I didn't realize what was happening and I ended up with tons and tons of tencel dust on my lap!
So on the next scarf I wove a few strands of heavy wool at about 2" intervals and the warp advanced with no problems.
The scarf above has a light blue weft. The one below has a lilac weft. I really like this pattern.
As soon as these scarves are done (I think I'm going to finish tonight!), I'm going to start warping the double width 2/9 wool blankets. I'm a little daunted by the thought of warping 1000 ends on 16 shafts, but the sooner it's started the sooner it will be done.
Breathtaking!
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