Well, I’ve gone and woven me a scarf. The world’s longest scarf. Seriously. With every weaving project, there is extra length/width built in to account for “drawing in” and shrinkage and some allowance for practicing the weave, but when I took the scarf off the loom and put it around my neck, it dragged on the floor on both sides by a foot or more. Hey, when I weave, I weave.
I knew last week that I had only a yard or so left to weave and it went quickly today and then it was time to weave a few lines of junk and cut the scarf off the loom. As the teacher has emphasized throughout, it’s always scary when scissors are near your project. I had cut about 3/4 of the scarf off the loom when the teacher exclaimed, “oh no!” I about had a heart attack until I realized that comment was directed at someone else. I can laugh about it now.
Then, on to unwinding the scarf from the apron. And unwinding. And unwinding.
One of my classmates wrapped me up, so I headed into the restroom for a quick self-portrait.
The final few steps are choosing/applying a fringe technique and washing, and then *poof* – it’s a scarf!
The weaving blogging isn’t done, however. Before I left today, I wrapped a warp for my next project, a rag rug for in front of the kitchen door. Stay tuned.
