Painted warp scarves

I have been really busy the last couple weeks weaving off these scarves. And I got them all done! Six warps which yielded two scarves a warp. I tied on after the first one.

Warp: 8/2 Tencel
Weft: 10/2 Tencel except for #5, which is 24/2 wool and #12 which is 8/2 Tencel.

They are arranged in warp pairs: #1 and #2 same warp, etc.


#1



#2


#3


#4


#5


#6


#7


#8




#9


#10



#11






#12




I'm very happy with them! I think one's my favorite, then I see another and another and another. They make me want to paint more warps and I'll do that next spring. I used the 24/2 wool because I didn't have another good color in Tencel to go with that warp. I washed the wool weft one in the sink instead of in the washing machine on delicate like I did the rest of them. Then I threw them all in the dryer (wool one, too) until they were very damp. I ironed them on low, hung them on my drying rack outside for the afternoon, and when they were dry, I ironed them on the Cotton setting, which is pretty hot. That final pressing is when the hand changed drastically from not really drapey to melt-in-your-hand drapey. It's one of the few times I like ironing!

The wool weft did not shrink, and although it is not as iridescent as the others, it's quite light and airy.

For now, I'm winding solid blue warp to go with the 10/2 mercerized cotton painted in blues. I'll put this little solid warp stripe in since I don't have enough ends of the painted to make the blanket. I hope to get it all ready to start putting on the loom when I get back the end of the month. It helps to have something to start right in on.


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