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		<title>A pair of scarves</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had some Hand spun hand dyed mohair from Ixchel stashed for about 5 years and I hadn&#8217;t found a &#8230;<p><a href="http://wenswoolgathering.wordpress.com/2012/01/29/a-pair-of-scarves/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wenswoolgathering.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6965248&amp;post=2513&amp;subd=wenswoolgathering&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had some Hand spun hand dyed mohair from <a href="http://www.ixchelbunny.blogspot.com/">Ixchel</a> stashed for about 5 years and I hadn&#8217;t found a good use for it.  I decided to use it in a woven scarf.  That used just over half of it so I made another one&#8230;</p>
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<p>The weft is the same mohair in both scarves.<br />
The warp in the one on the left is an 8ply wool to give a darker big warm winter scarf.<br />
The warp on the right is Cleckheaton Remo which is a nubbly cotton/viscose blend. This is a smaller scarf and should be good for spring.</p>
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		<title>With one simple loom&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am amazed at the variety you can manage with just one simple loom that only does a basic weave. &#8230;<p><a href="http://wenswoolgathering.wordpress.com/2012/01/14/with-one-simple-loom/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wenswoolgathering.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6965248&amp;post=2495&amp;subd=wenswoolgathering&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://distilleryimage8.instagram.com/9043ce423e4a11e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg"><img class="alignright" src="http://distilleryimage8.instagram.com/9043ce423e4a11e1a87612313804ec91_7.jpg" alt="" width="132" height="132" /></a>I am amazed at the variety you can manage with just one simple loom that only does a basic weave.</p>
<p>Red. 8 ply used in both directions, the weft is a shade darker than the warp to give some depth of colour.  The threads in both direction are the same weight so the weave is relatively even.</p>
<p>Grey. With this one I was experimenting with a 4 ply warp and 8 ply weft so the variegate grey is dominant in the fabric.  The soy wool blend I used for this is a loosely spun single therefore the thickness of the yarn varies a bit.</p>
<p>Green. This is another with uneven weight, in this case the warp is a 4ply bright green and the weft is a 12ply dark green so specks of bright colour peek through the thicker dark yarn.</p>
<p>Blue. Adding texture fills the gaps and hides all sorts of mistakes.  This one is a brushed mohair warp with a boucle mohair weft.</p>
<p>Neutrals. Adding colour with stripes adds a whole new complexity. This one has alternating threads in both directions.  If I had only used 2 colours it would have been a houndstooth but I used a variegated bamboo in one direction and a dark brown wool in the other.</p>
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<p>Imagine what I would get up to with the ability to do more complex weaving!</p>
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		<title>A productive week.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been on holidays and during that time I&#8217;ve completed: 6 scarves and a bag. 1 of the scarves took &#8230;<p><a href="http://wenswoolgathering.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/a-productive-week/">Continue reading &#187;</a></p><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wenswoolgathering.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6965248&amp;post=2491&amp;subd=wenswoolgathering&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been on holidays and during that time I&#8217;ve completed:</p>
<p>6 scarves and a bag.</p>
<p>1 of the scarves took 2 years to make, it was a quick knit on big needles but it sat around for a long time before I got around to finishing it.  It&#8217;s the purl scarf made in wool and alpaca for Eno.<br />
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<p>The other project that took some time was a woven bag.  It turned out to be huge so fits in everything I need to make a jumper!  This bag is an ingenious design, you make a rectangle that is 3 times as long as it is wide.  Sew 2 seams and add a handle and you have a bag!  The design was Furoshiki bag from Complete Contemporary Textiles.</p>
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<p>Add to that 5 woven scarves and that is a productive week!</p>
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