Sunday 29 March 2020

Multi-coloured alpaca hand-woven scarf

What are you doing whilst self-isolating during the COVID19 pandemic?
I am taking the opportunity to use up all those various left-overs from projects over the last twenty years or more.  I am expecting some interesting results.
My first project was with some left-over alpaca yarns.  Eight different colour yarns of various thickness.  The result is a multicoloured scarf with an interesting pattern and scalloped edges due to the yarn thickness variations.  Great looks with a great touch, the scarf is 1570mm x 190mm and weighs 102g.
I propose donating this series of scarves to homeless people.  Alternatively, if you are interested in purchasing the scarf for $50, or more, I will donate the money instead of the scarf.  Is that a deal?????





Hand-woven hand-dyed cashmere scarf

Do you remember the old-fashioned sweet shops with shelves of large screw top glass jars filled with lollies?  These visions can back to me as I hand-wove my latest scarf in an hand-dyed variegated coloured cashmere scarf.  Those barley sugar colours jumped out to me.
And now I have a stunning looking luxurious scarf to lift your outfit to be the envy of your peers.  At only 79g and 1720mm x 200mm it will pack easy to take on your next trip, or wear it now when you venture out from your self-imposed isolation.
As Aspects of Kings Park and The Artisan Store Fremantle have changed to on-line trading only it is available from me directly at $100 inclusive of postage.




Thursday 26 March 2020

Teal coloured hand-woven alpaca scarf

Teal coloured 100% Australian alpaca yarn from Tailored Strands.  What is "teal"?  Teal is a medium blue-green colour and comes from the colour of the strip on the head of the common teal, a kind of duck.  Teal combines the calming properties of blue with the renewal qualities of green.  It is a revitalizing and rejuvenating colour that also represents open communication and clarity of thought.
What a statement you will make to your peers when wearing this lovely luxurious hand-woven scarf.  And there is plenty of it, the scarf being 1920mm x 210mm and weighing 138g.
See it soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement, and all things corona virus!





Wednesday 18 March 2020

Pictachio and a mocha

Do you munch on nuts when you have a coffee?  Perhaps not, but I have taken a pistachio coloured Noro Silk Garden Sock Solo yarn (40% wool, 25% silk, 25% polyamide, 10% mohair) and hand-woven it on a mocha coloured 100% Australian alpaca yarn from Tailored Strands.
There are some interesting coloured flecks and yarn thickness variations in the Noro yarn that breaks up the regularity of the two different woven patterns.  With the inclusion of the alpaca warp these are two soft feeling scarves.  With nominal sizes of 1840mm x 205mm and weighing 148g, they will be a great asset in the coming cold winter days.
See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle.








Sunday 8 March 2020

Ocean and royal blue Tailored Strands alpaca scarves

Ocean and royal blue, this one is for you.  These are colours in the range of Tailored Strands 100% Australian alpaca yarns.  What a stunning looking  scarf these colours make and they highlight the two intricate patterns used in the two scarves.  Looks good, feels good, a great addition to your accessories.  And why not buy both for a his and her matching pair?
Each scarf is nominally 1860mm x 220mm and weighs 163g.
See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle.