Monday 11 December 2023

My royal scarves

 Growing up on the Isle of Wight I could see from my bedroom window the two towers of Osborne House across the River Medina.  Last month I visited Osborne House with my daughter and eldest grandson.  A royal home, a majestic setting.

Memories are now captured in two hand-woven scarves.  Claret and gold, those two bold colours associated with royalty.

Hand-woven using yarns of 100% Australian alpaca from Tailored Strands, the scarves, one long and one short, not only look great but feel great,

See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.









Friday 24 November 2023

Wisteria and lavender coloured handwoven alpaca scarf

 Wisteria and Lavender.   Do you have them in your garden?  If not, you can wear them as an accessory.

A lovely hand-woven scarf using 100% Australian alpaca from Tailored Strands in these colours and in an interesting pattern.  A one-off design.  Soft feeling, elegant and colourful.  How can you go wrong?

See it soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.  Alternatively you can buy direct from the weaver, yes, that's me.





Sunday 8 October 2023

Another pair of longitudinal stripped alpaca scarves

 What unites claret, champagne, mango and sea-change? They are all colours in the range of 100% Australian alpaca yarns from Tailored Strands.

How shall I mix them? In longitudinal stripes of claret, mango and sea-change held together in an identical pattern with, in one case, champagne, and the other, claret. One light background, one dark background, which appeals to you?
See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.








Friday 22 September 2023

Lavender and wisteria coloured alpaca scarves

 Same warp, same pattern, why so different?  What a difference the choice of weft has made.

Two hand-woven scarves using 100% Australian alpaca from Tailored Strands.  The warp in both is lavender and wisteria coloured yarns.  In the first, the weft is emerald green.  The colours remind me of Wimbleton, anyone for tennis?  The second repeats allternatively the warp colours in the weft so giving the check-board effect.

Which of these lovely looking, cosy comfortable, warm wearing, accessory appears to you?

See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.










Sunday 17 September 2023

Three seasons in a handwoven alpaca scarf

 Remember those country vistas in Europe?  The new "young" green of spring, the lush deep green of summer and the bare brown trees in winter?  I bring you these colours in two hand-woven scarves.

Using the lichen, emerald and mocha colours in the Tailored Strands range of 100% Australian alpaca yarns I bring these colours in longitudinal stripes.  One with a lichen (light green) weft and one with an emerald (deep green) weft.  Lovely colours, lovely pattern, lovely alpaca feel and warmth.

See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.









Sunday 10 September 2023

Two blues and a purple coloured alpaca scarves

 Two blues and a purple.  In strips, one with a wisteria background, one with a royal blue background.  What a difference the background makes.

These two scarves are hand-woven using 100% Australian alpaca from Tailored Strands.  Which appeals to you?  Maybe the light coloured one for the lady and the dark based one for the gent.  Soft, luxurious feel, you cant go wrong.

See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending upon stock movement.









Monday 28 August 2023

Two colourful stripped handwoven alpaca scarves

 Do you like bright colours?  How about claret, mango, sea-change, cyclamen?  Well, I have two scarves hand-woven in 100% Australian alpaca from Tailored Strands.

In two different patterns, and one with a champagne coloiured weft and the other in a mocha coloured weft.  What a difference the "background" colour makes.  Which do you like?

The two amazing, soft, luxurious alpaca scarves are 1790mm x 210mm and weigh 150g.  See them soon at Aspects of Kings Park or The Artisan Store Fremantle depending on stock movements.