Scarlet Tailored Strands Alpaca Lace

I have been buying Tailored Strands coloured 4-ply alpaca yarns from Alpaca Plus in Douglas Road, Henley Brook.  They have recently started to stock Tailored Strands 2-ply alpaca lace yarn so I have given it a try by weaving a scarf in their scarlet coloured yarn.
I am delighted with the thinner and lighter product which retains that lovely softness associated with alpaca yarns.  This first scarf is nice and long, being 1920mm x 240mm and weighs 147g.

The discerning buyer can purchase this scarf at Alpaca Plus from this weekend.
I plan to switch to this 2-ply yarn for my future coloured alpaca scarves.

Grape coloured Alpaca Ultimate scarf

On a recent visit to Alpaca Plus, in Douglas Road, Henley Brook, I purchased 200g of a grape coloured 4-ply alpaca yarn produced by Alpaca Ultimate.  I have woven this Australian Alpaca yarn into a beautiful, soft and warm scarf using the same pattern as my previous scarf.  Being 1850mm x 220mm and weighing 174g it will be a lovely warm and fashionable scarf to wear on these cold winter days.

I expect it to be available for sale at Alpaca Plus by the end of next week.

Sky coloured hand-woven cashmere scarf

After a ten-week holiday to the Himalayas and Europe I have returned home and commenced weaving again.  My first scarf is using a 2/20 cashmere yarn hand-dyed Sky, a colour in the Landscape range of dyes.  I have found this to be a popular colour and being woven in an interesting pattern this lightweight and extremely soft scarf will add class for the discerning wearer.  For your information the scarf is 1780mm x 220mm and weighs 86g.

From Fabric to Fashion

A week or two  ago I wove a length of fabric based upon Noro Cotton Hill yarn.

I could have used it as a shawl,

but instead it has been transformed into

no, not just a plain garment.  By adding some old kimono fabric the finished fashion item is

Royal Blue Tailored Strands alpaca scarf

Western Australians will not believe me when I tell them that winter is coming.  Our long hot summer continues well into April.  In preparation for the colder weather that must arrive soon I have hand-woven a smart looking Royal Blue coloured scarf using Tailored Strands 100% Australian Alpaca yarn.   It is long, being 1910mm x 225mm and weighing 160g, so is versatile for many wearing styles, "fibre of the gods" softness and guaranteed to keep you comfortable and warm this winter.  Why not treat yourself or your loved one?

You can see this scarf on my stall at Perth Upmarket on Sunday 23 June at UWA unless previously sent to add to my display of  scarves at Shop Handmade in Canberra.
This is probably my last scarf before the next Perth Upmarket as I leave for an extended holiday on Friday.

Grevillea coloured hand-woven cashmere scarf

To brighten up our world I have hand-dyed a 2/20 Kogane cashmere yarn grevillea, a colour in the Landscape range of dyes for wool.  I have then hand-woven the yarn in an eight-shaft pattern consisting of small diamonds.  A beautiful, bright, extremely soft and lightweight scarf has resulted measuring 1790mm x 210mm and weighing only 79g.

This lovely coloured scarf will be on my stall at Perth Upmarket on Sunday 23 June at UWA unless previously sent to be added to my stock at Shop Handmade in Canberra.

Noro Cotton Hill featured fabric

My stall at the Perth Upmarket has expanded from my initial offerring of hand-woven scarves to now include unique garments fashioned and made by Hiroko from our hand-woven fabrics.  Her garments have had great success at Upmarket and so as to renew her stock I have recently woven more fabrics for her from which she made more items.  I have shown these fashion items in recent blogs.

I have now hand-woven a new fabric using Noro Cotton Hill yarn (60%cotton/14%silk/14% kid mohair/12% wool) as the weft and alternate strands of Deborah yarn (65% viscose/35% cotton) and Yeoman Yarn Sport yarn coloured charcoal (100% wool) as the warp.  It makes a very interesting bolt of material and is 1900mm x 430mm and weighs 306g.

I will show you the fashioned garment in a later blog.

Garnet coloured Kogane cashmere scarf

Another of my exquisite cashmere scarves, this time hand-dyed in the colour of garnet.  The 2-ply Kogane cashmere yarn results in a lightweight and very soft scarf which feel and look so good.  Hand-woven in a small format plaited twill pattern the scarf is 1820mm x 210mm and weighs 80g.

See it on my stall at the Perth Upmarket on Sunday 23 June at UWA unless previously sent to be added to my display of scarves at Shop Handmade in Canberra.

Not a Hobbit's cloak!

Earlier this year I showed a length of fabric which I had woven in a mosaic pattern using three different coloured Noro Silk Garden yarns.

This fabric has now been fashioned into an amazing garment by Hiroko.  What a spectacular cloak to wear on cold winter days.

For those interested, it will feature on my stall at Perth Upmarket on Sunday 23 June at UWA unless snapped up earlier by an impatient wearer.

Hand-woven silver coloured alpaca scarf

Winter is approaching so how about a smart soft and warm scarf for your man, unless you think it would go better with your own black winter coat. Hand-woven in a silver coloured Tailored Strands 4-ply Australian Alpaca yarn the scarf is 1880mm x 230mm and weighs 158g.  The plaited twill pattern adds an elegance to any occassion at which you choose to wear this formally looking scarf.

It will be on sale on my stall at the Perth Upmarket at UWA on Sunday 23 June, unless previously sent to be added to my display of scarves at Shop Handmade in Canberra.

Tailored Strands LIchen coloured alpaca scarf

Alpaca or cashmere, which is the best yarn?  Both are  soft and luxurious so I weave both yarns.
Using a Tailored Strands 100% Australian Alpaca 4-ply yarn coloured Lichen, I have hand-woven this cool looking, but warm feeling, soft touching long elegant scarf in a bold pattern suitable  for both winter and spring wear.  The scarf is 1840mm x 225mm and weighs 163g.

The scarf will be on sale on my stall at the Perth Upmarket at UWA on 23 June unless previously sent to be added to my display of scarves in Shop Handmade in Canberra.

Sun orchid hand-dyed cashmere scarf

Now, what do you think of this luxurious and elegant cashmere scarf?  Long, yet lightweight, in a 2-ply cashmere yarn hand-dyed sun orchid (a colour in the Landscape range of wool dyes) and hand-woven in an interesting pattern.  Lovely to look at, and soft to the touch.  The scarf is 1740mm x 220mm and weighs 82g.

It will be on my stall at the Perth Upmarket on Sunday 23 June, unless previously sent to add to my display of scarves at Shop Handmade in Canberra.

Hand-woven green cashmere scarf

How time flies.  Way back on 4 October 2012 I showed on my blog six hanks of cashmere yarn which I had just hand-dyed.  I have just got around to weaving the first ones!
To start with I have taken the yarn dyed Daintree (a colour in the Landscape dye range) and woven a scarf in the same pattern as my previous scarf.  The scarf is long, but lightweight, being 1820mm x 220mm and weighing only 83g.  Being woven in a top quality cashmere yarn the scarf is extremely soft and delicate, being in a 2-ply yarn.  An interesting feature of the scarf are the occassional darker threads where the hand-dyeing was not quite even.