Black and white hand-woven cashmere scarves

This time I have taken some inspiration from the Commonwealth Games in Scotland.  I know it is not a tartan but a check is the best I can do!  I have used a black and  a white cashmere yarn to weave two striking, smart and wonderfully soft scarves.  The two scarves are in two slightly different patterns to maintain their uniqueness.  The first is 1780mm x 235mm and weighs 87g whilst the second is marginally longer at 1850mm x 235mm and weighs 93g.

They will be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or the September event of Perth Upmarket depending upon stock movements.

Claret and mid-grey handwoven alpaca scarf

And now for a 100% Australian product.  My newest hand-woven scarf is using claret and mid-grey coloured Australian alpaca from Tailored Strands.  The chosen pattern means it emphasises the claret or the mid-grey depending which side is showing.  This is a lovely soft feeling, long scarf woven in a popular mix of two colours.  And for the record it is 1860mm x 230mm and weighs 142g.

I expect it to be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park in the near future.

Hand-woven Jacob sheep scarf

Whilst travelling recently in Scotland I discovered the "The Handspinner having fun" shop on the Old Pier Road, Broadford, on the Isle of Skye.  What an array of wool to explore!  I am always looking for that unusual yarn on my travels and finished up buying 180g of some hand-spun Jacob sheep wool.  This is an unusual sheep with a black (or grey) and white fleece.

I have now woven this natural coloured variegated yarn into a scarf.  With the scarf being 12-ply it is a bulky scarf but with a lovely soft feel.  And with  the two colours in the fleece mixed in the yarn it makes for a very striking item.  It does have a pattern in the weave but this is hard to see against the variations in the tones of the wool.  As I only bought 180g of this thick yarn the scarf is short, being 1490mm x 210mm and weighs 170g.  But it is sure to keep you warm besides looking great.

It will be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or Perth Upmarket in September depending on how sales go.

Hand-woven scarves from Noro Blossom

Whilst touring in Scotland recently I was surprised to find some Noro Blossom yarns in a wool shop.  I couldn't stop myself buying up all the hanks of this discontinued yarn, four of one colour and three of another.  The yarn is 40% wool, 30% kid mohair, 20% silk and 10% nylon which I  have found previously makes a very colourful, soft touching, bulky feeling scarf when hand-woven.
I have now completed weaving three scarves from these beautiful yarns.

The first, using 4 hanks (200g) of Noro Blossom #25 shows the remarkable multicolour and texture of this yarn.  I have used the yarn as both the warp and weft which results in an eye-catching warm, soft and bulky feeling scarf of 1750mm x 210mm and weighing 184g.

With only 150g of Noro Blossom #22 I was restricted to using it as the weft of two scarves.  In one scarf I used a hand-dyed silver birch coloured merino wool as the warp and the scarf is 1570mm x 205mm and weighs 124g.   The other scarf used a hand-dyed sage coloured merino wool as the warp and the scarf is shorter and lighter being 1400mm x 205mm and weighs 90g.  Both show up the bands of colours that occur in the Noro Blossom yarn.

These three scarves are all very special, made from a bright, multi-coloured, warm and soft feeling yarn, and each is unique.  They will be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or the September event of Perth Upmarket depending upon stock movement.

Hand-woven natural grey alpaca scarf

I was lucky enough a few months ago to acquire 400g of a Western Australian natural grey alpaca yarn.  The first woven scarf from this yarn was snapped up immediately by the husband of the woman who owned the alpaca herd.  And a second scarf was requested by another lady who saw the first.
After my recent overseas holiday I have now completed this second scarf. It is a lovely light-grey scarf with a beautiful soft touch as you would expect from alpaca.  For the record, it is 1730mm x 230mm and weighs 179g, but before you get excited it is already sold and I have no further supplies of this yarn.

Multicoloured handwoven alpaca spiral skirt

Way back in July 2013 I wove a 9m length of fabric using up my leftovers of coloured alpaca yarns.

This has now been fashioned into an eye-catching spiral skirt ready for the Perth Upmarket to be held tomorrow 29 June 2014 at UWA.  Before you rush out to buy I have to say it is already sold following its appearance on Chiharu's blog.

Hand-woven scarves using Noro Blossom yarns

Two years ago while travelling in the UK I purchased two colours of some discontinued Noro Blossom yarns.  I was so impressed with the woven scarves from these yarns that I purchased all I could acquire via the web.  I have now finished weaving all my stock of this discontinued Noro Blossom yarn so it is interesting to summarise the ten scarves using this yarn.  Some were using the Noro Blossom for both the warp and weft whilst some had the warp from other yarns.

Hand-woven crinkly wool scarves

There has recently been a hive of activity at home hand-dying several hanks of wool and silk yarns.  Two hanks of a crinkly wool have been dyed in solid colours (avocado and salmon gum) whilst two hanks of straight yarn have been dyed in multicolours.

Sorry, I used all the salmon gum dyed crinkly wool.
I have now woven two very interesting scarves using the multi-coloured yarn as the warp and the solid coloured crinkly wool as the weft.  In the first scarf the warp had pastel colour of blue, olive green, tan and plum, whilst the crinkly wool weft was the avocado coloured yarn.  The scarf is 1780mm x 190mm and weighs 176g.

In the second scarf I used the brighter coloured multi-coloured yarn as the warp and the salmon gum crinkly wool as the weft.  This scarf is 1600mm x 210mm and also weighs 176g!

Both scarves are very soft and bulky and will give you that lovely warm feeling on those cold days, besides looking very striking.  They will be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or on my stall at Perth Upmarket on Sunday 29 June at UWA, depending upon stock movements.

Noro Blossom #9 yarn hand-woven scarf

When on holiday in the UK about two years ago I purchased some discontinued Noro Blossom yarn.  I was so impressed with the first scarf I wove using this yarn (40% wool, 30% kid mohair, 20% silk, 10% nylon) that I subsequently purchased as much as I could lay my hands on via the web.
I have now woven the last of my stock with a hand-dyed grevillea coloured wool yarn as the warp.  The result is a bright, eye-catching bulky scarf with a lovely soft touch.  And for the record it is 1800mm x 200mm and weighs 147g.

It will be on sale at Aspects of Kings Park or on my stall at Perth Upmarket on Sunday 29 June at UWA depending on stock movements.

Hand-woven hand-dyed crinkly silk material

I have hand-woven a length of material 1960mm x 41mm from a crinkly silk yarn hand-dyed in a grevillea colour (a shade in the Landscape range of dyes).  It is a delicate, fine piece of material with an interesting texture from the crinkled silk and woven pattern.  The bright grevillea dyed colour makes it eye-catching.  You will have to wait to see how this 114g piece of material is made into a garment for my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on Sunday 29 June.

Peacock and natural grey alpaca handwoven scarves

I recently purchased some Alpaca Ultimate 2-ply alpaca yarn coloured peacock.  This is a yarn produced from Australian fleece and processed in Australia.  As a 2-ply yarn it is quite thin and has resulted in a lovely coloured, thin and lightweight scarf.  And being alpaca it is lovely and soft to touch.  This full length scarf of 1830mm x 225mm weighs 97g and will please the most discerning buyer.

The second scarf is from a natural grey alpaca 4-ply yarn sourced from Denmark in Western Australia.  This lovely grey coloured yarn is so soft it will be so cosy to wear.  The scarf is   16720mm x 220mm and weighs 140g.

Both scarves will either appear in Aspects of Kings Park or on my stall at Perth Upmarket at UWA on Sunday 29 June, depending upon stock movements.