All Soft All the Time
The angora yarn was spun, plied and dyed:
then used as weft for the cashmere warp:
Yummy. Cashmere and angora, warm and soft.
But it will also be durable, and give years of soft warm wear. A Famous Weaving Teacher once said I wove good *peasant cloth*, which I take as a compliment.
The warp is long staple Royal Cashmere from Peace of Yarn. It's spun fine with plenty of twist, then plied with plenty of twist. Then it's sett closely, and woven with a firm, but not crushing, beat. I depend on the inherent softness of the fiber for eventual softness in the finished piece, as opposed to spinning softly, or weaving loosely.
then used as weft for the cashmere warp:
Yummy. Cashmere and angora, warm and soft.
But it will also be durable, and give years of soft warm wear. A Famous Weaving Teacher once said I wove good *peasant cloth*, which I take as a compliment.
The warp is long staple Royal Cashmere from Peace of Yarn. It's spun fine with plenty of twist, then plied with plenty of twist. Then it's sett closely, and woven with a firm, but not crushing, beat. I depend on the inherent softness of the fiber for eventual softness in the finished piece, as opposed to spinning softly, or weaving loosely.
posted by Sara at 7:04 AM
5 Comments:
Sara, what wheel did you use for the weft?
slurp
Oh my. It is lovely. That is the angora from here?
Somehow, I don't think peasant weavings usually have a lot of cashmere & angora in them--particularly at the same time!
You do truly beautiful work!!
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