Scarves and shawls are a perennial favorite of weavers, and it’s easy to understand why. No matter how narrow your rigid-heddle loom, or how small your pin loom, you can weave a truly remarkable wearable. Scarves and shawls are also one of the best ways to show off your weaving abilities in public—and maybe even get the attention of a fellow weaver in the wild. Is there anything better than somebody asking where you got your scarf and being able to say, “Oh, this? I actually made it.”
Fashion Plaid Wrap by Sara Goldenberg White
All the other editors here feel the same way about scarves, which is why we worked together to create our new eBook A Celebration of Scarves and Shawls: 14 Accessories to Weave, Knit, Spin, Crochet, and Embroider. This new eBook features projects from back issues of Easy Weaving with Little Looms as well as Handwoven, Spin Off, PieceWork, and Farm & Fiber Knits. The projects cover a variety of fiber techniques, including four weaving projects for small looms.
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Glowing Emerald Scarf by Lindsay Wiseman
The projects are all incredible, but I am (of course) partial to the ones from Little Looms. Lindsay Wiseman’s dramatic Glowing Emerald Scarf plays off the contrast between matte wool blend and shimmery bamboo yarns to create a scarf that truly shines—all in simple plain weave. Sara Goldenberg White’s Fashion Plaid Wrap showcases the patterning possibilities that open up when you try weaving twill on the rigid-heddle loom. (It’s easier than you might think!)
Infinite Lace Cowl by Angela Tong
Angela Tong’s extra-long Infinite Lace Cowl combines a variegated yarn with simple pin-loom patterning to create a cloth that will have rigid-heddle and multi-shaft weavers alike exclaiming, “You wove that on a pin loom?!”
Love the look of wraps but have a narrow loom? One of the many reasons I love scarf and shawl projects in general is how easy they are to resize. Putting on a longer (or shorter) warp, joining woven panels together, and adding (or removing) more pin-loom pieces are all simple ways to resize your final weaving. Sedona Rigsby’s Willow Grove Wrap uses a simple joining technique to turn narrow woven panels into a luscious square shawl.
Speaking of sizing, along with more than a dozen incredible projects, the eBook includes two articles about scarf and shawl sizing. The first article, by Madelyn van der Hoogt, asks the age-old question “How long should a scarf be?” Instead of giving a definitive answer, Madelyn discusses all the considerations that should go into deciding a scarf’s final size. While Madelyn’s article applies to scarves (and possibly shawls), the second article, by Katrina King, gives common size ranges for a variety of neck accessories, including ascots and cowls.
I could go on and on, but instead I encourage you to check out the eBook for yourself. Subscribe to get your exclusive free copy or visit the Little Looms Library to learn more and weave yourself something wonderful!
Happy Weaving!
Christina
