However, when I had this spun and two-plyed, I decided there was no way I would spend the time needed to knit with this extremely bright yarn. Instead, after I cut the red and black fabric off the loom, I decided to try my first handspun warp and weft in a simple twill scarf project.
To my surprise, only one warp thread had a single ply separate. Instead of repairing it, I wove very carefully, moving the split ply where it should be. After wet-finishing, it's impossible to find where this spot is. Other flaws are a result of overspinning so that one weft "caterpillars," but that isn't all that common in the scarf. Note that I hadn't intended this to be weft-faced, but the usual wpi to epi for twill didn't work because hand spun "blooms" more than commercial yarn.
Done, it's amazingly soft yet thick enough for a record-breaking cold winter. Overall, I am delighted with the results and will think about what I might spin and weave next. For the most part, I prefer ordering yarn and using it, but this is a good option for top I was going to spin anyway.
Next, I need to finish an overshot design I started on my tabletop Louet Combo.
Der Tischläufer passt wunderbar zur Wandgestaltung.
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