My 11th warp was all about exploring wraps (though I did make some cowls too). What could be more decadent than having approximately 2 yards of this fabric hanging about your shoulders? Woven for the spring of 2018 on my Macomber 8 Harness loom in a twill weave structure. The warp was designed to incorporate both tencel and bamboo-rayon yarns. I was pleased with the way they combined. They are very similar in hand and texture but tencel is considered to be a more earth friendly fiber (in terms of how it’s processed) than bamboo-rayon.
I’m not sure what compelled me to create a warp with pink, white, green-ish and sand colored yarns side by side…but I think I just needed try try something bold and thought that in making wraps, large areas of color-blocking would be excellent. It was! I really enjoyed weaving these and the colors that resulted. Especially the combination of bright green or deep blue in the weft against the pink…
I had a custom order come from this warp - for a tunic - that turned out wonderfully as well.
