Twisp of Fate

As mentioned in a previous post, I have been working on a series of warm shawls using my handspun yarn.  The warps and fringes are Jaggerspun Zephyr 4/8 (50% silk and 50%wool, but the DK weight version) – I ordered 8 cones last fall and pretty much use one full cone for each shawl.  I debated about what to call these weavings, as they are shawl shaped but come out more of a lap robe weight.  So I am calling them “wraps”!

The first three were for the show at the Winthrop Gallery and are there now.

Black warp & fringe with handspun lambswool & alpaca blend from Taylored Fibers in Quilcene:

Mushroom warp & fringe with gold handspun merino/bamboo/silk from Taylored Fibers:

Plum warp & fringe with handspun merino/alpaca/BFL/silk noil from Taylored Fibers (BFL = blue faced leicester wool)

The next three were finished more recently, and I took them down to the Confluence Gallery in Twisp yesterday.  They are setting up a new show this week:  Our River – ” A Natural and Cultural Perspective on Our River through Art”.  So the pieces needed titles and to be “river-ish”.

Indigo warp & fringe; handspun 3-ply from different fiber sources (1) 100% black alpaca from Ashland Bay, (2) 50% alpaca 50% BFL in a tan color, (3) a variety of dyed merino tops spun in color sequence.  The result was roughly half alpaca and wool with subtle color changes running through it.

Side Channel – shimmering stones under a slow moving current

Peacock warp & fringe; handspun from a beautiful handpaint BFL top I bought at the first Sock Summit in Portland, OR a number of years ago.  Very soft and subtly colored.

Like a Trout Moves Through a Pool

Sable warp & fringe; the yarn left from the first shawl above, plus some charcoal lambswool/alpaca from Taylored Fibers:

Log Jams – providing habitat for the river creatures

The opening reception for the “Our River” show at Confluence Gallery is this coming Saturday June 7th, from 4-8 pm, along with the Twisp Art Walk.

I have 2 more of these wraps in the pipeline.  One is warped and ready to weave, but I had to spin some more yarn to augment what I had!   Fortunately I had some nice roving of the right color and quality and should finish it today.