After two years on my Kromski rigid heddle loom, the Starry Night scarf has been sprung. It had deep gouges where the loom's cords had caused pressure on the fabric, but nothing a short soak couldn't delete. Had to keep it brief, though, as this yarn bled like crazy. As soon as I noticed the blue blood letting, I added some vinegar to the mix. Three rinses later I called it quits as I was afraid of ending up with a robin's egg blue piece instead of the sky at midnight colour it was intended to be:
Now for the choice: what do I do with the fringe? The choices are to leave it as photographed or do the neatly braid thing, a nice finished look for woven items:
Starry Night Scarf
Yarn: Blue Heron Rayon Metallic, 1 skein
Loom: Kromski Harp 23" - 8 dent heddle, 106 ends
Finished size: 67" long, 10" wide.
Thoughts: rayon produces a drapy fabric, perfect for this size scarf. I'm considering frogging a knitted item in a similar yarn and recycling it into a more colourful version of this scarf. Hopefully it won't languish on the loom for two years until it's finished.
Leave the fringe as is :) Beautiful !
Posted by: www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1151034849 | January 20, 2013 at 11:22 AM
Add Savaroski crystals. I use big salt crystals to stop bleeding for fabric. Anyway, lovely scarf. It is 10 degrees here now! How are you Li?
Posted by: Rosemary Foti | January 22, 2013 at 04:59 PM
So late to weigh in. Leave as is. I long to see the fringe floating in a midnight breeze. Maybe on a cruise?
Posted by: LoriAngela | January 28, 2013 at 02:46 PM
How do I get a free copy of the herringbone scarf?
Posted by: Deb | March 01, 2013 at 02:58 AM
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing. Would also love a copy of the Herringbone rib scarf pattern. I've included email contact info below... Many thanks!
Posted by: L Tobias | March 29, 2013 at 10:20 AM