Ribbon Yarn and Metallic Scarf

Well our guild sale went well despite our worries of moving to a new location! For those who are not aware the building we were in has been designated unsafe and we have been forced to survive out of member's homes and where we can find space for classes etc. Thank goodness for the Alberta Craft Council who have offered to store our library and thus make it accessible to our members until we find a new home.

At the college that I teach at we have an Art Committee. Since our spring sale of student art work was so successful, we decided to try a Christmas one to help raise funds for the college Shine campaign. My donation was going to be the silk hand painted scarf I wove last fall. However since I put the scarf in our guild sale and it sold I found myself in the position of having nothing artsy enough to contribute. Not to panic as I did have one weekend in between.

A quick check of my stash revealed a really neat ribbon type yarn and a metallic thread that could be incorporated into a holiday type scarf. I wanted the ribbon to stand out so I used a surface interest draft and decided the rest of the warp should be a black bamboo to enhance the colours in the ribbon. The weft was one pick of metallic thread followed by one pick of cotton. I would have loved to have used either bamboo or silk for the weft but I did not have any in my stash.

At our guild sale, I managed to buy some handspun cream yarn plied with gold metallic yarn and I plan on using this same draft to create something for next year's HWSDA conference.

Looking forward to the Christmas season and some time to spend at my looms,
Linda