Tuesday, May 1, 2012

My daughter asked me to make a shrug. I think of shrugs as knit items, but was willing to try a woven version. I decided to work in chenille so that I could put on a long warp and use it for another project. I used a straight twill structure. The warp is fuschia, the weft is purple.
shrug view 2
I was not sure about the correct dimensions so I fudged them using a sewing pattern as the model.  I, and more importantly my daughter, thought it came out really well!  I left a very short fringe at the wrist, but would probably go with a hem in the future.  Also, I this was not woven doubleweave so there is a seam under the arm.  I will b trying a doubleweave and different fiber on the next experiment.

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