City Chic Scarf

Susan Capehart recently began to design her own cloth based on the rich collection of patterns available to weavers. For this project, she used the threading and tie-up for the Wheel and Cross draft in Marguerite Porter Davison’s A Handweaver’s Pattern Book, but the original treadling wasn’t turning out as she’d imagined. She switched the treadle sequence to another from the draft (with minor changes), added a bright border, and was thrilled with the result.

The sheen of Tencel, the overall pattern grid in shades of gray, and the white fringe give this scarf a sophisticated look. Other color combinations would be equally lovely—such as a red-wine weft on a periwinkle warp, or a birch weft on a navy warp.

Enjoy this subscriber bonus project from Handwoven Fall 2024.

STRUCTURE
Crackle.

EQUIPMENT
4-shaft loom, 9" weaving width; 10-dent reed; 1 shuttle.

YARNS
Warp: 8/2 Tencel (100% lyocell; 3,360 yd/lb; Brassard), #8000 Naturel, 517 yd; #5213 Cayenne, 59 yd.
Weft: 8/2 Tencel, #4275 Charcoal, 503 yd.

WARP LENGTH
177 ends 3¼ yd long (includes floating selvedges; allows 7" for take-up, 40" for loom waste; loom waste includes fringe).

SETTS
Warp: 20 epi (2/dent in a 10-dent reed).
Weft: 26 ppi.

DIMENSIONS
Width in the reed: 9".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) 70".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing) 7¾" × 64" plus 5¾" fringe.