Share Your Colors Scarf

While Maggie Byckalo and her husband are both Canadian, she was born in the Netherlands and Bill is the child of Ukrainian immigrant parents. To celebrate his background, Maggie designed and wove him a scarf with the colors of his heritage.

She used Tencel for the warp and Zephyr, a combination of wool and silk, for the weft. The Tencel gives the scarf its fluidity, the wool its warmth, and the silk its shimmering luster. The two colors of Tencel and the heathery Blueberry Zephyr work beautifully together.

She plans to make her next scarf using Charcoal Zephyr and Black Tencel with gold and white stripes for our favorite football team, the Tiger Cats. You can be patriotic with other colors such as red, white, and blue for the USA or Holland, or weave one to celebrate your favorite sports team.

Enjoy this subscriber bonus project from Handwoven Fall 2024.

STRUCTURE
Twill.

EQUIPMENT
4-shaft loom, 11" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 1 shuttle.

YARNS
Warp: 8/2 Tencel (100% lyocell; 3,360 yd/lb; Brassard), T112 Slate, 630 yd. 8/2 bamboo (3,360 yd/lb; Brassard), BB5977 Bleu Moyen, 48 yd. 2/18 Lace Weight Zephyr (50% merino wool/50% tussah silk; 5,040 yd/lb; Jagger Spun), Chrome, 48 yd.
Weft: Zephyr 2/18, Blueberry, 530 yd.

WARP LENGTH
242 ends 3 yd long (includes floating selvedges; allows 4" for take-up, 26" for loom waste; loom waste includes fringe).

SETTS
Warp: 24 epi (2/dent in a 12-dent reed).
Weft: 22 ppi.

DIMENSIONS
Width in the reed: 10 ²⁄₁₂".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) 78".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing) 9" × 74" plus 3" fringe.