Shimmering Water Scarf

Metallic threads running alongside the light yarn in this projectt add an extra bit of shimmer.

About this Project

During a drive through some stunning scenery, designer Annette Swan Schipf noticed how the sunlight hitting one specific river created a beautiful glimmer that reflected in the current. She found a draft on Handweaving.net that looked like ripples in water, fiddled with it in Fiberworks to change the edges and reverse the pattern direction several times along the length of the scarf. A fine opalescent thread alongside the light yarn in the shadow weave structure replicates the sun’s reflection on the water while waves in shades of blue ripple around it.

Contents

• Project Instructions PDF
• Scarf WIF

Details

Structure
Shadow weave.

Equipment
4-shaft loom, 12" weaving width; 12-dent reed; 2 shuttles.

Yarns
Warp: 8/2 Tencel (100% lyocell; 3,360 yd/lb; Valley Yarns; WEBS), Azure, 81 yd; Royal, 180 yd; Navy, 153 yd; Natural, 405 yd. Sulky Sliver Metallic Thread (250 yd per spool; Sulky), #145-8040 Opalescent, 2 spools. Note: Annette originally used Opalescence fine thread in Iris (Henry’s Attic), which has been discontinued.
Weft: 8/2 Tencel, Natural, 266 yd. Variegated 8/2 Tencel (100% lyocell; 3,360 yd/lb; Valley Yarns; WEBS), #4960-03 Sapphire Combo-a, 266 yd.

Dimensions
Width in the reed: 11 ⁶⁄₁₂".
Woven length: (measured under tension on the loom) 78".
Finished size: (after wet-finishing) 10½" × 75" plus 6½" fringe.

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