The Gift of Scarves

When I first started weaving, I made my good friend Allie a scarf:



Her dad saw the scarf and requested one of his own, which turned out to be this scarf.

When the holidays came around, Allie asked that I make one for her fiance Joey. She wanted something grey to match his coat, and something blue to match his eyes. I weaved a houndstooth pattern out of a wool/acrylic blend. He just got it today (I know it was a holiday gift, but I am a bum) and they sent me a picture of a very dashing young man in a very stately scarf:



Thanks to Allie and Joey for being so awesome and supportive of my scarf-ness! (And if any other of my readers would like to be equally supportive, I love custom projects!)

A Very Crafty 2012

Hey all! It's been a few weeks since my last post and a lot has happened, so I'm just going to list and link:

• For the holidays, I got a new camera, a book on rigid heddle weaving, and a tapestry loom, which means I can weave all kinds of cool new stuff and then take great photographs!

• I made a bunch of custom scarves as holiday gifts. Hopefully I can get some pictures in the coming weeks of the recipients with their scarves.

• I updated my Etsy shop with new listings!

• One of my new items has been added to a treasury on Etsy!

• Lion Brand Yarn Studio near Union Square is starting a new group for rigid heddle weavers. If you're a rigid heddle weaver (like me) check it out-- their first meeting is this Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m.

• Three words: Handmade Ryan Gosling.

• And of course, because I always like to include a photo, here's a photo of the item listed on the Grape and Tangerine treasury:

My first custom order!

A while back, I weaved a scarf for a friend's birthday present. A little while later, her parents visited her, and there was a cold snap. She wore the scarf I'd made for her. Her dad saw it and contacted me about making a scarf for him, too. I was so excited-- my first custom order!

He wanted a black and yellow plaid scarf with a touch of red. I chose to use Lion Brand's Vanna's Choice because it's soft, durable and washable. Plaid patterns are a lot of fun to weave-- I love designing the way the colors will overlap with one another, then seeing how it looks when that design translates to the actual woven fabric.

I sent my friend's dad the finished product, and he received it a few days ago. He sent me this picture along with very kind comments. Thank you Mr. Jennings!



I love creating custom pieces. It's a way for me to get to know someone and give them something fun and functional at the end of the process.