New Scarf for me

 My Woven Scarf

                             

                        The picture above is before I cut the fringe. 

                         Finished length 72 inches and 7 inches wide

I decided I wanted to make a new woven scarf for me.  I have made them for most of my family and now I want one for myself. I am using about 2 balls of Lion brand Mandala in Wood Nymph.   It's has wonderful 

shades of light rose, rose, lavender, a brownish rose, and cream. It's an acrylic yarn, machine wash and dry, and very easy to weave with and I have used it before.

I wanted the scarf to be about 7 ½ inches wide and 75 inches long with added 4 inch fringe at each end. So I needed 64 warp ends each 116 inches long.  I am using a 7.5 dent reed. This is a pick up stick pattern that I am using, 2 up, 2 down.

I marked the center of my reed and measured from the center out on each side 3 ¼ inches, and counted to make sure I had 64 slots and holes. I tied a string in the center and one at each end for the width of 7 ½ inches. I then started warping from the left and worked my way to the right side. I checked to make sure my warping peg stayed at the 116 inches away from the back beam of the loom. 

                                                                Picture A

The picture of the reed above with strings attached is from another scarf I made but I wanted you to see how I marked it.

If you need help warping your loom, click here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnrCoijfZVY&app=desktop&persist_app=1

The picture below shows the pickup stick weave I am using and the rows between them.  Using a pick up stick and Heddle in the down position, start from the right side of the loom and pick under 2 warp ends and over 2 warp ends across the warp behind the heddle. Push stick to back. 

Picture B 

1. weave about 10 to 15 rows with a waste yarn, or use cardboard sticks to open up the warp threads and separate them, this warp yarn will be your fringe when you are done.  Separating and opening them up them makes it easier to weave.  See picture C below.

                                                Picture C 
This is from a scarf I did for my granddaughter but you can see what I mean.

1. Leaving a tail of about 3 times the width loom ( this long tail will be used to do a hem stitch after weaving 10 rows.)  I use a tape measure to keep track of my weaving so I know how long it is. You can see it on the picture B.   Make sure your shuttle is on the left to start weaving. This weaving pattern starts on the left, so make sure your shuttle is on the left after weaving the 10 plain rows, if it's not, weave one more row. Shuttle on left side. 

2. Now do the hemstitch across the loom at the start of the weaving, if the end of the yarn is too long after the hemstitching, cut it off but leave at least 10 inches to tie into the fringe later. 


3. Now start pattern as follows: 
Note:  When you weave row 7, the yarn is under the warp ends on the right. ( Picture D ) On row 8, watch the edge stitch on the right, you must weave over it to make the pattern come out right. 

( Picture E below.)  I just pick it up with my fingers, held it and weave over it to the left. 

   

            Picture D                            Picture E

This is row 7 with yarn ending under the warp       to weave row 8 pick up edge warp end
       
Row:                                Heddle Position

1                                           Up  (weave to the right)
2                                  N and pick up stick forward and on it's side                                               (weave to left)
3                                          Up  (weave to right)
4                              N and pick up stick forward and on it's side                                                         (weave to left)
5                                         Up  (weave to right)
6                                             down ( weave to left)
7                                  up and pick up stick forward and flat
                                       ( weave    to right)
8                                down and WEAVE OVER THE FIRST EDGE STITCH                                                                        (weave to left)
9                                  up and pick up stick forward and flat 
                                             ( weave  to right)
10                              down and WEAVE OVER THE FIRST EDGE STITCH                                                                        (weave to left)

                                                 Picture F
The picture above shows the Pick up stick pattern.

Now repeat these 10 rows for a total of 4 times, then 
rows 1 to 4 once.
Now weave 10 rows of plain, ending again on the left side of the loom.

Weave these rows until you are almost to 65 inches. Then weave the full the pattern one more time and end with 10 rows of plain weave. Then finish will a hem stitch and remove from loom but make sure you leave about as much fringe as you can a good 6 inches and tie off the fringe at each end with about 4 to 5 threads each. Do an over hand knot and move it as close as you can to the end of the scarf.  Wash, lay flat to dry. After it's dry, weave in the lose ends and cut the fringe to 4 inches. I love this yarn because after you finished it, you can just toss it in the washer and them the dryer. 

Amy's Woven Scarf

Amy's Woven Scarf

This is another weaving project that I just finished. A Red, Blue and Black woven scarf for my daughter Amy in her favorite colors. The Caron Simply Soft weaves beautifully and it's wash and dry in the machines!

Yarns used:
Caron Simply Soft Harvest Red 9763 H9003  2 skeins

Caron Simply Soft  Royal Sparkle Blue  about 1/2 skein

I Love This Yarn  Black  about 1/2 skein

I used these yarns for both the warp and weft

Length of warp 125 inches
Warp ends 70        7.5  Reed
35 warp ends each side of center. 
Fringe 4 inches

Warping starting on left as you face the loom:
 6 red, 4 blue, 6 red, 2 black, 2 red, 2 black, 32 red, 4 black, 2 blue, 4 black, 6 red.

Pick up Stick pattern:
over 6, under 1 across
   rows 1 to 7 plain weave
   row 8  Heddle in natural, stick forward and on edge, weave one row, push stick back

Hemstitch bottom after about 10 to 15 rows.

Steps: 
1. Red weave 10 rows plain, then row 8 of pick up stick pattern
   then 3 repeats of pick stick pattern.

  

2. Blue:
    weave 3 repeats of pick up stick pattern

3. Red:
    weave 3 repeats of pick up stick pattern

4. Black:
    weave 3 repeats of pick up stick pattern

5. Red:
    weave 3 repeats of pick up stick pattern

Repeat from 1 until you have done about 75 inches.

Then work steps 1 and 2 again. Then step 1. Hemstitch and remove from loom. Tie fringe in groups of 3 or 4 on both ends. Trim to 4 inches.

Woven Scarf Two

Woven Scarf Two

 By N Banks 2018

 

This scarf was done for one of m nieces. 

Materials and Equipment used: 

Yarn used  Lion Brand Mandala Sphinx 1 ball
16 inch SampleIt loom
 7.5 dent heddle
2 shuttles 
Warp length 86 inches, including loom waste and fringe.

Scarf is 7 inches wide and 70 inches long, including fringe.

Read all instructions and watch video before starting.






1. Find center of heddle and tie a string around it

2. Measure 3 1/2 inches each side of the center of the heddle and
place string around them

 Watch this video to find out how to warp your loom without someone to
help you. 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0aFlG7294w

She shows you how to tie the ends on the loom and start weaving.
 Here's one is you have someone to help you warp and change colors.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa1WrHOTjxY&t=86s

You warp lenth is 86 inches for this scarf. I like to do a header with
8 rows of waste yarn to close the "V".

3. Tie yarn to back tie bar and warp starting at left side of loom were
your marker is and warp across the heddle to the last marker. Be sure to
watch the video.


4. Start weaving and use a tape measure to mark your length and weave until
 the scarf measures 25 inches long, then divide for the spilt in the center
 by weaving across half your warp, and cut yarn leaving a 4 or 5 inch tail in the center

 Start weaving on the remaining warp, but again leave a 4 or 5 inch tail   (center only ),
work this way until the slot is 4 inches long.   Every 4th row tie the center ends with an  over
 hand knot on each side of the slot like the picture above.

Then start weaving the full width of your warp again. Weave until your scarf is 62 inches long.
Be sure and weave in your yarn ends. Remove from loom. Tie a knot of 4 to 6 threads very close
to the woven scarf ends for fringe, and trim  to 4 inches long. Wet finish your scarf.