I've been busy working on some new colors -- this time in a light weight gauze with roving and silk/bamboo to felt on top. I am so excited with these colors and the whole look! Look for them on my website soon!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
New Nuno -- Habotai Scarf with Self Fringes
A customer sent me a photo last week of a scarf she had seen and I just had to try it. (Thank you Julia!) It took two tries, but I think I got it! Here is the finished product -- it is a habotai scarf with self fringes. Very cute! 
The main trick to this scarf was getting the fringes cut so they didn't look awkward. In my first attempt I cut the fringes in an angular manner at the top. The finished piece was spikey and not attractive. So I tried again, this time curving the top area. That worked! I made sure that the roving covered and extended past the edges of my fringed ends.
I also pushed the roving apart in several areas in the body of the scarf to allow some change in texture on the silk side when finished. You can see that in the second picture.
I wet out and sanded my piece to finish. Does anyone want to learn about using the sander? Leave me a comment here!
Cheers you guys. This was fun! Oh, and this is the canyon fabric with the purple roving. Sometimes I forget these things, sorry!
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