Boucle Scarf

completed scarf

boucle

Best of class 2010 NWRSA conference

first pass spinning the boucle

boucle warp and lace weight weft yarns

completed scarf

weaving the scarf

Pattern Info

This project was designed by cgoyer.
Info can be found at:
Handwoven Scarf

Instructions

While the yarn used for this project was handwoven by me comparable commercial yarn would also work.

Difficulty:

Category: Weaving

Type of item: Clothing

For: Women

Style: Traditional, Romantic, Casual, Cute

Materials

Handspun yarn

What was your inspiration?

My inspiration for this scarf was the boucle yarn. I was inspired to spin the boucle after a class with Judie Overbeek at Black Sheep Gathering in 2009.

What are you most proud of?

Spinning a stable boucle yarn and then successfully using it as warp in the scarf. The fiber used for the yarn was a merino/silk blend dyed by Dicentra Designs. Both the lace weight (the base for the boucle) and the boucle were plied with nylon sewing thread.

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

I gave this project a higher difficulty level because of the handspun yarn and because I used it as warp. I had to ease the yarn through the rigid heddle in some areas which meant every beat. But all in all it was exactly what I had envisioned.