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shawl noun \ˈshȯl\
: a piece of cloth that is used especially by women as a covering for the head or shoulders
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The piece of heavy, red wool that I have to make my shawl is too short along the warp to make a cloak or a"Valkyrie" Style Shawl (below). In order to use the material that I have, I've made a triangular shawl by folding a square diagnally.
I
tried to cut the four sides of the rectangle as close to 90 degrees as I could. By cutting away a short width from one side I've turned it in to a square. A square can easily be folded along the diagnal to create a double-layer, triangular shawl.
I am using the Blanket Stitch to secure the edges as well as a decorative stitch. I won't be folding over the edge for the hem since this wool fabric doesn't unravle easily. In order to make it more decorative and add more of a personal touch I am using the cream colored, single-ply wool yarn that I hand spun over the past few months on a top spindle.
Since I am a beginner to hand spinning 2-side of my shawl will have my early hand spinning for the edge finish. This is thicker, single-ply yarn that is uneven and look more rustic. The other 2-sides will have my latest 2-ply hand spun wool yarn that is much thinner and has a overall regualr thickness.
My main concern for using these two very visually different yarns is that it might look odd. I do have enough of my earlier, thicker single-ply yarn to complete the Blanket Stitched edges, but since it is so thick it is difficult to pull the threadf through the holes.
When completed, I will fold the shawl
diagonally so that the yarn on the edges matches and hopefully it will look alright. When I start to sew with the newer thread, if I find I do not like the difference in look, I will switch back to the thicker yarn.
Photos to follow.
"Valkyrie" Style Shawl
The style of shawl that I want to eventually make is inspired by the following blog entry:
A "Triangular" Shawl Style for the Viking Age? *****
by Ásfríðr Úlfvíðardóttir / Rebecca Lucas / Rebecca Le Get
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