8 Shaft Twill in Silk Part Two

The pink silk scarf quickly wove up, so fast that I don’t really have any photos.  The scarf is pink and is framed by silk in chocolate, silver and cream and the weft is dark purple Tencel called eggplant.  The pattern is is Stricklers #385.  It is 8 shaft with 12 treadles but the pattern repeat is only 20 which is amazing for such an intricate looking pattern.  

I again wove up to the last possible inch for the scarf, it is impressive how well a Louet Spring loom works.  The fact that you can get a usable shed with the warp rods so close to the heddles is astonishing and it makes the loom waste is so minimal.

The scarf is washed, the fringe twisted and pressed but it is waiting for some sun so I can take some photos.  Here is a sneak peek, the chocolate brown stripes almost take on a purple colour making for a really harmonious scarf.

For the next scarf I had some more Debbie Bliss silk singles in a darker pink.

It has been a cold start to spring but we still have to start spring tasks, there may be snow on the ground but we put the lemon tree outside for the day to start hardening up.  The temperature in the greenhouse was 18.9C which is pretty awesome for an unheated green house, especially since the outside temperature was only 8C. 

The daffodils in the viola pots are starting to pop up and there was an unexpected flower, a snow drop!  What a wonderful surprize.