10th Anniversary Vest
Back in June the Online Guild, affiliated to The Association of Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers of the Uk, celebrated their 10th Birthday. The challenge was to represent 10.
My answer was to weave material
where the material was made up of 10 different yarns. They were silk, mohair,
wool and blends of these, with several being handspun. I used between 3 and 5
ends together of the 10 yarns in a random pattern. I thought I might have a
more pronounced shrinkage between the silk and wool/mohair – though I was not
trying for it. There was in fact, very little, just enough to give a nice
texture and hand. The material is for a vest, which I finally finished in time
for the Geelong
Show, where it won 3rd place.
I am very pleased with the way the
vest turned out. The only thing I could
have changed is I pressed all seams to one side, they were too bulky, I should
have opened them out flat.
Spread your Wings and Soar
Judy
