On the 1st Saturday of each month, my weaving studio is open to the public from 11 to 5. This is a picture of some of the things I will have available on September 4, 2021. Here you see scarves and towels. There are also Mug Rugs, table runners, a lap robe and Mobius Shawls. You will see new projects on the 6 looms in the studio. Soon I will have another color gamp afghan made of thick luxurious cotton. I hope you will come by for a visit.
I’ve decided that I’ll just call this the updated version of a Mobious shawl. It is like a shawl that gives you a hug. It’s comfortable to wear and you can tuck your hands into the fold to keep them warm or leave them free to do things without the garment falling off. I love to wear this when I’m travelling. It’s great for a night out or on a cruise. Or, how about shopping? Remember, your hands are free to do whatever you want. I make these in lots of different color and yarn combinations. I always use cotton in the warp (lengthwise threads) and novelty yarns to make the subtle stripes using Fibonacci numbers. The weft (crosswise threads) vary between cotton, rayon and rayon chenille. Check out Handweaving by Nikki on Facebook for the latest version or to learn where you can find me at a show or when my studio is open.
Some refer to this as an “Infinity Circle” but it’s also called a “Mobius”. (Google that one) An old friend used to wear one of these and I always wanted to try making one. One day I discovered a mistake in a shawl that I had woven…I accidentally changed weft yarns when winding new bobbins. Two-thirds of the shawl was a slightly different color than the other third. What to do? Being one who won’t let all of that work go to waste, I put on my thinking cap and figured out how long a piece I needed to make a mobius. I cut that part off and sewed the ends together in a French seam and there it was! The other piece is now a throw pillow on my couch.
Silk scarf on purple T shirt
Scarf on orange T shirt
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