And boy oh boy, do I enjoy my new sweater.
I don't think I made any treadling errors for the whole six yards of fabric. There are a few areas where I beat too hard, but that just adds to the charm of the piece.
The sweater itself is surprisingly light weight, but lovely and warm.
I used Ashford Tekapo 3 ply yarn set at 12epi and beat at 10ppi. The cloth is quite narrow (14" wide on loom) and is sewn using Japanese Kimono inspiration. I had the option to leave the centre front open with a button, snap, tie or no closure. All looked good. What finally decided it was my desire for another pullover, so I sewed the front shut and I couldn't be happier.
3 comments:
That looks good!
Jani
Fabulous! It was absolutely worth it to take the time to sample, if it meant ending up with a sweater you enjoy that much. Well done!
I know this is a late comment but I am seeing your blog for the first time. When I saw your sweater fabric, I thought..WOW! I have 4 yards of hand woven fabric from a friend of mine. It is wool and silk and I had no idea what to do with it! It is sitting in a closet right now. I want to know how to make a dress or skirt out of it but have no idea how to begin. I have been told that sewing hand made fabric is very different from commercial fabric and that is pretty obvious. I don't want to cut this fabric and make a mistake cause, there aint no going back once the fabric is cut.
How did you design the sweater? What was the process?
bjr
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