It is no secret I love weaving. I try to have something going on the warp at all times, usually for my own personal enjoyment, and typically a scarf as I wear them almost daily. As I mentioned in the blog post announcing the article, after completing the Handwoven Yarn Lab I began working on a scarf out of the structure I liked the most, the Modified Bronson Lace.
I wove the swatch in The Fibre Co. Terra and Road to China Lace in bright colors, but for the scarf I used The Fibre Co. Acadia in place of the Terra, and I went with my tried-and-true neutrals. It is nice to see how the pattern works in such different colorways. I also love how different the “right” and “wrong” sides of this pattern are. The nature of the structure creates a lot of dimension, and the addition of differing yarn weights really plays up on that fact.
As I mentioned in the swatching, I wanted to play around with the structure possibilities on a straight draw on an 8 harness loom, and the samples I wove came about as a result of that desire. I know most weavers don’t have access to an 8 harness loom, though, so for this pattern, I created the draft as a straight draw on 8 harnesses and threaded-in pattern on a 4 harness loom. Hopefully this makes this design a little more accessible for those of you who want to expand beyond plain weave but aren’t yet willing or able to jump right into 8 harnesses!
LE CORBUSIER SCARF
STRUCTURE:
Modified Bronson Lace, adapted from The Weaver’s Book of 8 Shaft Patterns edited by Carol Strickler.
EQUIPMENT:
4- or 8-shaft loom, at least 24” weaving width (see threading notes)
12 dent reed
2 shuttles
YARNS
WARP: The Fibre Co. Meadow (40% merino wool, 25% baby llama, 20% silk, 15% linen; 545 yds/100 gm skein): black adder, 2 skeins.
WEFT:
1 / The Fibre Co. Road to China Lace (65% baby alpaca, 15% silk, 10% camel, 10% cashmere; 656 yds/100 gram skein): grey pearl, 1 skein.
2/ The Fibre Co. Acadia (40% baby alpaca, 40% merino wool, 20% silk; 145 yds/50 gram skein): egret, 2 skeins.
WARP LENGTH
217 warp ends, 3.5 yds long. (Allows for 6” take-up, 28” loom waste, 12” swatching/sampling).
SETTS
WARP: 14 epi (1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 2 / dent in a 12-dent reed)
WEFT: 20 ppi
THREADING NOTE
The draft has been provided as a straight draw for an 8 harness loom (as woven), or in pattern on a 4 harness loom.
DIMENSIONS
WIDTH IN REED: 13.5” (34.25 cm)
AFTER FINISHING: 12.25” (31.125 cm) width, 80” (203.25 cm) length, not including fringe.
For the weave draft and weaving instructions, download the free .PDF here. Enjoy!
Wow! That is beautiful! It makes me wish I knew how to weave!