Made For?:<\/strong> Woman
Size: <\/strong>L
Fabric Construction:<\/strong> Woven
Fabric Construction – Other:<\/strong>
Woven Structure: <\/strong>Plain weave on 4 shafts, counterbalance loom
Yarn Details and SETT: <\/strong>2\/32 Merino wool warp sett at 15 epi1450 yards per pound Rayon chenille weft, 18 ppi
Handspun Details:<\/strong>
Stitches:
Special Treatments:<\/strong>
Textile Finishing:<\/strong> Fulled in washing machine, dried on “air” setting to desired texture, then air dried.
Textile Challenges:<\/strong> Although the wool\/Rayon combination is lighter weight than an all-rayon fabric would be, it still took a very long time to dry.
Garment Construction:<\/strong> I made this cocoon jacket from stash yardage I wove 15 years, and based it loosely on Virginia West’s cocoon design in her book Designer Diagonals. I simplified the design as much as possible to feature the fuzzy fabric over the design lines seams would have added.
Lining: <\/strong>None
Special Features:
Pattern:
Garment Challenges:<\/strong> The main challenge was my rusty sewing skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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