Hi Ruth, I made the scarf last year and I made it the full width of the pattern. I converted a block pillow by turning it sideways and made a roller for the center section so I had a pillow wide enough to work it and room for all the bobbins.
I was afraid I would not have enough thread on the three different color spools of silk thread, so I decided to do it all in one, but there was plenty. You can see the finished result on my photo page on Flickr (link at bottom of Arachne emails). I don't remember having much of a problem with the hitch, but I used bobbins with a thistle style head and put the hitch on that area. I had problems with tensioning because of the slubs on the thread but I got used to tensioning as I went, rather than waiting until I reached the end of a section. I also used a metallic thread to join the sections together. This I would not do again as it feels scratchy on bare flesh. In the photo you can see the tassels which were made from bobbin thread. They annoyed me with the curling and I felt they looked a bit wimpy. I got rid of them and using the pattern, made two sections that were straight on one side and had the curved pattern on the other side. I then sewed them on to each end of the scarf. I enjoyed making the scarf. It was a challenge even though it is basically a simple Torchon design. You have to watch where the workers change place to change the areas of color. I seem to remember it was in an area of the pattern that was hard to see. Janice >I am interested in corresponding with gentle spiders who have used Yaspé silk thread. This thread has many, many slubs and these slubs are quite large and long. I am about to start a Christine Mirecki scarf pattern. Curious spiders can see the pattern at her website http://www.mirecki.net/ . Then go to Patterns, Scarfs and Shawls and the name of the pattern is ââ¬ÅSchal Lenaââ¬ï¿½.> Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
