Linen lace weaving. It’s like weaving air. 16/1 linen warp and weft, with uneven sleying and careful weaving. “Beating“ is not the right word this time; let’s call it “placing the weft.” Gentle, gentle, gentle, easy does it. No temple needed. Indeed, what would you hook the temple into? There is almost nothing there.
I did weave a sample, trying out different colors and sizes of weft. The weave is so airy; honestly, I was not sure if the fabric would hold its shape off the loom. To wet finish, I first soaked the sample for 20 minutes in hot water with mild soap. Then, I washed it by hand, lifting and lowering the net-like cloth repeatedly in the water. I rolled it in a towel and gently squeezed to remove moisture. Lastly, I laid it out flat to dry.
Result? It came through beautifully, with the lace weave intact. Linen, there is something about you that is exquisite and delightful, yet a bit mischievous and sly. I like you.
May all your concerns be as light as air.
Happy Linen Weaving,
Karen
Your linen is beautiful. What weight is the linen? Now that it is summer it has great appeal.
Hi, Charlene,
I agree, the airy linen practically feels like summer. I am using Bockens 16/1 line linen. Bockens has glorious colors in their line linen.
Karen
Wow, I just picked up some estate sale linen – I don’t think I’ll make mine *quite* that airy, but yours is lovely! I’m thinking summer scarves, too.
Diane,
Lucky you for finding some estate sale linen!
Yay! for summer scarves. Here in Houston, scarves in the summer need to be practically invisible. 🙂
Happy weaving,
Karen
That is beautiful <3 As Diane I just found me some sale (16/2) linen and thought of such an airy weave right away. I just love these as an art piece.
Klaasje, It makes me happy to think that you might try an airy weave like this! I hope you have as much fun with it as I have had with these scarves.
Happy weaving,
Karen