Monday 14 August 2017

Alpaca Shawl

It took a lot longer than I expected but at last I have finished a shawl for the national Alpaca show. It is bigger than most I have made but that shouldn't make much difference. I must remember not to try doing very fine weaving in the winter when the light is poor and there are fewer hours in the day that I can weave in comfortably. I had to spend many hours correcting threading mistakes and especially sleying errors. I thought I would never get to throw the shuttle. However, it is now finished and I will pack it up with three alpaca scarves and send it off. Then I will pack my bag and take myself off for a week in Wanaka.