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Not-So-Heavy Metal
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Finished
October 11, 2009
October 14, 2009

Not-So-Heavy Metal

Project info
Weaving
me? Dan?
64 warp threads
Tools and equipment
Ashford Knitters Loom
Yarn
Handmaiden Fine Yarn Two Four Silk
Birkeland Bros. in Abbotsford, British Columbia
Knit Picks Andean Silk
1.5 skeins = 144.0 yards (131.7 meters), 75 grams
Fedora
Brown
Knit Picks
Notes

Second woven project. Used Andean Silk for warp, metallic-looking Handmaiden as weft. Handmaiden = seconds purchased at Birkeland Bros., so lots of knots.

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Finished
October 11, 2009
October 14, 2009
 
About this yarn
Andean Silk
by Knit Picks
Worsted
55% Alpaca, 23% Silk, 22% Merino
96 yards / 50 grams

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About this yarn
Two Four Silk
by Handmaiden Fine Yarn
DK
100% Silk
400 yards / 200 grams

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  • Project created: October 12, 2009
  • Updated: November 6, 2009