A New Crop of Chenille

Over the course of each year I weave a stash of chenille scarfs for holiday sales at a wonderful gallery in Iowa City, the Iowa Artisans Gallery. I weave maybe a couple of scarfs per month from my supply of hand dyed and handpainted yarns (all done by moi). Except black. I use commercially dyed black. But that's all.

Anyway, about this time of year I take my pile, wash them gently, wring out the excess water in my washer, and then take the pile to the laundromat to fluff dry. (I have never owned a clothes dryer for economic and environmental reasons, and I figure it's silly to own one just so I can fluff up my chenille.) They come back all warm and soft and then they are ready to get their fringes finished.

I finish the fringes first by tying the ends in groups of 6 with an overhand knot at the top. Then I divide each group of six in half and twist with my handy dandy fringe twister. Tie another overhand knot at the bottom, and one by one the fringes eventually get done. This is a good television watching job.

I don't have a group photo yet, although I plan to get some before they get shipped off. However, for a change of pace, how about a picture of my cute kitties for a Friday afternoon:



That's Millie on the right, and Tippy on the left. Tippy's tail looks like it was dipped in bleach, thus her name.

Cheers!