Kit - Weaving - Limited Edition "65 Roses" Scarves Kit
LIMITED EDITION 4-Shaft, 65 Roses Silk Scarves Weaving Kit
Featured in Handwoven Sept/Oct 2019--the 40th Anniversary issue (p48-50)--are our 65 Roses Scarves, (100% silk, of course!), a collaboration between Robin Wilton & Susan Du Bois.
Treenway Silks donates a minimum of 10% of sales of the 65 Roses Silk Scarves Kit in honor of Andrea's angels to help find a cure for CF (see "65 Roses Back Story" below)
Original colorway "Hermosa Rose" on model (left)
Alternate colorway "Teal A Cure Is Found" (see photo of yarn, left...photo shows the early Dark Mink grey version)
KIT:
This draft is sett at 30 EPI. For reasons we couldn't really explain, the "as-drawn-in" version wanted to be 38 PPI and the other version was happy at 33 PPI. We've included enough weft silk so you can weave both of your scarves "as-drawn-in".
Your Limited Edition "65 Roses" 2-Scarves Kit makes two scarves and includes:
1) Color PDF of the instructions from Handwoven magazine S/O 2019 issue is emailed (plus a black & white printed copy of those pages is included with your yarns)
2) your choice of yarn colors below (Make color selection in drop down box )
ORIGINAL color "Hermosa Rose":
975 yds ( 93g) of Kiku (20/2 Bombyx silk, aka 'mulberry' silk), color #23 Truffle
330 yds ( 31g) of Kiku (20/2 Bombyx silk, aka 'mulberry' silk), color #403 Mexican Chocolate
1,384 yds (132g) ofKiku (20/2 Bombyx silk, aka 'mulberry' silk), color #420 Hermosa Rose
ALTERNATE *UPDATED* color "Teal A Cure Is Found" (see photo of yarn, left)
975 yds ( 93g) of Kiku (20/2 Bombyx silk, aka 'mulberry' silk), color #321 Teal Ocean
330 yds ( 31g) of Kiku (20/2 Bombyx silk, aka 'mulberry' silk), color #401 Slate Blue
1,384 yds (132g) ofKiku (20/2 Bombyx silk, aka 'mulberry' silk), color #214 Glacier
*updated grey color* in the past, our grey color was "Mink Grey" which turned into a reddish-brown when woven with the teal colors. Beginning June 2024, it's now #401 Slate Blue.
Each scarf is approximately 7.75" by 60", plus fringe.
65 ROSES BACK STORY:
This project is near and dear to my heart...over 20 years ago, Susie Rider and I worked together while she was pregnant with her first child, Andrea. When Andrea was about 4.5 years old, her "failure to thrive" was finally diagnosed as cystic fibrosis (CF), an incurable disease.
What inspires me to support Andrea's angels is Susie channeled her grief and pain over Andrea's diagnosis into fighting for a cure. Susie organized Andrea's angels (Aa) and has been tirelessly raising funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation for a cure ever since!!
You don't realize it, but you also "know" Susie, too, as she designed the Treenway Silks logo and she designs all our print ads and other graphic needs.
Since I became the Treenway Silks owner on August 1, 2011, I've been trying to think of a good way to support Andrea's angels, fighting for a cure for CF.
Handwoven magazine's 40th anniversary issue, dedicated to re-imagining past Handwoven projects into current ones, reminded me of the wonders of 'name draft' and the secret message woven into each piece. What a great idea for a fundraising project!
CREATING THE DRAFTS:
The phrase "65 Roses" came to mind as that's the term often used by young children to pronounce the name of their disease. I wanted a bit longer phrase and settled on #65RosesAa.
Name drafts are traditionally woven as overshot, but I wanted a structure with more drape for scarves. And I wanted to design these scarves on 4 shafts. I chose crackle because it has four blocks on four shafts and can be woven with one shuttle (yay to one shuttle!!)
Using my own code (assigning each letter of the alphabet to one of the four blocks), I developed a profile draft with the name #65RosesAa as the basis. I expanded it and played with symmetry, added reversals, and applied a bit of creative license by adding or deleting a block at the “joins” of the repeat.
Satisfied with the profile draft, I used "block substitution" to change it into a crackle threading draft with a standard 2/2 twill tie-up and "as-drawn-in" treadling.
As I like a bit more "curves & waves" look, I played with the treadling and showed and alternate draft to Robin. We each liked both drafts, so why do we have to choose? We don't! So Robin wove one of each draft!
To celebrate both Handwoven's 40th (ruby) anniversary and the word "rose" in the name draft, we created a new, warm rosy color based on the rose variety Hermosa, that is used in the weft. To see the rose that inspired the color, click HERE
Scarf designed by Susan Du Bois and woven by Robin Wilton for Treenway Silks.
Thank you Handwoven magazine for the use of the photo with the model.
Other images taken by Treenway Silks' photographer Thom Harrod or Susan Du Bois