Southern Cross Fibre

December SCF Club Coordinates, originally uploaded by davidscf.

Burnt Henna, Cabernet and Potent Purple on Spelsau (SCF Club Coordinates - December 2013).

Overshot Yardage, originally uploaded by davidscf.

16-shaft overshot designed by me, being woven on my Ashford 16-shaft table loom.

The yarn is 2/40 NM cotton (approx 10,000 ypp - around 26/2 equivalent) and is being used for tabby and doubled for the pattern weft.

The yardage is intended to be used for a garment of some kind, depending on how the fabric turns out.

Tea Towels, originally uploaded by davidscf.

New warp for a set of four tea towels in 5-shaft satin.

Bath Towel #2, originally uploaded by davidscf.

Via Flickr:
Bath towel in broken 2/2 twill and plain weave with a 1" basketweave selvedge. This towel was modelled on a Turkish peshtemal.

The warp is 5/2 mercerized cotton sett at 16 epi. The weft is 3/2 cotton woven at 16 ppi.

The finished towel measures 1.66 m x 0.70 m (65” x 27”) and weighs 700 g (1.5 lb).

Handspun - Pakistan, originally uploaded by davidscf.

"Pakistan" is one of Spunky Eclectic’s Colourways for a Cause with part proceeds going to Unicef’s Education program.

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"Pakistan" Falkland Wool Top
Spinning method: Worsted
Construction: Singles
551 m (602 yds)
244 g (8.5 oz)
1127 ypp (DK weight)

Spring 2013 Collection, originally uploaded by davidscf.

New colours for Spring 2013 from Southern Cross Fibre.

The first bath towel was cut off the loom to finish it so I could take it for a test drive before weaving more. This baby sucks up water like nobody’s business, so I’m calling it a success. My only concern is the size of some of the floats (up to 13 mm/0.5″) which might snag if gifting them to someone who wears jewellery. I still have enough for another towel on the loom, so I might rethread for one of the tied unit weaves for the second one.

The finished towel measures 1.66 m x 0.70 m (65″ x 27″) and weighs 690 g (1.5 lb).

Overshot draft #34 - Baby Blanket by Barbara Elkins (WEBS) in 5/2 and 3/2 cotton.

Cutting, originally uploaded by davidscf.

Finished cutting out the pattern pieces for my flat cap. Cutting into handspun/handwoven fabric for the first time wasn’t nearly as nerve-wracking as I expected it to be.

Cotton Boll, originally uploaded by davidscf.

The baby cotton boll I photographed two weeks ago.

Hard to believe around half a million fibres are growing inside.

Flat cap yardage, originally uploaded by davidscf.

A big crafting weekend! Wove and finished the handspun yardage for my flat cap project. Now I just have to suck up the courage to sew it. My entire sewing experience is pretty much hemming, so I’m a little nervous about screwing it up.

Also finished the spinning for my Riddari (Falkland singles) and cast on a sleeve last night before bed.