I recently got a loom for weaving- a small simple one that came in the mail in pieces. Fortunately, it was pretty easy to put together, once I got started. The holes were all predrilled, and the directions were clear.
For my first scarf, I chose a peach cotton crochet thread for the warp, and a vivid red recycled sari yarn for the weft. I thought the colors worked nicely together, and that the texture of the recycled yarn came across better, perhaps, in weaving than in knitting. The red yarn has bits of light patches, which makes a nice overall pattern in the scarf. The weave is pretty open- it might be interesting to try this combination again with a reed with more strands per inch. Still, I was happy with my first efforts, and looking forward to many more projects in the future. :o)
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