More samples

More doubleweave sampling....getting closer. This time superwash merino warp 30/2 with jaggerspun 8/2 for the shrinking ties. Lambswool/linen/silk 1/7 singles for the weft. A single cloth selvedge to give a wrinkly edge. I also tried more ties in a the shrinkable wool (one each side of the squares) but they have a tendency to migrate during the long floats and become unruly!

Unfortunately after I failed to get enough shrinkage with a hot handwash it went in the washing machine and is now 2/3 size and overfulled (I had to prise the layers apart) but the double layers between the squares give the fabric a lovely volume.

Third time lucky and all should be project ready for a shawl. I think I ll put the red stripe back in the middle of the squares and space them wider apart. I ll return to the yellow for one side of the shawl this time in superwash merino.

Sample before washing

After finishing, the shrinkage with  can be rather sudden! This sample shrunk about 20% in width and 10% in length.