Just waiting for some yarn to arrive, but this draft will form the basis of the first sampling. The blue is 28/2 superwash merino and the white is a 30/2 silk. I'm hoping for a little differential shrinkage between the two yarns so that the areas with two separate cloth layers (they appear the whitest in the draft) puff just enough to separate. It comes down to how the superwash behaves...otherwise I might try some cashmere in 26/2. The sample is 16cm wide in the reed and has 240 warp threads. First sample will be at 15 epcm (38epi) and depending how it feels, I might try a wider sett too. I need 2 or 3 samples at each sett to experiment with the finishing process to control the differential shrinkage. The final piece is a commisioned shawl.
After contemplating the above I realised the areas of the raised silk layer will only be on one side...fine for a wall hanging, not so great for a shawl. I m revisiting the draft to get the pattern more evenly distributed on both faces. More soon.
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