Flights of Fancy: Your Woven (Master)Pieces

We can’t get enough of your finished projects! It’s exciting to see Handwoven designs transformed by your creativity, whether you follow a project exactly as written, or you add your own unique twist. And it’s an added thrill when weavers reach way back in their libraries to find designs they want to weave from older issues.

We’re delighted to share a few reader projects that have recently inspired us, along with thoughts from the weavers who created them.—Handwoven editors

Get a closer look! Click any image in the galleries below to open in full-screen mode.

---

Lattice Scarf, designed by Madelyn van der Hoogt

“I have been a Handwoven subscriber for years and I get so many ideas for new projects, drafts, and colorways from the magazine. 

“I found the draft for the Lattice Scarf when I was examining deflected doubleweave. I substituted the yarns with materials I had on hand: 3/2 pearl cotton for the colors and Bambu 7 for the black, with a sett of 20 EPI.

I tried to keep my beat nice and light, which resulted in a scarf with beautiful drape and squish factor! It is so soft, it feels like velour!”

—Diane Veldhuisen

Make it yourself: Handwoven, January/February 2001, page 62.

---

Silk Lace Shawl, designed by Sharon Alderman

“I wove two versions of the Silk Lace Shawl: The gold one follows the pattern published in Handwoven and the pink one was woven with a modified treadling sequence.

“The pattern, originally written for a table loom, was adapted for an 8-shaft floor loom. Both of my shawls were woven on an 8/2 bamboo warp (Brassard, color Coquille), with 8/2 Tencel weft (Brassard colors Salmon and Old Gold). The pink scarf features a beaded fringe of size 6/0 glass beads.”

—Linda Riley

Make it yourself: Handwoven, January/February 1989, page 106.

---

Hawk Moth Towels, designed by Tina Glassenbury

We’ve recently spotted several makers with the Hawk Moth towels on (or freshly off) their looms.

“I was drawn to make the Hawk Moth and other towels and scarves from Handwoven as I like a challenge and the moths are so lovely that I just had to do them. I am following the towels by dropping one moth and using the set-up to tie up silk and make a scarf. I am not able to create designs myself, but I but can follow the tie-up and weaving.

“Thank you again to you and your contributors for sharing their knowledge.”

—Meryl Hilyard

---

“It was a joy to weave the Hawk Moth Towels and to play with the colors. I made one towel with only two rows of moths and for the rest of the towel I wove the rows between the moths. But for the others, I wove moths for the whole towel. It was a pity to come to the end of the warp!”

—Paola Timmermans

---

And there’s more! Check out these other great versions of the popular Hawk Moth Towels:

Arline Crandall used bouclé for weft, adding texture to the moths.

Varina Tannis used wonderful bright colors.

Walter Pilialohakakauha wove an elegantly subdued scarf.

Debbie Markwood wishes she’d wound a longer warp!

Betty Bores Johnson put stripes in the warp, and used a dark weft.

Shirley Murphy went for pink and green.

Handcrafted by Di used a dark warp with pink weft.

Make them yourself: Hawk Moth Towels.

---

What are you weaving? Please send us pictures of your projects, or share them using #handwovenmagazine!