Which yarn is best for scarves? Part 1

[@kathleengerwien845]

Thank you for this podcast. I am a new weaver with a yarn stash from knitting and handspinning. I am inspired to start making some scarves from my stash!

[@KellyCasanova]

Wonderful!

[@jessicaburks5464]

I would love to hear more from you about spinning!! I am a beginning weaver and I am very interested in taking up spinning as well to make my weaving a even more handmade.

[@KellyCasanova]

Awesome, thanks for your feedback 😊

[@wendygibbs4210]

Beautiful scarves, can't wait to see Part 2.

[@annieclark5743]

Darling the word your looking for in regard to how it flows is drape. The cotton doesn't have a nice drape. Your work is absolutely beautiful 🤩

[@KellyCasanova]

Thanks Annie 🥰

[@keenabrumbaugh2135]

Absolutely loved this! Thank you so much for all your time and effort❤

[@KellyCasanova]

You're welcome!

[@sonyamah5444]

Please talk a bit about spinning, i am just getting started at that and i would also consider myself a new weaver. This is a great presentation -very interesting.. thank you

[@KellyCasanova]

I'm glad you found it interesting, thank you Sonya 😊

[@mendyviola]

I am starting with some wool knitting yarn I got on sale. It’s a PITA to work with, but by golly, I bought it so I’m going to use it. 😂. It’s intended for a guitar strap to start and a scarf later when I ready to work wider.

[@jancampbell1678]

I’d love some spinning videos.

[@alicesulzer1412]

Hi Kelly, I just bought my first spinning wheel and would appreciate any spinning tips and videos. Thank you!!

[@KellyCasanova]

Great, thanks Alice 😊

[@katebeale369]

Love your videos! I've been using up my stash of mainly DK knitting yarn and yes you soon get a feeling of what works best and it's such fun! Would love to see spinning video .

[@KellyCasanova]

Thanks Kate!

[@cristi1924]

what a good presentation Kelly!!! beautiful scarves, combination of textures and colors. My next goal is to spin my own wool, but it's a while before I can invest in a spinning wheel yet

[@KellyCasanova]

Thanks Cristi ❤️

[@adamakaru2683]

WOW I love the 1st scarf you weave looks great; any idea for weaving very thin for shirts making one my Ashford #24 4shaft loom??. What you think? please leave me a message if any idea thank you.

[@KellyCasanova]

Weaving really thin fabric is challenging, but you need a really light yarn. I have found 10/2 cotton to be quite good for garment making but I would consider going lighter than that for a man's shirt (I'm guessing it's a man's shirt you're wanting to weave?)

[@adamakaru2683]

@@KellyCasanova Yes mostly men shirt in Asian style; lovely thank you! I still don`t know much about yarn weight and now when you say that I will have to look in to just very thin cotton 10/2 or thiner and be back to you for more informations about dying yarn thank you again.

[@elizabethblake8802]

Such a useful video. I'm hoping that you'll do a video showing which yarns to use to make finer scarves, for more dressy occasions. Wondering what type of yarn you use, since you don't like cotton.

[@KellyCasanova]

Part 2 includes some finer yarns and my fancier scarves, so look out for that one 😉

[@becmiller542]

Hi Kelly for your neck warmer you use BWM Bloom for the weft. Do you use BWM Luxury or Classic for the warp?

[@KellyCasanova]

Yes, I use BWM Luxury for the warp 😉

[@danap8383]

What do you think about super wash merino? I do like it and there are so many options online. It doesn't "full" when washed, but it's quite nice. Are the fingering weight scarves made with super wash or something else?

[@KellyCasanova]

I use superwash merino all the time - it is what is readily available from the mills I buy from, they don't tend to have much in the way of non superwash. So yes, most of my woollen scarves you see are made with it.

[@gwenmader4334]

Would love you to talk about your spinning process.

[@KellyCasanova]

Great, thank you!

[@julieschmelzer5086]

I have a floor loom only and wondering if I can do the garden path scarf on that loom?

[@KellyCasanova]

You can Julie. The basic set up is for plain weave, the actual technique is worked at the front of the loom using your hands 😊

[@danap8383]

When you say cotton fingering weight, what does that correspond to? Like 8/2, etc.?

[@KellyCasanova]

It doesn't usually correspond because we're talking about knitting yarns. But I would say it's similar to a 8/4, though 8/4 is generally a bit lighter.

[@dorothydiess3446]

Loved your beginner scarf, using all types and colored yarns. Did you use several shuttle sticks and just wind the amount you had left over?

[@KellyCasanova]

I used what stick shuttles I had at the time (I think I only had 2!) and the rest I wound into little balls or yarn butterflies to pass through.

[@gilainevanwezel6278]

Thanks so much to share this information with us. 💝. Am I right saying that I saw a beautiful coverlet in the background ? 🤔 Gorgeous 🤩

[@KellyCasanova]

Well, it's not a coverlet completed, but it is a coverlet experiment 😊 I didn't sett it close enough, so the floats are a bit too loose (you can't see that from a distance) to use as a coverlet. I like the way it looks so it's hanging out in my studio for now 😉

[@gilainevanwezel6278]

@@KellyCasanova It looks GORGEOUS, believe me. If you decide not to use it as a coverlet, please keep it as a wallhanging/tapestry in your studio. Amazing piece ! 😆

[@KellyCasanova]

@@gilainevanwezel6278 Thank you ❤️

[@TheMimzee]

Kelly, your Garden Path scarf is my absolute favorite red of all time. Do you remember what yarn you used to make it? Thanks!

[@KellyCasanova]

Yes, it's Bendigo Woollen Mills 4 ply Luxury in Boysenberry ❤️

[@Mimeh53]

@@KellyCasanova Thanks for responding so quickly, Kelly. Do you happen to remember how much you used, and the email, or street address, or telephone of the mills? I'd like to contact them to see if I can order enough to make a scarf for my oldest sister who has just undergone quite intense chemotherapy. That red is also her favorite! Is it soft merino? p.s. TheMimzee is my social media handle. It's Miriam here! LOL!

[@KellyCasanova]

@@Mimeh53 I used to sell kits for this scarf pre-covid but it has become very expensive and slow to send parcels overseas. I might have some I could sell you - I could check my stash and let you know a shipping price if you're really interested?

[@jgordy4840]

" I prefer boysenberry more than any ordinary jam I'm a "Citizens for Boysenberry Jam" fan

[@Mimeh53]

@@KellyCasanova Just saw this reply now, Kelly. I would absolutely be interested in purchasing some of that boysenberry merino from you if you're willing to sell it.

[@wendygibbs4210]

One of our local yarn stores hates it when people test yarn by rubbing it on their faces or other skin. "If you rub, you buy". Guess that's fair enough, who wants to buy a ball of yarn with someone else's makeup/skin cells/germs or whatever smeared on it!

[@KellyCasanova]

Yes, true 😂 I guess an alternative would be the inside of your wrist? You can tell I've never owned a yarn shop, I would probably be driven crazy by customers handling the yarn too much!

[@mariaxristinidi4347]

My big problem is that I m buying yarns online. So I ve spent lot of money for yarns that are not soft at all...

[@KellyCasanova]

I buy pretty much all of mine online too. Because I was a knitter prior to weaving, I already knew of a lot of soft yarns. One thing I didn't mention is that some companies or stockists will send you a sample card if you ask for it - that is a great way to test the look and feel of a yarn before purchasing.