About this Product
This incredibly soft drapey shawl was woven on my larger rigid heddle loom in five shades of 100% cotton yarn. This shawl is just the accessory your LBD needs for an outdoor or indoor event where the night air or AC is on the chilly side. In addition to the gradient changes drawing the eye in, the 6 inches of twisted fringe provides movement that also demands attention.
The finished shawl is 20 inches wide and 68 inches in length. As detailed in the How It’s Made section there is one repeat of the design in the width and two repeats of the color progression in the length.
My woven products are laundered prior to being offered for sale. In addition to ensuring you receive a clean product that is ready to wear, “wet finishing” is an important step for any woven product. Wet finishing allows the yarns that have been under tension while on the loom to relax and for cotton or wool yarns it allows some shrinkage to occur that closes those open spaces you can see on the loom. The important thing to remember here is that while wet finishing often requires very warm to hot water, this is for the initial wash only. Continued exposure to warm or hot water may cause further shrinkage similar to accidentally shrinking a wool sweater.
Care instructions
Hand or machine wash on gentle/delicate cycle
Cold water only
Lay flat to dry and iron as needed
Lyon Handwovens
Meet the Maker
Lyon Handwovens is a fusion of my early love of all things textile, a two decade career in environmental consulting, followed by another decade in quality. This fusion has resulted in narrowing my focus in weaving to using sustainable yarns (wool, cotton, silk) up-cycled materials (VHS tape, commercial carpet yarn, plastic shopping bags) and repurposed fabrics (dead stock and remnants from professional decorators, estate sales, thrift shops). Sustainability, like most things is not static and this journey I'm on will require ongoing adjustments, new paths and learning from others. I hope you'll check in periodically to see how my journey is progressing.
How it’s Made
I have been imagining this shawl in my head since last fall when I saw a fellow weavers use of narrow stripes bracketing wide stripes while moving in an ordered progression. While her piece used several different colors I wanted to see how a monochromatic palette would work.
With five gradient shades of cotton yarn and a specific design in my head the hardest part was making the math (or the limits of the loom) fit the design. After several sketches I settled on a 4-4-16-4-4 pattern for the warp and a 4.5 inch wide series of weft blocks. Both the warp and weft follow a pattern of dark to light to dark. The warp has only one repeat while the weft repeats twice.
Shop Policies
Processing Time: 1-2 days after an order has been received.
Cancellations: In order to maintain fast shipping cancellations must be received within 12 hours of purchase. If over 12 hours please contact me to discuss alternatives.
Return Policy: I understand that sometimes there is a need to return an item. Please notify me if you would like to return your order. The buyer is responsible for return shipping costs and packaging (it's always a good idea to use the original packaging and include tracking). Once I receive the item(s) back in original condition, I will refund the purchase price.
Care Instructions: Care instructions are included in the description of each of my items, additionally, a hang tag will be included with your order detailing these instructions.
FAQ's:
I selected the wrong/incorrect/old address at checkout: Please contact me as soon as possible with the correct address. If your order gets shipped before you notice the address error, contact me for help with the steps you need to take to make sure you receive you package.
My package arrived damaged: If this happens please contact me immediately. If the outer packaging is damaged please take a photo of it and the damaged item and include these photos in your message. As many of my items are one-of-a-kind I will need to treat each situation individually.
Packaging: In an effort to provide environmentally friendly packaging, I try to use products that contain recycled post-consumer materials, as little plastic as possible and to the extent feasible packaging the buyer can reuse. This is an ongoing journey and in some areas I am using up existing inventory before changing to a better source.
Second Shipping: In the case a package is returned as unclaimed or undeliverable a second shipping charge will be required.
