There are times I can tell a weaving project is a no go. What I mean by this is that there is a structural problem with the warp. I have been making scrappy scarfs with odds and ends. Yes after 22 years of knitting and spinning, I have lots of odds snd ends. If paired right these odds and ends make fabulous one of a kind scarfs. They in turn are used as holiday presents for kids who go to the clothing bank I support.
This scarf turned into a problem child. I suspect that one of the 100% cotton warp yarns was mislabeled. My personal guess is it was a cotton rayon blend. Rayon does not hold up to the tension I put on the yarn when adjusting the loom after each section is finished. I started having tension problems with the right 1/3 of the warp. Most of the time it is a little hiccup that disappears in a few inches. This just kept getting worse. This just seemed to be getting worse. I could have just cut out the bad part, then pulling out the bad warp yarn and put new yarn on. That’s a lot of work so I just cut it off the loom. Dumped the scraps into the next dog pillow. Then I will start a new warp for the next scarf. Sometimes a clean slate so to speak is the best solution.
