Washington State Tartan
I thought, for the Scottish Highland Games, that I ought to have some Scottish themed project . . . but having the last names Garrison and Stuber (one very English, one very German) didn’t lend itself to weaving a tartan from my clan. So while I was dinking around online, I ran across the Washington State tartan — who knew we had one of our own?
I warped the borrowed rigid heddle loom from Paradise for the WA state tartan, and started weaving. It didn’t take long for me to realize just how bad an idea this was as a “try it” demo . . . too many colour changes and weaving-in for an ongoing demo for the general public. At that point, I still really wanted to have a weaving demo for the public to be able to try, so I finished off the tartan scarf, and rewarped the loom for a simpler project.
The Washington State Tartan is an all wool scarf, and the Highlands Demo Scarf is a poly fiber blend warp and a wild boucle weft from reclaimed yarn.