nomadsally: DUPIONI DREAMS

DUPIONI DREAMS

A Fun Scarf

Dupioni in Kaleidoscope View

Today begins a new adventure. Playing with dupioni silk (a wonderful fiber made with winding strands of two silk cocoons creating an irregular texture)is on my agenda. I want to explore the process of making a decorative scarf from bias strips of raw edged dupioni.

What's going to result? What color combinations cometogether?

I have four different colors to make the design that am dreaming about. Lots of wonderful options are available as you can see.dupup

Many Choices

How to start...wash new fabric in a cold water after zigzagging the selvedge edges to prevent raveling. Then experiment with colors, decide on pattern, find out how an unfinished bias edge will look.

Here are the fabrics I will use.

Sewing Strips of Bias on Backing

Now the work begins..

View of Strips Sewed in Center

A Kalideoscopic Image

Light Tunnel Style

Pattern and some ideas came from Marci Tilton, Vogue 8703.

Fun trying out this project because all the pieces on bias are unfinished edges. I'm not used to tht look but want to experiment.

Cutting 42 strips 1 1/4 x 8 "of four colors of dupioni on the bias was the first challenge. Sewing them on the center line onto a 38 inch length followed. Making a buttonhole piece for voth layers, cutting 22 1/4"strips, folding them and sewing thenm on the end, sewing body and facing together completed the scarf.

It was lots of fun to create. I enjoyed mixing the colors, remembering the buttonhold technique, and playing with the dupioni. The texture is so soft to the touch and amazingly warm.

Finishing the project I realized that the scarf matches the necklace and tea hat made earlier. What a delight to put them all together.

A question I have is how will the unfinished bias strips wear over time. If you have any ideas, do let me know.....

Until later....nomadsally