Handwoven Top

Handwoven clothing is something that has been high on my list of projects for a while now. Part of why I got into weaving in the first place was because I loved the idea of weaving fabric. I found this Cotton Slub Yarn from Gist Yarn and it is so beautiful!! I knew I wanted to use natural dyes and luckily this cotton took the color so nicely. So here are some photos of the process with a little description about each step.

Let me know what you think or if you have questions about any of the steps!

Two cones of Cotton Slub Yarn from Gist Yarn. Each cone is about 1500 yards of cotton and I used just about all of it.

Winding the warp.

I dyed about half of the warp. I soaked it in water before adding it to the mordant pot.

The warp, dyed and ready for the loom.

I had some trouble getting everything in the order I wanted it in but with a little extra fussing everything worked out fine.

This yarn weaves up so beautifully!! It is just slubby enough to create a really interesting texture without being distracting.

I cut the fabric off the loom and washed it in warm water and then dried it. It shrunk quite a bit, which I had planned for. I chose a really simple boxy shape for the top as my sewing skills are very minimal.

Here you can see my hand sewing. Just a simple running stitch with a finer cotton yarn.

I need to make a small adjustment to the sleeves. But it turned out really cute!

It feels so good to wear something that I made! And it really wasn't nearly as hard or time consuming as I thought it might be.