silk color gamp

Warp and Weft: Knitting For Olive Pure Silk – 1 skein/ea in colors Pink Daisies, Blood Orange, Ballerina, Raspberry Pink, Quince, Sunflower, Rhubarb Juice, Hokkaido, and Lemon Curd (100% Bourette Silk) – 273 yds/ea AND two skeins cream

Specs:
6.5-yard warp
10 EPI
220 ends
10 strips of white, each 4 ends = 40 = 260 yards (+ weft = 520)
180 remaining ends divided by 9 = 20 of each color = 130 yards of each color (+ weft = 260)

Warping:  4 white + 20 color + 4 white + 20 color . . . + 4 white

Weft:  4 white + 22 color + 4 white + 22 color . . . + 4 white

Finishing:
Center seam
Hemstitch with groupings of 3 warp ends
Trim fringe to 2 1/2”
Machine wash cold delicate, hang to dry

Finished size:  35” x 91”

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