Fleece processing
BFL fleece “Patches” 6lbs
Suint bath
combed on 5-pitch combs
diz smallest hole
spun on smaller whorl on Ashford Traditional
short forward draw/backward draw worsted
16-18wpi

Dyeing
Home grown Japanese indigo persicaria tinctoria
ice water bath

Weaving
Plain weave
220 ends (held 2 at a time for warping, 55 pass pairs)
10 epi
22” on loom
3.8 yds on loom (137”)
15% shrinkage
2.5 yard finished length
18.7” finished width

Wove to 127” on loom
Off loom: 19 6/8” x 3 yards, 9.5” long

Finishing
Washed in hot water (hot to the touch) and Dr Bronners liquid soap in the bathtub. Mild agitation to gently full fabric. Air dried. Pressed with hot steam iron.

Finished size: 19.5” x 3 yards, 3” long

Sewing
A modified Sarah Howard pattern https://www.etsy.com/shop/GetWeaving
Hong Kong seams in cotton
Hand-stitching detail in blue handspun wool around edges