I had planned to do another pile weave cloak for my next project but this has been shelved for the time being in favour of an early Saxon peplos for a reenactment event I am hoping to take part in later this year.
I'm using a nice dark brown Hebridean fleece that has lots of long guard hairs that I am separating out to use for the warp. If there isn't enough for the whole warp I shall mix in some Herdwick of a similar colour.
The photos show how far I've got today. Guard hairs have been separated from the soft undercoat and turned into a roving ready for spinning. Several skeins of spun singles have been soaked in a thin mix of wallpaper paste and hung up under tension to dry. There is enough to start making the warp. Two warp bundles done, only another 26 to go!
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