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I bought some recycled Sari Ribbon at Stitches South with a scarf in mind.
The first one I wave was too wide so I took what was left and made a narrower one
which I wore last week with a white cotton blouse. It's was just what I needed for a little color.
This fair trade sari ribbon is made by a women's collective in Nepal that collects sari silk scraps from textile factories. They stitch the scraps together, end to end, to form a long multi-colored ribbon of sari fabric, which may include solids, irridescents, stripes, and jacquards. The edges of this ribbon are not finished like a commercial ribbon, they are frayed. The width of the ribbon varies considerably throughout the skein'Texture varies too - some sections are very soft, other sections (especially those with metallic embroidery) are somewhat stiff and starchy.
This scarf was woven on my Cricket Loom.
And here's a detail of how I finished the ends.
