Specifications
| Brand: | Valley Yarns |
| Yarn Weight: | Fingering |
| Designer: | Leslie Ann Bestor |
| Craft: | Weaving |
| Format: | Downloadable PDF |
| Languages: | English |
| Pages: | 2 |
| Loom Type: | Rigid Heddle Loom |
| Techniques and Construction: | Stripes |
| Pattern Code: | 82 |
| Featured Products: | Valley Yarns Charlemont Yarn - Superwash Merino 4 Ply |
Product Description
The Valley Yarns Meta Weave Scarf is a Log Cabin design, a variation of Color and Weave effects. It’s a great way to add color patterning to plain weave pieces. Stripes of Log Cabin are placed to look like ribbons weaving over and under each other. Hence the name Meta Weave Scarf—a weave within a weave. Woven in soft Valley Yarns Charlemont, this scarf will be cozy and warm.
Equipment: Rigid Heddle loom, 15” weaving width, 12-dent heddle, 2 stick shuttles.
Warp Yarn: Valley Yarns Charlemont (60% Fine Superwash Merino Wool/ 20% Silk/ 20% Polyamide; 100g/439yds)
253 yards shown in Burgundy
63 yards shown in Fawn*
Weft Yarn: Valley Yarns Charlemont (60% Fine Superwash Merino Wool/ 20% Silk/ 20% Polyamide; 100g/439yds)
183 yards shown in Burgundy
16 yards shown in Fawn*
Warp length: 95”
Sett: 12 epi
Finished Dimension: 9” wide and 56 “long, not including fringe
*Note: Fawn has been discontinued; we recommend Natural as a substitute.
Valley Yarns Meta Weave Scarf
What is Being Made
The Valley Yarns Meta Weave Scarf is a woven textile project designed by Leslie Ann Bestor. This scarf showcases a sophisticated Log Cabin weave pattern that creates the visual illusion of ribbons weaving over and under each other—hence the name "Meta Weave," representing a weave within a weave. The finished scarf measures 10 inches wide and is created on a rigid heddle loom.
Weaving Techniques
This project employs Log Cabin as its primary weaving technique, which is a variation of Color and Weave effects. Log Cabin designs are traditionally based on blocks of alternating light and dark threads to create dimensional color patterning in plain weave pieces. In the Meta Weave Scarf, stripes of Log Cabin blocks are strategically positioned to create the optical effect of ribbons interlacing.
The pattern uses a sequence of 8-thread blocks that alternate between Burgundy (dark) and Fawn (light) colors. The threading order follows the sequence: F-B-F-B-F-B-F-B-B-F-B-F-B-F-B-F-F-B-F-B-F-B-F-B. Notably, transitions between blocks feature 2 threads in the same color, which is essential to achieving the Log Cabin effect and the visual ribbon illusion.
Stitches and Threading
The scarf is woven using plain weave as the foundational structure, enhanced by the Log Cabin color patterning technique. The project uses a 12-dent heddle and is threaded through 60 slots total (30 slots on either side of center). The warp is set at 12 ends per inch (epi), and the loom is warped using the Direct method with a 95-inch warp length.
Two stick shuttles are used to weave the weft yarns in alternating colors, allowing the weaver to create the striped Log Cabin pattern that produces the distinctive over-and-under ribbon effect.
Materials
Warp Yarn: Valley Yarns Charlemont (60% Fine Superwash Merino Wool / 20% Silk / 20% Polyamide, 439 yards per 100 grams). The warp requires 253 yards of Burgundy and 63 yards of Fawn.
Weft Yarn: Valley Yarns Charlemont in the same fiber content and yardage specifications. The weft requires 183 yards of Burgundy and 16 yards of Fawn. Note: Fawn has been discontinued by Valley Yarns; Natural is recommended as a substitute.
Equipment: Rigid heddle loom, 12-dent heddle, 2 stick shuttles, and heavy paper for separating warp layers during winding.
Design Inspiration
The Meta Weave Scarf design draws inspiration from Log Cabin weaving concepts explored in Leslie Voiers' monograph Conversations and Notes on Log Cabin. By arranging Log Cabin stripes to appear as interlocking ribbons, the design elevates a traditional weaving technique into a visually complex and contemporary textile.
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