Nearing the end of my warp of Berroco Mykonos Stonewash, I was experiencing a loose selvedge on the left. As I'm still without my regular studio & familiar tools, I did the second best thing: dropped two spools of thread in a sock, and used this as a weight. It worked just fine and enabled me to finish weaving the warp.
Yesterday I cut it off, did the fringe thing, and washed the scarf. This morning it was dry and I tried it on. Stiff as a board! I should have known. It feels heavenly while I'm wearing it, though. Very comfortable. I scrunched it up a bit and it softened somewhat. I may have to rethink my scarf aesthetic.
This closeup shows the unusual construction of the yarn: very fine linen and cotton fibers tightly wrapped around a viscose core.
I used a pickup stick and some string heddles in the weaving, and produced this lacy effect, which only shows up when backlit.
Moving day is not far off. I may have time to do one more warp before packing up again.