A handwoven zig-zag deflected doubleweave merino snood in purple, teal, navy and white - variegated sock wool weft that shifts colour along its length, made by Emma Baker in Salisbury
 
This snood is woven by Emma Baker on a floor loom in Salisbury, Wiltshire using a deflected doubleweave structure that creates a striking zig-zag geometric pattern. The zig-zag emerges from the interaction of two yarns: a navy and white merino lambswool warp, and a variegated merino/nylon sock wool weft in purple, teal and green. The gradational weft yarn shifts colour along its length - purple grades into teal, teal into green - and as this happens across the 72cm circumference of the snood, the colour balance shifts too. One part of the loop shows more purple; another more teal or green. The zig-zag pattern sits across all these colour shifts simultaneously.
 
Two yarns, one pattern
The warp (the structural threads strung on the loom before weaving) is a navy and white merino lambswool - these are the colours that form the geometric skeleton of the zig-zag. The weft (the threads passed through during weaving) is a variegated merino/nylon sock wool: a yarn that transitions through purple, teal and green in a gradational sequence. When the zig-zag pattern deflects these weft threads between the two cloth layers of the doubleweave, the colour from wherever the weft currently sits in its colour run appears on that face of the cloth. The result is a snood where the zig-zag geometry comes from the warp arrangement and the colour variation comes from the weft yarn’s natural colour run.
 
What makes this snood special
Handwoven by Emma Baker in Salisbury, Wiltshire on a floor loom
Deflected doubleweave - the zig-zag geometric pattern comes from the warp structure
Navy and white merino lambswool warp
Variegated merino/nylon sock wool weft in purple, teal and green - the yarn shifts colour along its length
The colour shift means the snood looks different depending on which part of the loop faces forward
31cm wide × 72cm circumference
One of a kind - the variegated weft means no two snoods from this warp are identical
Presented in Emma Baker’s branded gift box
 
A beautiful handmade handwoven gift
The zig-zag pattern, the variegated colour shift, and the merino warmth make this one of the most visually compelling snoods in Emma’s collection. A birthday, Christmas or any occasion where something genuinely individual and technically accomplished is wanted. Arrives in Emma Baker’s branded gift box.