Baroque Shadow Weave Shawl

This is a wonderful pattern and the first time I wove shadow weave. I learned a lot--I made 3 on the same warp, experimenting with colour combinations. Working through this improved my weaving overall, and was a joy. The finished items are absolutely beautiful--some of the best pieces I've ever made. Highly recommend!

I had a great time weaving this, and the drape and feel of the finished product are wonderful. The author has written a couple of blog post articles about shadow weave which were really useful. The part that I wish was stated in the pattern is the importance of leading with the dark thread in the threading and the light thread in the weft. it is certainly implied in the directions as she talks about using yarn A first, but I needed to understand more about the structure and the importance of that to fully track it.

I was trying to use up some silk yarn I had so I started there and then adjusted colors. Since I had threaded half light/dark (sort of by accident or carelessness) when I saw the note, so decided to experiment with the second half and swapped the order. The half in the photo is woven light/dark. thanks!

I have not made this project yet but am excited to learn about shadow weave. The directions seem thorough.