How to do a twisted fringe

Warning - lots of pictures!

Doesn't this look scraggly?

This is what happens when you use a fine warp with a much heavier weft. I used Euroflax linen for warp, and a worsted wool (Tahki Shannon) for weft. DH's not going to want anything extra long or fussy, and the weft yarn is not sturdy enough to do a regular fringe, so we're going to add some fringe and do a twisted fringe.


Using a handy-dandy fringe measurer (I used a magazine reply card), measure out how long you want your extra fringe to be and cut:

Using a crochet hook or a latch hook, pull the ends of the new fringe from back-to-front through the edge of the scarf:

Make sure you catch the original fringe in the loop of the new fringe:

Pull the fringe 'legs' through the loop and tighten:

Since the warp has such a wide sett, I'm adding a piece of fringe in-between the linen fringe as well:

And here is your new thicker fringe ready to be twisted:
That looks a LOT better! If the new fringe yarn wouldn't fall apart, I could just do fringe knots across. However, I''m going to have to do a little bit more.


For twisted fringe, separate into two sections the fringe pieces that you want to end up twisted into one:

Go get your favorite weaving book and lay it on the scarf to hold it in place, and then twist each of the two sections in the same direction that the yarn is twisted:
Now you have both cords twisted to the same degree. The way I determined that is by easing up on the tension and letting them kink - if they kink about the same amount you're good to go.

Now, twist the two 'cords' together but TWIST IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION that you originally twisted the cords.

Twist it tight, as it will relax once you tie the knot at the bottom:
and then tie a knot.

First one done!
This would look very cool with beads on the ends, but I don't think DH will go for that. :-)

Here it is with the knots even but the ends untrimmed:

And here it all ready to wear (except for washing):
Now wasn't that easy? :-)