Sarah Pilgrim Handwoven Wearable Art

Fibers I Use

• Bamboo:  While we tend to think of bamboo as stiff, this bamboo is anything but that. It is soft enough for a baby blanket and strong enough for adult garments.  I like to blend bamboo with silk, tencel or more bamboo for shawls and garments that have excellent drape, are warm and durable.  The bamboo I use is mill-dyed into a range of saturated colors from yellows to dark purples. 

• Silk: The silk I use is hand-dyed in Canada or is hand-painted by me in my Montana studio. The sizes I typically weave are 20/2 or 60/2, a very fine thread that I normally blend with other threads of the same size to make fascinating color combinations.  The 20/2 is often uneven spun which moves from thin to thicker and back again throughout the length of the thread.  The result is that the light catches the thread differently at different parts of the thread creating "movement" with light.

• Tencel:  Hand-dyed in Canada or hand-painted by me in my Montana studio, this Tencel had a wonderful, flowing, soft hand.  I like Tencel for how it takes dyes and creates vibrant colors or soft colors, depending on the saturation desired.  In shawls, scarves, and garments, Tencel has no equal particularly when blended with silk or bamboo.   

"Periwinkle Windows"

For anyone who likes blue and particularly periwinkle blue, this is your shawl.  It is a beautiful representation of what that color can be...a little bit of sky, a little forget-me-not thrown in and a touch of pure blue.  All there for you to enjoy wearing as a shawl or a scarf.  Goes with jeans as well as your little black dress.

Approximately 24" x 82"

$325
Includes shipping & insurance via USPS to anywhere in the USA

Detail of "Geometry Revisited"

Detail of a shawl that could be made in any color. This detail shows the geometric nature of the particular weave structure I used. Interesting, bold, and very wearable for dress or casual.  The background is black and the other color could be whatever color you choose. To commission this shawl in the color of your choice, contact me about what color and click the "Add to Cart" button to make your deposit for a custom order.

"Prairie Sage"

This tencel shawl is inspired by the sage around my studio in Montana.  Its purples, sages and gold are representative of the light catching the sage at just the right time of day to make multiple colors.  Because of the blend of colors, this shawl is very wearable for day or evening...or as a big scarf with your favorite coat.  Approximately 24" x 82"

$325

Includes shipping & insurance via USPS to anywhere in the USA

SOLD

Can be custom ordered at same price in your choice of colors.  If you would like to do this, contact me about what color and click the "Add to Cart" button to make your deposit for a custom order.

"Windows on the Bridgers II"

This shawl is a mixture of turquoise and black silk.  The inspiration is the Bridger Mountains which you can see just barely in the background of this photo.  As you would expect, this shawl drapes beautifully and keeps you warm on a cool evening.  Worn as a big scarf, it comforts you against cold.

Approximately 24" x 82"

$325

Includes shipping & insurance via USPS to anywhere in the USA

"Prairie Sunset"

100% Tencel Shawl

Very soft and drapey, yet holds up to lots of use.

Colors in this shawl are gold, natural, purple sage, dark purple & greens, so it can be worn with lots of different outfits.

Approximately 24" x 82"

$325, includes shipping & insurance via USPS to anywhere in the USA

SOLD

Can be custom ordered at same price in your choice of colors.  If you would like to do this, contact me about what color and click the "Add to Cart" button to make your deposit for a custom order.