Hello all - I have woven a number of scarves in 8/2 bamboo but am concerned that the tassels of the twisted fringe look rather 'scraggy' at the ends and wonder how they will withstand repeated washing over the lifetime of the scarf. When I drain the water from the basin in which I have wet- finished the scarves, I can see quite a lot of bits of bamboo fibres that have been shed during the washing process and collected in the sieve covering the plug hole and the ends of the tassels look a bit of a mess. I presume there is nothing much to be done about this but thought I'd check to see if any of you can offer advice. Also, I wove the 8/2 bamboo at 20 epi, but now am not entirely happy with the drape of the scarves....I think they may be what Jane refers to as a bit 'sleazy'....could I overcome this by washing them again at a higher temperature I wonder, and hopefully shrinking them a bit? What's the hottest anyone has washed bamboo at I would be interested to know? Thanks.

Hello Ginette -thanks for that suggestion...I think that might work well alright, combined with twisting the fringe reasonably tightly maybe. I found the shedding of fibres from the fringe during wet finishing by hand a bit surprising, and certainly different to what I have found with 8/2 cotton. About the drape of the scarves...I handwashed the second one in hotter water than the first, though definitely not properly hot, and it didn't really seem to make much difference. Bamboo yarn seems pretty resistant to shrinking...which could be an advantage I suppose. Maybe next time I will use a sett higher than 20epi and see what happens. What sett would you usually use? The good news is that the two people for whom I made the scarves are very happy with them! Thanks again for your advice.