Summer Scarf Challenge 2026 – Handweavers Guild of Boise Valley

As we take a break from guild meetings for the summer, the Vice Presidents challenged the members to make a scarf and bring it to the meeting on August 29th for Show-and-Tell. (This is not an exchange. Keep your scarf or get a head start on Christmas gifts.) Each participant who brings their scarf will be entered into a drawing for a gift certificate to Lunatic Fringe Yarns. The categories to choose from are 8-shaft draft, 4-shaft draft, rigid heddle draft and All Fiber Arts. Check out the options below and choose one for your summer challenge. These are a starting point—feel free to change the colors or change the weight of the thread. Be creative! We can’t wait to see what everyone makes! ~Lisa and Robin

Weaving Drafts

: Changing Lanes 8-shaft twill

: Emerging Asymmetry 8-shaft deflected doubleweave

: Peaks and Valleys 6-shaft (10 treadles) summer and winter

: Shimmering Crackle 4-shaft crackle

: Purple Haze 4-shaft summer and winter

: Eventide Elegance 4-shaft twill

: Houndstooth rigid heddle

: Log Cabin rigid heddle

: Bronson Check rigid heddle with pickup sticks

All Fiber Arts

This category gives you the option of making a non-woven scarf based on the elements of air, water, or fire. Anyone can choose one of these elements for their scarf. There are no related links with instructions. It is open to your interpretation.

: Air: a non-woven scarft that depicts air.

: Water: a non-woven scarf that depicts water.

: Fire: a non-woven scarf that depicts fire.