Chirimen-like Shawl

There is yarn called Hard Twisted Yarn.
If you weave with this yarn, the yarn eventually tries to unwind itself, and this will create bumpy texture. The fabric called Chirimen uses this yarn for the weft.

 I bought Hard Twisted yarn from HABU, and made a shawl to see if I could create this bumpy effect.

The warp was HABU wool crepe, the weft was HABU linen.
The wool crepe was the Hard Twisted yarn.

The yarn was highly twisted and it tended to tangle, so warping was a kind of struggle.
After dressing the loom, it was a plain weave so the rest went smoothly.

When I took down the fabric from the loom, it was flat.

Then I washed it with hot water and dried it, and finally I saw the bumpy texture.
It felt like magic!

I used Hard Twisted yarn only for the warp so the warp shrank and it caused the bumpy texture sideways. If you use Hard Twisted yarn for warp and weft, you will have the wavy effect for both directions (so I heard).

This shrank, of course, because of this texture, but more than I was expecting.
Now I have to figure out how to use the shawl which is a little too short.