Blue-faced Leicester, Polworth, Shetland, Jacob, Merino, Persian. If you are in the know, you know these are breeds of sheep that produce wool - wool for, in this case, weaving. When I was younger around age 12/13 yarn and weaving attracted me about as much as boys did. When I was 18, I saw my first weaving studio at Cornell and thought yes, that is what I want to study. But then, once a student, I saw how long the projects took, and I decided:
I will not spend my expensive education working on a floor loom into the wee hours of the night. I will weave when I am old and retired. That time is here!
The five blankets were woven using warping patterns from
A Handweaver's Pattern Book by Marguerite Porter Davison.
I used John Murphy's No. 10 Texture Weave and, primarily,
John Watson's Blanket Tweel.
I created my own weaving patterns after experimenting with the weaves in the book.
I made the five blankets with two warps, one with a lot of reds and the other with a lot of blues.
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| Hanging out on the loom |
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| Detail with logo |
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| Five blankets washed, blocked and folded |
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| Granddaughter helps |
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| detail on the loom |
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| Warp #2 just off the loom |
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| Stacked |
