365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Thursday, November 25, 2021
Thankful It's Off The Loom
Day 43: For this I am thankful: the summer-and-winter throw is off the loom! I still need to seam the center (by hand, of course, to match the half-motifs), and then tie a lavish fringe using my handy-dandy fringe twister. The finished throw will measure roughly 48" x 66" when shrunk and fulled to expand the fibers. As you can see from the small piece (destined to be a coordinating pillow top), the back is not quite a true reverse of the front...but which is "back" and which is "front" is debatable. The appeal of summer-and-winter is that it is reversible. I used an 8/2 cotton throughout. Summer-and-winter is not easy to weave, but it is worth the effort. Happy Thanksgiving!
Labels:
summer-and-winter weave,
Thanksgiving,
throw
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