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.
Friday, December 17, 2021
Summer-and-Winter Coverlet
Day 65: It occurred to me a few days ago that I had put the summer-and-winter coverlet away without taking a photo of the completed project. This was one of the most enjoyable pieces of weaving I've done in a long time, and I finished it much quicker than I'd expected. It consists of two panels stitched together for a total dimension of 60" x 48" (not counting fringe). Although summer-and-winter is usually woven with a heavier pattern weft (the coloured thread), I used 8/2 cotton throughout. It looked a little sparse until it had been put through the wash to "full" the fiber, but in the end, it turned out exactly the way I had envisioned it. If any of my readers are also weavers, they will vouch for how rarely that occurs! The weight and hand-feel of this throw match my memory of the summer-and-winter blankets I had as a child which, I must admit, fall a bit closer to summer than winter.
Labels:
Summer-and-Winter coverlet,
weaving
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