This is the 15th year of continuous daily publication for 365Caws. All things considered, it's likely it will be the last year as it is becoming increasingly difficult for me to find interesting material. However, I hope that I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world with my natural history posts, or encouraged a novice weaver or needleworker. If so, I've done what I set out to do.
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.
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