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I’m making real progress on weaving Gavin a new security blanket. On Friday I measured the warp Gavin's security blanket on the warping board and tied the 390 threads onto the back beam. Security blanket on the back beam On Saturday I threaded all 390 heddles. The heddles are threaded […] I just got an order for a custom-made handwoven blanket. Gavin fell in love with a blanket that was his mom’s when she was just a baby. According to Caitlin (mom), the blanket was in perfect condition when she passed it on to her new baby. Gavin's well-loved blanket Gavin has loved it well. […] Completed handwoven baby blanket It was the first time I’d warped my loom for two baby blankets, and I was a bit anxious about how well it would work. Things went fine for the first half of the first blanket. Then an entire section of the warp threads started getting far too loose. […] Cotton flannel on warping board From cone to warping board, I got the 360 threads measured for my cotton flannel handwoven baby blanket. Next steps: tie the warp onto the back beam, thread the heddles, and thread the reed. (With 360 threads, this is a time consuming process, but if you don’t enjoy each […] Wordplay is fun. The title might make someone (from another planet) think that this post was about babies learning to weave. In fact, it’s about weaving things for babies to use, specifically handwoven baby blankets. When I first got my lovely floor loom a few years ago, I was a weaving newbie, or baby, if […] |
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