One Finished, New One Started

Last Thursday I finished weaving this throw made from the organic wool. The first photo is before washing and you can see that the pattern is still loose and the fabric is stiff.







This second photo is after washing and fulling and the throw is soft and cozy, the pattern has come together and it is a very cuddly blanket. This yarn is fabulous! I never thought that I would find any commercial yarn that had the same feel as my handspun but because Becky is just so careful every step of the way, the yarn turns out wonderfully. There is enough lanolin in the yarn so that it still has that alive feeling that is missing in most mill spun yarn. The border of natural dyed madder pulls the whole thing together nicely and I'm really pleased with this throw.




I don't have photos of the new blanket yet but this one is from some various yarns that I have accumulated recently. It is lots of navy, some of that is Siberian midnight from Peace Fleece. There is also a deep green and some grays and just a little bit of a deep red. It will be larger than this throw and I'm weaving it doublewidth on my 40" loom and the warp is 4 yards long. The warp is through the reed and next is the heddles since I always warp front to back. The sort of weaving I do, I've never had a reason to do it any other way. I'll have photos next time I post.