LoomWise
FROM MY LOOM TO YOUR ROOM
Handwoven Textiles by Barbara Lyons Pickel
Blanket Collection
Baby blankets need to be soft and cuddly, and washable. Bamboo is lightweight, drapes beautifully and comes in a wide variety of colors. Perle cotton blankets are a little more substantial and are always gentle on sensitive baby skin. Wool blankets are classic. They can be woven in fine, luxurious fibers such as cashmere and merino, or study handspun wool. I often use Swedish wools, which wear well, are soft and warm, and come in range of gorgeous colors.
Warp on the back of the loom
Warp is Brooklyn Tweed Arbor yarn, and weft is Brooklyn Tweed Arbor and Shelter yarns
6/2 Swedish blanket wool
Twill wool blanket, woven with 6/2 blanket yarn
Autumn blanket, washed, fulled and fringed
Cottolin warp and fine Swedish wool (8/2 Möbelåtta wool) weft. Woven at Vavstuga Weaving School.
Woven at Vavstuga Weaving School
Woven at Vavstuga Weaving School
Approximately 33" x 42". Machine wash and dry.
Machine wash and dry
Baby blanket with custom woven label Approximately 33" x 42" Machine wash and dry
Cotton baby blankets woven on the same warp in pink, green and yellow (before washing).
Custom embroidered label for baby blanket
Custom monogram embroidered on wool.
Herringbone blanket woven with organic wool from Green Mountain Spinnery - custom order made as a wedding present.
On the loom at Vavstuga. Flamboyant Blanket class with Lisa Hill.
Cotton warp and Tuna yarn weft
Baby blankets woven with bamboo yarn
Three baby blankets woven on the same warp with bamboo yarn.
Blanket woven with Tuna blanket wool purchased from Vavstuga.
Lap blanket woven with from Shetland fleece from the Sheep's Nest in Hobart, NY. Yarn was hand spun and hand dyed with cutch, madder and onion skins
Blanket woven with Tuna blanket wool purchased from Vavstuga.
Blanket woven with Tuna blanket wool purchased from Vavstuga. On the loom.
24/2 cotton warp and Swedish blanket wool weft in plain weave.