tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post1876832936987878845..comments2022-10-25T19:31:57.617+01:00Comments on Dot's fibre to fabric: Tabby and twillDorothyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-28946088692896530042009-02-25T09:25:00.000+00:002009-02-25T09:25:00.000+00:00The blankets are wonderful - and the cats too, of ...The blankets are wonderful - and the cats too, of course. I have woven several blankets and found the results very satisfying. Wish I had a place for my big temporarily retired Glimakra loom.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193395027474680289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-70125893027757164762009-02-14T21:53:00.000+00:002009-02-14T21:53:00.000+00:00Ra - thanks for the comment - I read your post fro...Ra - thanks for the comment - I read your post from June 2006 about visiting Keith Stow. Those lovely yarns you bought look rather like some of the colours in my blankets!Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-10931756811363469092009-02-14T20:09:00.000+00:002009-02-14T20:09:00.000+00:00Oh my goodness, have a look at this post from my b...Oh my goodness, have a look at this post from my blog from June 2006 (you'll have to scroll down to the very last post). Coincidence or what?<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://knit-tigger.blogspot.com/2006_06_01_archive.html" REL="nofollow">Anyone want to buy a loom?</A>rahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286220821323080048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-62346888841720335582009-02-14T20:06:00.000+00:002009-02-14T20:06:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.rahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286220821323080048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-83363910184542984172009-02-12T21:57:00.000+00:002009-02-12T21:57:00.000+00:00Trapunto - fairy dust is so much "being in the rig...Trapunto - fairy dust is so much "being in the right place at the right time" and real magic if/when it does happen ;)<BR/><BR/>Barbara, I'm delighted by your comment as it tells me I have succeeded in creating for you the same discovery that I had when I first saw these blankets. Thanks for letting me know.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-5872502150602369212009-02-12T20:08:00.000+00:002009-02-12T20:08:00.000+00:00Fabulous blankets ! Makes me want to have a go at ...Fabulous blankets ! Makes me want to have a go at weaving ! Cats seem to appreciate them tooBarbara Blundellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737381770907901607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-40881989687473720822009-02-11T20:32:00.000+00:002009-02-11T20:32:00.000+00:00Maybe if I buy a couple of lovely wool blankets, c...Maybe if I buy a couple of lovely wool blankets, cats will come camouflage themselves in my domestic environment?<BR/><BR/>That's an interesting story about your look at buying the weaving business. Even with plenty of capital and a good plan, it's hard to keep something like this going; it's as if you need entrepreneurial fairy dust in addition to everything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-22718530640522534362009-02-10T20:43:00.000+00:002009-02-10T20:43:00.000+00:00I shall pass on the compliments to the cats - afte...I shall pass on the compliments to the cats - after having a big black neutered male cat for 15 years (the late and handsome Oscar) I am continually surprised that these girl cats are very girlie and very pretty. Annie even shows a preference for pink cat toys!!!<BR/><BR/>Regarding weaving blankets, I hope to weave a blanket on my loom someday by the doubleweave double-width technique, Rachel Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06488670649558382921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-87696883533951838382009-02-10T01:08:00.000+00:002009-02-10T01:08:00.000+00:00I'm not even a cat person, and I love the pictures...I'm not even a cat person, and I love the pictures of the cats on the blanket!<BR/><BR/>Those blankets are gorgeous!! I bought my big loom because I want to make some blankets and throws - so it's great to see such beautiful examples of handwoven blankets. (Not that anything I make will rival that!!)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing them!<BR/><BR/>SueLife Looms Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522897791564181980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-54580393324729660132009-02-09T18:14:00.000+00:002009-02-09T18:14:00.000+00:00Funny how some things are just the wrong time, isn...Funny how some things are just the wrong time, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>Gorgeous cats - and blankets. They make me wish I were able to make a living making them.Geodynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612024268485020748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-61726297358701793562009-02-09T13:08:00.000+00:002009-02-09T13:08:00.000+00:00I agree with you (and the cats) the blankets are b...I agree with you (and the cats) the blankets are beautiful. It makes me wish I had a much wider loom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1825758438498694806.post-38757576171964712462009-02-08T15:46:00.000+00:002009-02-08T15:46:00.000+00:00What a gorgeous cat, I mean blanket. I knew the c...What a gorgeous cat, I mean blanket. I knew the cats were gorgeous already... I love the colours - both warp and weft - they are very unusual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com