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Natural Cotton Blanket
Cozy · Home· Simple · Comfort
Just finished up a loom woven throw for the next vendors event. July 16th Austin Flea at Still Austin Whiskey in Austin, Texas. American cotton, grown and milled in Georgia. Handwoven in the Texas Hill Country with a different texture on both sides. Approx. size 39″ x 92″
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Another new shipment. This time from Mumbai, India.
This shipment is 5 kilo’s of Charkha Handspun Cotton Yarn.
The floor charkha is one of the oldest known forms of the spinning wheel. The charkha works similarly to the great wheel, with a drive wheel being turned by one hand, while the yarn is spun off the tip of the spindle with the other.
The word charkha, which has links with Persian (Romanized:”charkh”), wheel, is related to the Sanskrit word for “circle” (cakra). The charkha was both a tool and a symbol of the Indian independence movement .
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The story behind my shipments from India. Before the lock down here and across the world, I started to form some friendship with individuals in India. I wanted to import yarns that were crafted tradition ways using indigenous fibers.
2+ years later.
When I place an order, they go to the villages and give them the funds to buy the raw materials to spin the yarns. Since all yarns are made to order, it might take two months for me to receive the yarns.
Texture Weave
I wanted to add more texture to the draft I had on the loom. By doubling up on some of my floating wefts, it gave it a mocked loop pile look.
Texture · Pattern
Organic Cotton Blankets
Cozy · Soft · Simple
New Children’s Security Blankets.
Just a simple weave using the organic, texture cotton that I imported from India.
Depending on how these blankets wet finish, this might be a good cloth for next years spring and summer garments.
Simple · Karma · Organic
Handpick, Non-GMO Peruvian Pima Cotton, Floor Loom Woven. Finished with an Square Knotted Hemstitch.
Cozy · Soft · Simple
When summer has come to the Texas Hill Country, it’s time to work on your yarn stash. Taking the cones of cotton, I turn them into 8oz hanks each. Then scour and bloom the yarn in hot water with soda ash and soap. Next drip dry and sun bleach outside in the summer sun. Afterwards, I winded the cotton into cakes of yarns.
This is just the start of the stash.
Weaving Some New Throws
Soft · Comfort · Natural
Lace Weave, 100% Non-GMO Peruvian Pima Cotton.
Some More Color for the Children’s Security Blankets. Cutch Dye · Natural Cotton
Natural · Love · Karma
After planning and waiting over 1 1/2 years, the final piece was delivered today.
I was just delivered 5 kilos of Brown Karnataka Cotton. This is a Natural Organic, Non-GMO, Rain Feed, Pesticide Free Cotton grown in the growing region of Karnataka, India.
This is a type of Old World cotton, which archaeological evidence shows has been grown in parts of India and Pakistan for thousands of years. Purely rain fed due its deep root system it doesn’t require vast amounts of water to grow. it has not been hybridized, and is therefore genetically pure variety of cotton. It grows organically, without the need for synthetic pesticides and fertilizers.
With this Naturally Brown Cotton and the White Organic Kala Cotton (from the Kachchh region) in the background, I will be able to weave a two tone, pattern, textured cloth that is completely natural, non-gmo and organic.
The woven ribbon you see on top of the yarn is my test weave to understand the different ways needed to handle this type of yarn for weaving.
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