tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post3347933210530953235..comments2023-11-17T03:50:24.606-05:00Comments on <a href="http://www.velmabolyard.com">Wake Robin</a> : plain weaveVelma Bolyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-78098892600023298282011-03-15T05:44:33.932-04:002011-03-15T05:44:33.932-04:00fiona, neki, alice, and deb, i like your comments ...fiona, neki, alice, and deb, i like your comments very much.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-43491528291723453862011-03-14T22:44:36.822-04:002011-03-14T22:44:36.822-04:00I think this is incredibly beautiful...I think this is incredibly beautiful...Deb Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729615248033326334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-3137149318361093392011-03-14T12:56:19.887-04:002011-03-14T12:56:19.887-04:00It is anything but plain.It is anything but plain.Alicehttp://www.weaverly.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-61532177212567334272011-03-14T05:06:52.939-04:002011-03-14T05:06:52.939-04:00modesty weaving, i like thatmodesty weaving, i like thatneki desuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02780249422205001288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-43076852470258690072011-03-14T03:50:10.666-04:002011-03-14T03:50:10.666-04:00Velma - this post is quiet, calming and nurturing....Velma - this post is quiet, calming and nurturing. It reminds me how important simple, beautiful things are. I felt 'hugged' by this blanket as I looked at it and read your words - across the miles we can somehow let each other know we care.Fiona Dempsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09275413906419343228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-67398452053119894502011-03-13T20:58:15.077-04:002011-03-13T20:58:15.077-04:00cait and india, i get too itchy and wobbly thinkin...cait and india, i get too itchy and wobbly thinking about this planet; i worry, and must change my mind to other things, like plain weave.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-38667728400457135482011-03-13T20:06:14.272-04:002011-03-13T20:06:14.272-04:00simplicity is good.
the whirled is acting strangel...simplicity is good.<br />the whirled is acting strangely lately. am wondering what next.india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-18344884955680997872011-03-13T19:27:21.449-04:002011-03-13T19:27:21.449-04:00I love plain weave...and Japan, so big I can't...I love plain weave...and Japan, so big I can't get my head around it and don't know where to put it--how to help, what to say...just awful...xoCait Throophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00424249114747773949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-90161641475223202902011-03-13T17:25:19.368-04:002011-03-13T17:25:19.368-04:00r, do you remember being a child and looking over ...r, do you remember being a child and looking over your body under the covers? so like a landscape.Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-66583215710041179632011-03-13T16:27:14.214-04:002011-03-13T16:27:14.214-04:00mmmmmmm yum! (I love how these pics make the blank...mmmmmmm yum! (I love how these pics make the blanket appear just like a landscape - hills, valleys, plains.... so pretty)ronniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260679591630131813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-6646184478020312122011-03-13T16:10:19.182-04:002011-03-13T16:10:19.182-04:00f, this one is warm and not so soft, just right.
j...f, this one is warm and not so soft, just right.<br />j, tracking is a plus, the weft is singles, the warp is hard to see, even with magnification. i don't want to pull any threads to see better. the sewing is tidy and i love where the tracking has pulled in the selvages.<br />a.c, t.v.free for over 30 years, but i can still sing along with commercials from the 60s and 70s! wonder what brain space that could be used for?Velma Bolyardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446502295849533888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-64084955435711059752011-03-13T15:23:53.941-04:002011-03-13T15:23:53.941-04:00i want to snuggle right in and curl up!
no tv, Br...i want to snuggle right in and curl up!<br /><br />no tv, Bravo!!!!Auntie Charhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627920351865050029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-83749503061420928352011-03-13T15:20:13.725-04:002011-03-13T15:20:13.725-04:00comfort! it touches the heart. looks like the weft...comfort! it touches the heart. looks like the weft may be singles (not plied)and that is what creates the diagonal patterning, called tracking, which is a bonus in my opinion. Enjoy, stay warmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3528563144963903992.post-49024858186225419872011-03-13T12:18:40.454-04:002011-03-13T12:18:40.454-04:00I also love those old homespun blankets...I wish t...I also love those old homespun blankets...I wish there was more appreciation for them. I am very lucky to have several.fabriquefantastiquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455177942688723902noreply@blogger.com