HOT! Off the Loom Archive
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These pictures are archived from previous years. The most recent photos are shown at the top. Scroll down to see older photos. Click on any photo to zoom in closer.
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Pattie Lamb
This is my take on the wonderful Jennifer Moore Doubleweave Spectrum Shawl. Woven using 20 Lunatic Fringe colors in 10/2 cotton, I altered the threading and treadling to create a different doubleweave pattern. The shawl on the left was woven with the a progression of pairs of the spectrum colors. The runner on the right was woven with the 20 colors paired with black tencel. 
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Sally Kahler I wove this shawl last week for a friend undergoing cancer treatment. It is made with Merino/tencel fiber from Webs sett at 16epi in a Finnish Bird’s Eye. |
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Pam James
I did this wall hanging for a friend. I had been wanting to try something arty with unwoven warp. I did a very tiny sample to understand how it would drape and laid yarn out on my floor to try to get the right dimensions. At some point, I decided that you really couldn’t have too much drape. I was wrong!!! The 2 smaller drapes that go from the first to the last panel are actually one long drape. Also I did trim the fringe on the right end 8”- 10”. Yarns are various novelty and textured yarns, mostly upcycled sweater yarn. It is woven with many of the same yarns plus some rovings and globs of threads from my dryer when I washed a bunch of drapery samples. VERY fun to do! |
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Pam James
I found out 2 new neighbors were both expecting babies in August and decided to weave my first baby blankets. Was also influenced by someone who mentioned that if there was extra warp it could be burp rags. Since my neighbors weren’t considerate enough to have babies of the same sex I was forced to figure out how to weave both boy and girl blankets on the same warp. I modified a twill pattern to add the window pane effect and then wove the yellow and turquoise warp with alternating yellow, gray and pink or yellow, gray and blue. The burp cloths are just yellow and turquoise. First pic is all unfinished. The second pic is the girl version hemmed and finished. |
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Dianne Byrne Sticks and Stones is a free-form piece woven as a project for the Contemporary Textiles study group. Our September theme is "Sticks, Stones, and Stitches," so I've inserted small found stones and tree limbs. The weft is a hodgepodge of fabric strips, paper, ribbon, and yarn, with some clouds of wool roving. |
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Shula Bernard
Shula wove this beautiful scarf as a gift for her sister-in-law. The warp is 8/2 tencel - solid stripes on the borders, variegated in the center. The weft is 20/2 silk. The scarf was inspired by Pattie Lamb's Seaside Magic article in the September/October issue of Handwoven. August 2020 |
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Jackie Heller
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Sharon Grubb
After completing Jennifer Moore’s Double Rainbow workshop in March, I was inspired to weave her Full Spectrum shawl. She had an example at the workshop and it positively glowed. It is a two-block doubleweave in 10/2 perle cotton that rotates the 20 Tubular Spectrum colors in both warp and weft. The colors rotate through the warp with 4 colors in each 1” block, using her double rainbow technique in which each time you change the block, you drop the first color and add a new one. I slightly modified the treadling blocks but otherwise followed Jennifer’s pattern which I purchased from Lunatic Fringe. The outcome is stunning, and is one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve seen using the Tubular Spectrum yarns. June 2020 |
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Joan Beebe
I decided to make a table runner for a wedding gift, but the bride is all about black/white/gray, and rep weave is usually all about blocks of color. There weren’t enough variations of gray available online to simply swap color for gray. Using the pattern, “My Father’s Daughter: Rug to Runners” from Handwoven Sept/Oct 2019, I wound the warp as a “fade” using white and 3 shades of gray for the pattern colors and black and white for the background, all Marion’s suggestion. I'm super pleased with the results — the runner is totally reversible. I even hemmed the ends in opposite directions, so there is truly no right/wrong side. May 2020 |
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Pattie Lamb These scarves were woven using a Blazing Shuttles warp called Aloha. The warp is 8/2 tencel and the weft is 20/2 silk. The pattern is a modified version of Iowa Weaver's circles in turned taquete. May 2020 |
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Jancie Kohl
I wove these towels as a house warming gift for a friend. The draft is one of my favorites from the Carol Strickler book of 8-Shaft Patterns. It is pattern #246 on page 60. The towels were woven using 8/2 unmercerized cotton and 22/2 cottolin in the warp and weft. The sett was 24 epi. I used the treadling in the book for all of the towels except the one on the foreground. May 2020 |
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Kelly Walsh
Hot off the Sewing Machine! These tote bags feature scraps left over from a set of those turned taquete hand towels that everybody loves! I never leave yarn at the end of a warp anymore, even if its not enough for another towel I can always find something to do with the cloth. The bottoms of the bags are made with rescued scrap leather from fashion waste, and the inside lining is simple quilting cotton. They'll be perfect for shopping, or a day out .... whenever that starts to happen again ;-) May 2020 |
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Peggy Myers
I fell in love with the structure from the article in Handwoven May/June 2019 page 46-a turned taquete. I wove it in pinks to make bassinet toppers for the hospital. I tried all 3 treadling drafts and showed them to my friend. We had talked over the years about a table runner, and after showing her the toppers as well as the blues and teals in my stash the decision was made. The yarns are UKI mercerized cotton in 5/2 for the colors and an 8/2 unmercerized cotton for the neutral. May 2020 |
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Peggy Sanford
A friend arranged a tour of the UNC baseball facilities for my grandson when he came to visit last October. My favorite part was learning that they had Carolina blue trashbags! My friend arranged for me to get one, and I used it to weave her a "bag o' bags." It will be a surprise gift for her imminent retirement from Carolina. May 2020 |
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Donna Eash
While in "stay at home" mode I'm learning new Rigid Heddle skills. First attempt at warp and weft floats. 10-dent Heddle on 15" Cricket. April 2020 |
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Pattie Lamb
My latest project was a pair of scarves woven in a very modified version of everyone's favorite twill: Strickler 725. These scarves are 100% tencel and used a hand painted warp from Carr Park Artisans and solid tencel borders. The scarf pictured was woven with a silver tencel weft. April 2020 |
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Kelly Walsh
I just finished this piece and I'm super proud of it! I feel like it shows off the magic the magic that happens when a lot of different fibers are combined - something I've always been slightly afraid to do. The warp contains linen, cotton, silk, alpaca, mohair, and merino wool, all somewhat randomly arranged to create an asymmetrical color transition. The weft is tencel. The inspiration for the colors were the pink dogwood trees that are in bloom all over my neighborhood. April 2020 |
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Linda Ladner
All of the scarves I made are made from tencel. I am making them for nurses in New York City. My children and grandchildren are there and I feel a bit helpless here. Maybe I can make somebody smile with one of these. The purple scarf is a turned twill . I learned this pattern from Pattie In one of her classes. The other scarves are from a pattern called raku from the 60 scarves book. Then of course I had to make towels. April 2020 |
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Kathy Wulff I recently wove this wide scarf/narrow shawl from a hand painted warp that I purchased at SAFF last Fall. This picture doesn't really show the variation in color of the warp very well but it transitions between mint green and lavender. About 2/3 of it is 8/2 rayon and the other 1/3 is something nubby - boucle? The weft is 8/2 Lavender Dragon Tale. April 2020 |
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Beth Harvat If we were having a meeting this month, I would have brought these two rugs that I just finished. They are woven with wool rug yarns that I have been "saving" until I finally realized there is no time like now. Done in the Finish style of alternate colors - not sure what the official name of the technique is. I learned it at a weaving workshop in Finland about 35 years ago March 2020 |
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Pam James This is a piece I did for a friend. Earth and water at the bottom, sky at the top and the 4 seasons in between. March 2020 |
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Kelli Crispin's Dragon!
I thought about this piece for three years before I started working on it. Part of that time, I was just learning different techniques and the other part I was waiting for the right Dragon to come to me. Eventually I just had to make myself start working on it. I spent the last year stitching the image on and off. There are several different shibori stitching techniques in the dragon. The body is made up of stitches on a grid. The “scales” have stitches that run across the body and are offset in each row, which is similar to the look of woven shibori. The striped underbelly is also made up of stitches on the grid, but the stitches line up and run the length of the body. The spines, horns , and teeth use a kind of cross between make-age and maki-nui, using a whip stitch around the entire shape. The long whiskers are simply nui, a running stitch, and the eyebrow is ori-nui, a running stitch on a fold. For the eye and nostril, I got creative, thinking about how to use stitching to make the cloth come forward or go behind, so that there would be darker and lighter areas. The snout and forehead were also improvised, as I pleated the fabric and whip stitched it through all of the folds. I am quite happy with the presence it has. It is hanging in my living room and dominates the room. The image is quite fierce and powerful, but also protective, and I am happy it is finally in physical form! March 2020 |
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Beautiful white on white work by Linda Hebert I am working on finishing different pieces. This is a Hardanger piece from a Terri Bay class. I love white work and am planning some white on white weaving. Linda Hebert March 2020 |
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Double Rainbow Sample by Sharon Grubb Sharon says "I was most fortunate to attend Jennifer Moore's wonderful Double Rainbow workshop on March 10-12, 2020 with the Tavern Spinners and Weavers Guild in Heathsville, Virginia. Jennifer is an amazing weaver, a terrific teacher, and, to top it off, a very nice person. Her Double Rainbow can astonish with its multitude of color and block combinations in double weave on 4 or 8 harnesses. We used Tubular Spectrum colors from Lunatic Fringe in perle cotton. Jennifer has selected three palettes of 6 colors each for the workshop: pastels, brights, and tones. I chose the pastels since I don't usually weave in those colors. I love the results! " March 2020 |
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Ikat Tablecloth by Kristin Bergsten |
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Bag by Jackie Heller "I wove this bag on the little Structo Loom. 10/2 Tencel from JOY. Karen Fisher button. Back has a pocket woven in Zanshe technique with JOY thrums." |
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Baskets by Patrice Walker "These are photos of some baskets I've been weaving. They are made primarily of oak reeds. I dyed the first one using black walnut stain. The decorations are made using cookie stamps." |
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Espadrille by Jean Johnson Make your own Espadrilles! Handwoven linen cloth: Euroflax sport weight linen woven in bands of 2/1 and 1/2 twill on a three-shaft extended point twill threading. Lining is organic cotton sateen from Spoonflower. Purchased jute and rubber soles (ahappystitch.com). |
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Two Vessels by Paula Baumann
These two vessels were created at the Arrowmont Twining Workshop in June. They are tiny but they took 2 full weeks to finish! Paula says: "Linen weaves result in many forms including these small (5 inches less) twined baskets. Each was completed during or shortly after the Arrowmont School or Arts & Crafts workshop taught by Lois Russell entitled New Uses of An Ancient Technique. We concentrated on using waxed linen in strong colors to make complex twined patterns. " |
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Baby Blanket by Sandy Lyles
She says: “I just completed a baby blanket based on a project called the Christening Blanket in Tom Knisely's baby blanket book. This was an 8-shaft project using 8/2 unmercerized white for the warp and 8/2 natural (white) tencel for the weft. I altered the draft slightly, omitting the border at each end but leaving the ones on the sides. Thanks to Peggy Sanford and Jean Johnson for their help with this endeavor." |
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Holiday Napkins woven by new weaver Kathryn Roberts
Threading and pattern came from Handwoven Sept/Oct 2018. This is a dornick twill. The original pattern called for 8 colors, but I used 5 - 2 reds and 3 yellow/golds – all 10/2 mercerized cotton purchased from Hillsborough yarn shop. It also called for 2 stripes and I adapted to 1. The plan called for 6 napkins, but I made 12 and warped enough for a runner as well. My son Stewart helped warp the loom! |
Turned Beiderwand scarf by Jean Johnson
Woven with 8/2 tencel and variegated viscose bouclé (Skinny Majesty) |
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Fibonacci Shawls by Pattie Lamb Thee shawls woven on 10/2 mercerized cotton warps dyed by Kathrin Weber of Blazing Shuttles. The first was woven with a 20/2 gold tencel weft. the second with a navy blue 30/2 silk weft, and the third with a caramel colored 30/2 silk weft. |
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Daniel Galligan's Cotton Scarf:
He says:"I just finished 2 scarfs made with 8/2 cotton in black and silver. The project was from HandWoven Nov/Dec 2017. I also made a 12-inch sample to keep in my finished project binder along with the instructions." 6/2018 |
Sue Taube's wool blanket. She says "I washed it in hot water with eucalan washing soap, threw it in the dryer for 15 minutes & hung it to dry. It is 100% “tuna” wool from Vavstuga , broken twill/ goose eye; 40”x46” finished size!"
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Knitted Shawl designed by Kathryn Roberts (a new weaver and guild member, but an accomplished knitter) Spring 2018.
Yarn is a plied lace weight 70% merino 30% silk - bare (not dyed) Kathryn says: “ I challenged myself to use a lace weight yarn without a lace pattern, breaking the expectations of lace yarn. I donate every year a self designed prayer shawl to the Alamance Charitable Foundation Pink Ribbon Luncheon since its inception approximately 15 years ago. This year they raised over $200k for the cancer center in Alamance County. My mother was diagnosed with lymphoma in early 2004. Now cured, hence my idea for the contribution in this manner to the cancer center. “ The cross pin is donated by CF Tomchik Designs - Courtney Tomchik |
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The top side of the mug mats
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The under side of the mug mats
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Mug Mats by Patti Kilpatrick
Patti Kilpatrick wove mug mats in doubleweave overshot. These were all woven in the Sun, Moon, and Stars Pattern with a 5/2 pearl cotton warp. She got a great variety of colors for her mats by choosing different weft colors for the front and back of the mats. |
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Baby Blankets by Sally Kahler
Sally Kahler will be weaving baby blankets for each of her four new granchildren this spring. The first one is pictured here on the left. The scarf shown on the right was woven on a painted warp and will be auctioned off at Golf for the Pink in May. |
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Variations on M and O Towels from "Simple Weaves".
A 4 harness weave, woven on a cottolin warp with linen and cottolin wefts.
-- Pattie Lamb
A 4 harness weave, woven on a cottolin warp with linen and cottolin wefts.
-- Pattie Lamb
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Jackie Heller’s 2017 Weaver’s Challenge. The 4 criteria she drew were:
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Scarf by Donna Eash, a beginning weaver, wove this beautiful, warm and snuggly scarf. She says: "here is the first Cricket Loom finished product. Woven from Scrap Exchange finds."
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Runner by Jane Patterson
This runner is based on the Belle Creole bed scarf in the Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Handwoven Magazine & inspired by the brightly colored textiles I’ve seen from Mexico, thanks to Mary Anne Kluger. I had the bright idea to go crazy with color, which was completely outside my comfort zone. While it was on the loom, I kept questioning my bright idea. When I finally finished it, I was glad I tried something different & am very pleased with it. 10/2 mercerized cotton (UKI dark Sierra) was used for the ground cloth & I doubled the 10/2 for the pattern. -Jane Patterson |
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Tencel Shawl woven by Sue Taube. She used 5 different color ways of Just Our Yarn (JOY) 10/2 tencel in the warp, threaded in the “Italian manner” of crackle weave (polychrome crackle weave). Weft was 3 different JOY tencel yarns, one was 10/2 & the other two were 20/2, all different color ways, kept in the same order for the entire shawl.
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Free form weavings by Christy Westmoreland, created on her Saori loom with a variety of materials.
“Autumn Harvest”, 23" x 60", a variety of yarn, photo strips, leather, ribbon, feather, crepe myrtle bark and cotton ball twigs. I began this weaving in Dawn Hummer's Saori Weaving class at the end of September. |
"The Brilliance of Autumn", 32" x 43", a variety of yarns, scarf, dyed bamboo, branches and silk plant. The orange circle in the branches is a pumpkin. |
"Grounded", 24" x 32", a variety of yarn, roping and cording with dried weeping willow branches wound into circles.
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Saori Weaving from Dawn Hummer Workshop, woven by Jackie Heller
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Photo Inspiration for a Shawl
The photo of ropes and buoys was taken 3 years ago when my husband and I did a motorcycle trip in Nova Scotia. I just likes the shapes and colors. So I used the picture as inspiration for dyeing a tencel warp in Mary Kircher's studio class a few weeks ago. The warp became a turned twill shawl with the help of some stripes of solid tencel in complimentary colors of shale gray, grey blue, greyed teal and sienna. |
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The bookmarks and cards are overshot 10/2 perle cotton warp, 5/2 perle cotton weft. These are set at 30 EPI. The bookmark pattern is Valley Forge Dogwood. The greeting card pattern is Ancient Rose. Both patterns are from Davidson' s Handweaver's Pattern Book. These will be donated for sale to the Burwell House in Hillsborough. - Patrice Walker
Wabi Sabi.....
I was intrigued by Dawn Hummer's presentation about SAORI weaving. And so, I decided to give it a try using a Cricket loom. Used 3/2 pearl cotton for the warp and then experimented with assorted fibers: cotton, linen, silk, nylon mesh - then tried adding beads, knots, loops, etc. The process was exhilarating and the end product makes me smile. |
For the "loopy blue" piece I used 3/2 pearl cotton for warp, assorted fibers for weft loops and an additional linen thread that was worked close to the selvedge. While it’s not quite as expressive as the green piece, I do love the randomness of the loops.
My life, my work, my world - a little randomness keeps it interesting. --Debbie Suchoff |
"Puddles at Sunset"
Lots of circles and ovals created by Turned Taquete in a tencel and silk scarf woven by Pattie Lamb |
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Jean Johnson Deflected doubleweave scarf woven in Valley 8/2 tencel (shale and black) and Jaggerspun 18/2 superfine merino (vanilla). Elisabeth Hill workshop, June 2017. |
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Birches, by Jackie Heller Size mounted is 20 x 20" Combination of wet and dry-needle felting. Machine stitched along the trees. She says " it 3 years ago in CT and finally finished it!" |
A mixed warp linen table runner, woven by Pattie Lamb. The warp a mixture of 16/1, 16/2 and 8/1 tow line in 4 colors. The structure is a point twill threading woven in an M&W treadling.
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Pattie Lamb, Janice Kohl, and Jane Patterson have been weaving "More Than Pink" cotton and linen scarves for the Warpsters upcoming Race for the Cure event on May 6th. The Lam-Moore family mascots, Oswald, Jr. and Esmerelda will join us on our walk.
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From Diane Byrne a tapestry collage: "This small tapestry was an experiment with different textures, using wool and ribbons as weft. The Contemporary Textiles study group looked at collages in February, and I was inspired by one of the collage artists to combine my tapestry with papers, painted gingko leaves, petrified wood, and a colorful postage stamp that I had on hand."
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On the left, from Diane Byrne: "This Boro-inspired collage combines a small tapestry with torn Japanese papers, gingko leaves, and a tiny hummingbird button. I tore the edges of the paper to represent a Japanese technique known as Boro. Boro means "ragged" and refers to fabrics once used to patch garments of fishermen and peasants. (The Contemporary Textiles study group also studied Boro in February)." |
Wall hanging woven by Kelli Crispin for the 2016 Weaver’s Challenge.
Her challenge: bright colors, hand-dyed yarn, 2 weaves, finish with beads.
Her piece: wool warp, commercially dyed wool/mohair weft and edging cords, hand-dyed cotton weft, plain weave and diamond twill, Jasper and glass beads, 17" x 24"
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Scarf woven by Janice Kohl. She says “This is one of my handpainted warps from that workshop and my new scarf hot off the loom. It is 8/2 bamboo for the warp set at 36 epi. Weft is 16/2 bamboo in a light gold color called honey. Scarf is woven in a simple 2/2 twill. I can't wait for another dye workshop.”
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5 mats woven by Sharon Grubb. She says” I followed the pattern for "Little Rep Gems" by Susan E. Horton in the May/June 2014 Handwoven, pp. 42-43. I substituted my own color scheme and improvised the treadling for some of the mats.”
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