Handspun, handwoven

This blanket was woven from commercial yarn dyed with natural dyes. All of the yellows and greens were done at Penland over the summer, using plants in the areas. As a general rule, the yellows are from alum mordants, the greens are the same dye baths with an iron mordant afterwards. The blue is indigo I did at home, and the orange is madder I also did at home on a marathon dye weekend when the hubby was away. The colors are randomly arranged. I separated them loosely into "dark" and "light" and picked without looking from those piles, trying to alternate in no particular order. As always with fiber, it looks better in person. The blue ribbon is first place in the plain weave blanket competition at the Maryland Sheep and Wool.