Monte Cristo and alpaca blanket

[Janet]

I wanted a super soft blanket and I’ve been eyeing the Monte Cristo cotton that Jane sells for baby blankets. Nearby in her store was the alpaca. I know that blending plant-based fiber with animal fiber will result in different rates of shrinking. So the whole time I was weaving I felt it was going to be problematic–but the thought of all that softness kept me going. And it worked fine. I just washed it and lay it flat to dry and really no problem. The weave structure was 2/3 twill and I kept it loose. The warp is entirely Monte Cristo.

Did anyone else use another fiber with Monte Cristo? Janet

[Ginette]

Hi Janet,

If you can post pictures, we would love to see it! I have mixed the Monte Cristo with the 3/2 cotton from Jane and that was just beautiful. I used the 3/2 for warp and the Monte Cristo for weft.

[Janet]

Hi Ginette, It took me a while to figure out how to reduce the size of my photos. Here you go. The alpaca is the light brown and the turquoise is a cotton. The Monte Cristo is plain weave and the colors are twill. I’m surprised it held together well, but it doesn’t. Send picture of yours. 

[Ginette]

That looks so beautiful Janet! I’ll have to look up on my other computer for pictures of mine, trying to remember if I took any!

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