More glitching
Visible darning, drawn threads and applique on very damaged vintage Welsh blanket piece
Nain's darning of the holes on her tapestry blanket.
She was married in 1916 so this blanket is probably over 100 years old.
Blue orange and black vintage blanket
Drawn weft threads revealing the colour of the warp thread
A very beautiful but damaged old double-weave blanket with drawn threads revealing the underlying colours.
Reverse of the piece
Visible darning and drawn threads on a cross-body bag
Another very old blanket with beautiful colours.
Another very old blanket with beautiful colours. There were some quite large holes so I’ve tried some visible mending using threads from the blanket. Traditional darning methods - make do and mend!
Visible darning
Visible mending
Visible darning on an old Welsh blanket, using threads drawn from the blanket. The lemon yellow areas have been revealed by blue threads pulled from a damaged area.
Drawn threads on a cushion cover
Beautiful old blanket showing drawn thread patterns.
Beautiful old blanket showing drawn thread patterns. This cushion shows the border design, typical of pre-1950s blankets
Detail of drawn thread work
A very old piece of Welsh tapestry
Drawn thread work on a beautiful but very old piece of Welsh tapestry. This one has been made into a cushion cover
