The reds and pinks come from the crushed bodies of dried insects. If you are looking for an ultimate gift or want to add something very special to your home that will last for years, Swans Island blankets are the bomb.
Swans Island blankets are hand-dyed and hand-woven by a small group of craftspeople up near where the rare sheep roam in Maine. Started by one family who fled the city for a simpler life 12 years ago, it was handed over to another family (Waldorf folks!) who wanted the same thing in 2004.
Now Bill Laurita and Jody Spanglet continue to keep the tradition alive weaving with all natural materials, using organic dyes and finishing all edges in silk thread.
posted originally from: AT:New York
you had me with the cute, comfortable photo - it looked so inviting. And then I read about the crushed bugs. hehe
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Cochineal is a traditional natural dye -- it's not like your blankets are strewn with little crushed antennae or anything.
Now if bedbugs could be crushed into an attractive dye, you'd have a product with broad AT appeal.
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Is that big bold start to the article supposed to attract us?!?
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