Harrisville two-tone wool blankets

Harrisville Highland: warp (Aster) and weft (Water Lily) (top photos)
-- 5-yard warp

Harrisville Highland: warp (Lime) and weft (Cornsilk) (bottom photos)
-- 2 1/2 cones of each color
— 4.75- yard warp
-- 8 EPI – 34” wide – 272 ends
-- 8-shaft twill straight draw (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8)

Tie-up:
Treadle #1 – shafts 1, 2, 7, and 8
#2 – 1, 4, 6, and 8
#3 -  3, 5, 7, and 8
#4 – 2, 4, 6, and 7
#5 – 1, 3, 5, and 6
#6 – 2, 4, 5, and 8
#7 – 1, 3, 4, and 7
#8 – 2, 3, 6, and 8

Treadling:  trop as writ (1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8)

Other examples in plain weave with Harrisville Shetland.

Harrisville pillow and throw blanket:
— warp and weft - Harrisville Highland
-- 8 EPI
-- 22” wide – 176 ends
— 75” warp
-- plain weave
-- sized to fit a 12” x 18” pillow form

Same warp, weft and EPI for throw, woven double weave to obtain 40” width

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