63_34_95.jpg

63_34_95.jpg

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63_34_95.jpg

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Dates: 1960
Size: 141.5 x 85.5 cm; twill weave
Description: This double saddle blanket was made using a diamond twill weave of natural(comma) carded(comma) and aniline dyed handspun wool. Twill is common form of the double weave(comma) which uses four heddles instead of the regular two used in plain weaves. The four heddles are manipulated to produce a diagonal or diamond raised weave. Although there are archaeological examples of the technique(comma) it did not become common until the 1880's. Double weaves were typically used for creating saddle blankets because they are almost double the thickness of a plain weave. Furthermore(comma) double sized saddle blankets were typically folded in half to provide even more cushion beneath the saddle.

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“63_34_95.jpg,” LibMesa, accessed December 22, 2024, https://libmesa.unm.edu/items/show/428.

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