a blanket re-do

 it was time for some love and renewal, after a dozen years of use. 
last august it looked like this



 friend b's dyes colored the silk binding. the color was beautiful, but daily wear proved more than the delicate silk could manage.

the blanket stitches were carefully removed



until all of the original binding was gone



the yarn too had been hand dyed, by a source that had since evaporated. 
after months of searching, and only finding disappointing yarns from the u.k., i came upon a shawl in my own collection, made from a skein of the original yarn...

which i promptly disassembled into new balls for reuse

and so finally here and away, a new binding was crocheted, a year later. almost complete in los angeles, while with her mama 

and finished. ready now to return to its rightful home.


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