How to make a blanket from sheep's wool at home?

In the cold season so want to warm up under a warm blanket, and fine, if it is made of sheep's wool. Unfortunately, there are a lot of bedding stuffed with cotton, which is not as practical as Fleece. Vata very easily absorbs moisture and various smells, cracks, and the blankets from it are short-lived and heavy. Whether it's a quilted woolen werewolf. It is light, elastic, airy and will serve not one generation. Who at least once covered himself with such a blanket, he will not change it for anything. Today we will try to remember the traditions of our ancestors, who knew exactly how to make a blanket made of sheep's wool at home. After all, for a long time our ancestors from the rune not only socks and mittens knit, but also felt boots.

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How to sew a blanket made of sheep's wool?

Even if the house is thoroughly prepared for the winter, it will still not be cozy without pleasant and practical trifles, which will help to cope with the cold. It is such protection from dank days that can become warm, pleasant to the touch and warming with its warmth, a quilted blanket made of wool.

Important! A long time ago, when there were no warm faiths in the shops, our grandmothers themselves made unpretentious and beautiful blankets. In the work were any multicolored scraps left from sewing. They were selected by color and neatly sewed together. As a result, it turned out a beautiful quilt, similar to a meadow with flowers and herbs. Cloths of top and bottom, such products had the same dimensions as standard blankets. Inside the canvas, the animal's coat was mostly laid. Miracle blanket served for many years, warming in winter and cooling in the summer, thanks to the properties of fur.

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Quilted wool quilt with your own hands - master class

It is not so difficult to sew a blanket from sheep's wool, the main thing in this business is to tighten it qualitatively for further work on it. You can make a simple device, thanks to which it is easy to stretch the fabric, something like a hoop. And you can use an assistant for this process. Well, now more about the process of making a sheep's blanket.

Choose the size of

First of all, decide on the size of the blanket. All products are divided into 2 main groups:

• Bedclothes. The size of the quilt is 145x205 cm. Recently, the products of 150x205 cm size have been very popular on the market.
• Double. The size of a double product: 175x205 cm. At present, the size of a blanket of 200x220 cm, the so-called "eurostandard", has become most widespread.

Stages of work

The process of manufacturing a blanket from wool can be divided into several stages:

1. Preparation of a rune.
2. Stuffing of the material.
3. Manufacturing of a cover for a scone.
4. Stacking fleece in a cover.
5. Quilting the blanket.

Let's consider all the steps in more detail.

Wool preparation

One blanket for an adult will require 2.5 kg of washed fleeces. Unwashed wool will need 2 times more. If possible, then immediately get an erased fleece, although it is much more expensive.

Important! The best coat is the one she is sheared from sheep in May.

If you have purchased unwashed hair, then it must be thoroughly cleaned. Do this as follows:

1. Wool the fibers in warm, slightly soapy water.
2. Put the fleece on the net and rinse with running water.
3. Allow the water to drain.
4. Uniformly spread the fibers on a horizontal surface to dry. From time to time, runo roll over like hay during drying.

Important! A couple more useful tips will help you make everything faster and easier, and most importantly - without sacrificing the material:

• Do not use powder to soak the bristles, as the fibers will become unpleasant to the touch. It is best to simply soak the fleece in warm water, and as the contamination constantly drain the water. It is possible to wet hair about 2 days. During this time, all the dirt will go away, and the coat will become good and clean.
• Dry the fleece in suspended form on sticks or spread the fur on the net. It is best to dry the material on the street or in a dry, warm and well-ventilated room.

Break-through of

material To make a blanket made of sheep's wool at home, clean and dried wool must be handled as if for spinning.

Important! Some recommend that the fibers be combed with brushes and teethes so that the fur is loose and fluffy. But the coarse wool for making a blanket is not good, because with fiber, fibers break down and turn into rubbish. Such fibers fleece quickly get into clots, acquire the properties of cotton wool and quickly "fail".

To qualitatively break the hairline, proceed as follows:

• Spread a polyethylene film on the floor or any cloth with a size of 2x2 m.
• Place the dried fleece on the prepared film.
• Spray the wool fibers evenly with warm water, so that they "open up" and become elastic. In the process of water treatment, turn the fur and stir.
• Leave the material for 10-15 minutes.
• Prepare a flexible and smooth rod for breaking the wool.

Important! You can make a rod from hazel or other similar shrubs. The length of the rod should be 1.2 m, and the diameter in the narrowed end - 8-10 mm. The ends of the tool are rounded and smoothly sanded.

• Put on the right hand a mitten, and on the face a wet gauze bandage.
• Take the rod in the right hand, with sharp movements from the top down, beat the fibers of the wool.
• Lifting the rod for the next stroke, remove the shreds of the hair cover from the left arm. To do this, stretch the rod through the slightly compressed palm of the left hand.
• The wool that has fallen apart during the process is restored and move the lower layers upward.
• Interrupt the fleece until it becomes fluffy and does not increase in volume no less than twice.
• Pulled wool carefully transferred to another clean cloth. Make sure that the wool formed, remains on the first litter and does not subsequently hit the blanket.

Important! The work on breaking the wool is very dusty and heavy, so entrust this process to the man. Carry out a break in the summer - better in the yard or in a dry, warm and well-ventilated shed. Cover the face with a damp gauze dressing to prevent dust from entering the respiratory system.

So, the scalp of the sheep is broken, and by this time, the cover must be ready.

Manufacture of a cover for a wool:

1. On the size of a blanket sew a cover from easy, dense natural fabric. It can be coarse calico, chintz or satin.
2. Leave one( short) side not stuck.
3. Remove the cover inside out, as it will be used later on in this form.

Styling of fur in a cover:

1. Prepare a place for laying a stuffing pad. You can work on a clean floor, or you can build a structure from two large tables to make one big, like a tennis table.
2. Spread the inverted cover on the prepared surface.
3. Carefully smooth the cover with your hands.
4. Spread the wool evenly over the entire surface of the napernik.
5. Check the smoothness of the palm rest.
6. Invite an assistant, along with him, stand at the short side of the napernik.
7. Simultaneously, gently and slowly, twist the cover, along with the contents, across the entire width of the roll, moving to the opposite unshielded side. Folding fibers from the sides are constantly refilled. Roll "roll" is not very tight.
8. After you rolled the napernik into the roll, take with the assistant for the bottom not sewn side from two sides.
9. Simultaneously wind the ends of the cover onto the roll.
10. Straighten the side of the napernik, slowly unscrew it in the opposite direction. The rolled out part of the blanket should be held by hand, so that the wool laid out earlier does not get lost in lumps.
11. As a result of your joint actions, the cover will be turned out on the front side, and the hairline will be inside the hair layer evenly.
12. Carefully smooth the surface of the napernik with your hands.
13. Ask the assistant to hold the sewn-on end of the cover along the entire length, and carefully pull up the underside of the napernik with an unshielded edge.
14. Make sure that there are no kinks and wrinkles on the fabric.
15. Open the end of the cover sew over the edge.

Important! If you spread the cover on the floor, it is convenient to lay the wool, kneeling.

Well, the blanket is almost ready. The most important moment comes - the stitch.

Quilting the blanket

The iron is quilted with a reel( better cotton) thread No. 10( three threads) and a thick needle 7-8 cm long with a wide eyelet.

Important! For strength, it is desirable to stretch the thread through a wax( candle) or soap.

A step-by-step instruction on how to make a fleece blanket at home:

1. Leave the edge of the product 10 cm( from any angle).
2. Do not turn over or raise the blankets, make stitches with the seam "forward the needle".
3. Walk through the stitches around the perimeter of the whole product. During work, stretch the thread strongly do not tighten so that the blanket does not change the shape and dimensions.
4. Squashed the corners of the spread blanket with a load, for example, with clean cobblestones. Load smaller loads in the middle of each side of the product.
5. While moving in a spiral, quilt the following rows so that the distance between the stitches is the same 10 cm. To the ending thread( not more than 1.5 m), tie the next one to not interrupt the process.
6. Continue to knead to the center of the blanket.

Tips:

• By threading the upper side of the napernik and the entire layer of the contents under it, with the tip of the needle, slightly shift the fibers of the wool to the outer side of the blanket. Only then pierce the underside of the boot. When making a stitch, bring the end of the needle to the top side of the cover for the next step. This will prevent the rune fibers from knocking down in the center of the blanket and ensure the uniformity of all rows. Otherwise, a comb of fur is formed in the center.
• For the finished blanket, you can sew the top elegant trunk, but if the funds are limited, then you can use the original napernik.
• After three years, the blanket must be re-stitched. To do this, remove the cover, wool the hair and repeat all operations again. Napernik can be updated if it is broken.
• You should not sleep on a quilted blanket, because in this case the hairline is more quickly caked, in the future, more frequent re-stitching will be required.
• Wool blanket will serve more than one generation, it is only necessary to change the cover in due course and add a handful of other wool.

Important! If you are interested in the question of what can be done from an old wool blanket, then there may be several options. Old blankets can be cut into strips, glued or sewed out of them elegant, unique mats for both the hallway and the children's room. They will be very warm, natural and environmentally friendly. This mat will surely please your children, because it is good to play and easy to lie on. And you can also make woolen blankets upholstery for furniture for a dacha, a stand for hot dishes, a home shoe and many useful things for a country house.

A smart warm quilted woolen blanket will decorate any house. He is not ashamed to give to his family and friends. The miracle-blanket made by own hands in a literal sense will warm your beloved with the warmth of your hands. Paradise to you dreams and deep dreams!