I've noticed that we have many similar patterns with native americans and mexicans. I think it's because people long time ago used similar simbols to describe certain things.

I learned weaving in Brésil and I find this everywhere I learn something new-the pattern, the product, the tool all resemble one another! We share without even realising it, even across continents, and millennia!

​@M and yet we decided to look at our differences instead of our similarities. 😔

@@milfox2187 us indigenous Americans didn’t have beads or looms before the Europeans arrived. These types of “native fashions” are actually new in our history. Tho yes, we have derived meanings over time.

I also think that looms inherently make creating certain types of patterns easier than others. While the patterns aren't exactly the same, it makes sense that you'd be able to find similarities.

they are very warm and soft, i have one

​@@dolores1900 woah ! are they expensive? i really want to buy them

tbh they are not that cozy.. they're very warm, but rly scratchy. i personally can only use them on top of another blanket

​@@bumtras_matrasyea my grandpa gave me a really expensive wool sweater and it's so damn scratchy I can barely wear it but it was so expensive I feel bad 💀

@@bumtras_matras That's how we used them in polish winter! Thick down duvets made from cotton on your skin and the wooly blankets as an insulator on top. Rooms would get very cold during winter in older polish houses. But this way so much heat was trapped, you'd wake up with a cold head and a very warm body. Perfect balance!

meanwhile the couch blankets my country made were always so itchy even with full thick clothes u could feel it poke your thighs everytime u sit yeh idk why that was so common in ever house , not anymore thank God those things were a major annoyance not comfy at all

We do in Iceland as well same techniques as well. Our sheep have long soft wool a pleasure to work with . Not the itch factor that some sheeps wool has. I have a one blanket for each bed & each sofa in the home ,as an extra over top of the down duvets for cold night. These last much longer than conventional blankets if washed properly.

These patterns are used by many cultures because they are easy to imagine while still looking beautiful. We have an eye for patterns

Susie, I am also a spinner and weaver. I would also like to know more about her spindle and the next steps in the spinning process. I pray she and her family are safe. If you learn how to buy something from them please forward it to me.

it's somewhat similar to a Scotch drop spindle or a Navajo floor spindle where you spin from the tip

I'd love to have sheep, too! A girl at my church is raising a lamb for 4H, and I've received some of her lamb's fleece to spin. It's so soft 🤗 Have you looked into angora rabbits?

There's a really good video on here on the "Insider Business" channel called "Ukrainian Mountain Weavers Refuse To Surrender Their Traditions In War Or Peace" (thought I'd type it out as a quick search is safer than a link from a stranger). It's really good. The family in this video have an Etsy store called "Woven Wool Art". I bought a rug from them and it's absolutely beautiful 😍 Hope that helps!

Hundred dollars, maybe two for a large one

Ukraine ceased to exist in 2014. Most Ukrainians fled to Russia.

next to the burning tank and the muddy trench

​@@BobuxGuy not funny man

​@@BobuxGuy bruh

@@BobuxGuy the carpathians are about as far away as you can get from the frontlines while not leaving the borders of Ukraine.

They are soft. One part of the process the Hutsul people do (& was not shown here) is they put it in a basin made within a mountain stream. The basins are made in such a way that the woven blankets churn & turn in the cold water, and get a little pummeled by rotating wood contraptions or by being constantly pushed under the churning water with wood paddles. This loosens up the structure and makes the wool softer. You can tell from Etsy comments about softness by purchasers of these rugs sold on that site. But, we are talking about items that are not worn directly on the skin.

If you have something that's scratchy, you need to find a conditioning detergent that's made for wool. It helps soften the fiber.