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THE ORIGINAL IDEA was to make a blanket heavy enough to help Kal fall asleep easily back in 2017. Kal had been weaving in school, but our creation was so loose there were big gaps when Kal laid down with it like a blanket. The goal for the 2020 versions was to be way tighter.
03 04 05 INSPIRED BY THE SCRAPS piling up on the floor as I shredded pairs, Kal asked if he could make a mushroom from Hollow Knight. When I snapped an Instagram story of his creation on top of my weave, I realized I needed to use this as a background for real.
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Art Department Weekly • November 24, 2020
DO OVER seemed to be the only option when I started shifting rows on the first version. The 2017 version started with the waistbands of jeans trying to give it an edge on one side. For the revision, I added dozens of strips and hung it up so I could actually braid everything more tightly. We still had dozens of pairs of old jeans, so I made a second weave.
