tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post6946251993879648275..comments2024-03-29T14:23:05.835+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-14549358175720597972009-06-25T16:55:41.918+01:002009-06-25T16:55:41.918+01:00Oh, the tension mounts even more now that the end ...Oh, the tension mounts even more now that the end is literally in sight.<br /><br />It still seems weird and strangely unfair to have to pay a tax on someone else's commission when you don't have to pay on the item.<br /><br />Wasn't the tapestry intended to be a ritual burial cloth? Once he came back, it wasn't needed. I've read a theory that it was woven on a warp-weighted vertical loom so unweaving could be done by removing the weights and just shoving the woven part down off the ends. Otherwise it would have taken longer than the weaving did.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-71960639818801293972009-06-25T16:15:26.922+01:002009-06-25T16:15:26.922+01:00I too have always wondered about Penelope's ta...I too have always wondered about Penelope's tapestry. Did she finish it, or did she undo it once more with glee and start something fresh?<br />-- GretchenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-73936266278611426152009-06-25T13:29:21.693+01:002009-06-25T13:29:21.693+01:00The picture of the almost finished Princess is tan...The picture of the almost finished Princess is tantalizing - I don't know how you can even look at the games sweater.Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.com