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<\/p>\nVirginia native Dianne Nordt discovered her craft in college and envisioned a future as a weaver, living on a farm with her husband and children, and raising sheep. It\u2019s all panned out with the Nordt Family Farm.<\/p>\n
Weaver and designer Dianne Nordt, together with her husband, runs the 400-acre Nordt Family Farm on the banks of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. Here, the couple raises the Merino sheep\u2014in white, black, tan, and gray\u2014that provide the soft wool for her handmade blankets. Each spring after the shearing, Dianne weaves her wares, one blanket at a time, enjoying a process that, much like life on the farm, is \u201cslow and contemplative,\u201d grounded, and connected to the earth.<\/p>\n
Photography by Chris Pittman via Scout Design.<\/p>\n
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Above: Adult blankets (72 by 50 inches) are available in a variety of classic farmhouse stripes: $195.<\/p>\n
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Above: Each spring Dianne\u2019s Merino sheep are sheared by hand by Carrie MacDougall of Colonial Williamsburg.<\/p>\n
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Above: Dianne wears one of her earthy baby blankets as a wrap.<\/p>\n
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Above: The smooth creams, rich cocoas, and heather grays are the results of variations in the shades of the sheep\u2019s own wool. For the pinks, yellows, and blues, Dianne uses natural plant dyes such as black walnut, indigo, and coreopsis.<\/p>\n
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Above: A Baby Blanket trimmed in soft pink is lightweight enough for year-round use; $110.<\/p>\nbahasa\n
Above: Dianne at the loom that her father gave her as a college graduation present.<\/p>\nbahasa\n
Above: The simple tabby weave of this pink and cocoa baby blanket produces a richly textured piece.<\/p>\n
N.B. Looking for more wooly wraps for winter? Browse our selection of cozy blankets with style.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dianne Nordt, yang berasal dari Virginia, menemui kemahirannya semasa di kolej dan membayangkan masa depan sebagai penenun, tinggal di sebuah ladang bersama suami dan anak-anaknya, serta membela biri-biri. Semua itu menjadi kenyataan dengan Nordt Family Farm. Penenun dan pereka Dianne Nordt, bersama suaminya, menguruskan Nordt Family Farm seluas 400 ekar di tebing [\u2026]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3382,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/ms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}