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This wool and cotton coverlet was handwoven by Harry Tyler in 1839. Coverlets were essential household textiles that kept families warm through cold nights before central heating. Making one required weeks of skilled labor at the loom—a significant investment that marked a piece as both practical and precious.
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You pull the heavy coverlet up to your chin on a January night, feeling the tight weave hold the warmth close. The pattern—geometric, deliberate, bold—catches the candlelight. Someone spent weeks at a loom to make this. Now it's yours, layered over the feather bed, the only thing standing between you and the frozen air seeping through the walls.
Reflect
What object in your home took real time and care to make, and do you think about that when you use it?