Although my blanket may look nice with my bedding, I originally told myself in my personal arts proposal, that I wanted to make this blanket and give it away to someone special. A blanket is a lot more than just some fabric you sleep underneath. A blanket symbolizes warmth and friendship. I found an article (https://www.brahmsmount.com/blog/making-a-blanket-statement/) that shared when giving a blanket to someone, it is a real statement of kindness and displays honour. A First Nation tradition with blankets is used to create and seal relationships. This traditional action is used from generation to generation. Blankets are to be held deep and sacred. Often times blankets will have shapes and symbols woven into them to show this meaning. Blankets can also have different colors that represent different meanings. Example being the colors yellow, blue, and orange tell harvest times. The color black is for mourning and the color white is for innocence. A combination of colors can tell a story too.
Blankets can hold cultural meaning and significance. I want to follow through with my goal of giving this blanket away. I want to share this blanket with my Mom. She gave me advice along the way and was so positive with my first blanket making journey. She deserves to snuggle up with this blanket. ~H.
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