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The Surveyor’s Cord: Middle Kingdom Checked Fleece Blanket
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The Surveyor’s Cord: Middle Kingdom Checked Fleece Blanket
The night wind off the western desert does not care about your titles. It bites through the linen. You need weight. You need this fleece.
Look at the squares. This is not the sloppy, wandering brushstroke of a drunken tomb painter. It is the remen. The measuring cord. The strict, unyielding grid of the Middle Kingdom. When the inundation waters pull back and leave the black mud, the royal surveyors mark the fields exactly like this. Red ochre, malachite green, the deep black of the river silt. Absolute order. The geometry of Ma'at.
Most blankets peddled by the river merchants are woven from cheap, woody flax. They scratch the flesh. They let the cold draught in. They are an insult to the weaver goddess Tayet. Throw them in the fire.
This is different. Soft. It traps the heat of the body. You lay it across your bed and the ordered squares keep the chaos of the dark hours at bay. Isfet cannot penetrate a perfect grid.
The jackals are already howling beyond the mud-brick enclosure. The hearth fire is dying down to white ash.
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5 out of 5 stars rating
By Beverley G.9 December 2021 • Verified Purchase
Fleece Blanket, Medium 127 cm x 152.4 cm
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I ordered a blanket for my daughters 40th birthday. I live in the UK and she lives in Australia. The first blanket didn't arrive so Zazzle arranged a special delivery of another one. My daughter received the blanket on her birthday and absolutely loved it. Thank you Zazzle. I haven't seen the product but I'm told everything was good... printing, quality etc
4 out of 5 stars rating
By Jade T.6 May 2022 • Verified Purchase
Fleece Blanket, Medium 127 cm x 152.4 cm
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The product is printed correctly, but there's white gaps where the fibres are showing the base colour. There's only 1 or 2mm of colour. If I made it again, I'd make it on a black blanket. The reason it's white underneath, is because I forgot to change it back. It was too hard to see the picture alignment wihtout it.
The software is clunky and not intuitive to use. I'm not a graphic designer, so I'm not used to photoshop and the like, so a lot of the settings, although I've seen them on my friend's computer, didn't make much sense to me.
Would I make another? Possibly. This one is for me, but I'm not sure about making it available as a product for my fans. It goes all the way to the edges, but not all the way through the fibres. Goodness help you if you can't match the colour of your background, because it will show through the image.
5 out of 5 stars rating
By Elaine H.20 December 2020 • Verified Purchase
Fleece Blanket, Medium 127 cm x 152.4 cm
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I think this is a lovely layout and was very happy with the result! The prints are beautiful and I'm sure my family will LOVE!
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Added on 14/5/26, 2:24 am
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