frosty mornings

bravely blooming

and while it is cold outside it’s a great excuse to spend time at the loom

 still weaving pot holders, because using thrums as weft goes so-o slowly I’m weaving every second one with rags. This is my quick, easy way of cutting small amounts of rags. It works best with something like old sheeting.

 

 

roll the fabric into a very tight “sausage”. It has to be very firm, cut the desired width with a sharp blade.

 

 

 

 

 

voila! – rag rolls 

seen on the top portion of the weaving.

 

 

 

 

the colours of frost

 

 

 

 

 

waiting for the suet, sorry this is blurry – I was cold and they were nervous

the Japanese plum is in bud!