Spring cleaning
the sun is shining
Spring cleaning is in the air
handspun and luxury yarns – hidden from the moths
sorted and re-packaged
too much stuff – I’ll never use all of this in my lifetime!
and I found this big stash of cotton
years old, from my beginning spinning days when I couldn’t spin cotton
it is very rough, short fibre
used for caulking wooden boats – that was in my sailing days
it will keep me busy spinning until next winter
and 2 pounds of mohair – yikes!
but the hairy hemp is finished
alternating blocks in both the warp and weft are plain weave and pattern
because there are an odd number of colours the blocks also alternate after one full colour repeat
in a four harness threading this gives an amazing variety of shades
what’s next?
tea towels for the Studio Tour in April
I’m going to have to move as quickly as the humming-bird
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the hemp is amazing with all those colors. Pre-Spring Spring Cleaning … interesting!
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Renee’ – it is difficult to get really strong colours on hemp with natural dyes, indigo is the exception. Spring is here in Victoria although the weather is very changeable.
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the hemp piece is gorgeous, jean. the stash? well, you use yours… also i think all that cotton, if not useful…could become wonderful paper. another thing to do…
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Velma – there is too much cotton, I hadn’t thought of paper!
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I’ve probably said this before but you are like the energizer bunny. You just keep going! Even willing to spin rough old cotton! I’ve put myself on a fiber diet and not the kind you eat. The hairy hemp looks really nice.
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Kristin – think I need my batteries re-charged! I need to put myself on a hoarding/collecting diet so I don’t fill up the small spaces created by getting rid of STUFF.
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The hairy hemp is my favourite ! I adore the colours.
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Myra – all natural dyes, it has turned out better than I expected.
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The hairy hemp glows, it’s beautiful.
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Lis – thanks, I planned to use it for lining a vest but it is too heavy, now it will go into the stash of woven yardage!
Heather – that’s the best laugh of the weekend, I’m not sure National Stash Champion is a good thing.
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You do remind me of a hummingbird, Jean, if only they were blue! The hemp cloth is beautiful, and that stash of precious yarn could win some awards, I am sure. Just think: Jean Betts, National Stash Champion (Precious and Handspun Division)!
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