fibre

it has been a busy month

but my very old T.V. is acting up and it is amazing how much a person can accomplish

a month’s worth of spinning

 cotton I’m planning for the next weft

Romney dyed purple/black – it is so dark that it has been difficult to spin at night

on my favorite Turkish spindle some very nice cotton

and 12 oz. of soft 2 ply wool that I almost buried in the compost pile

three 2 1/2 pound cones of wool

passed on by a guild member

this is VERY fine, maybe 60/2 – I’d need two lifetimes to weave it all

and it has some moth damage which could cause a “little” problem

so here is the plan – a challenge to my students

using at least one colour and hopefully two or all three

choosing your own weave structure, weave something??

and make samples for everyone who chooses to participate

a new (to me) fibre magazine PLY 

(with samples of the wool)

this is the fourth issue and focuses on silk

it has good, in-depth articles well written and researched

I’ll be looking for future issues

threading the loom is progressing – slowly

and the studio tour is approaching quickly – too quickly

meanwhile the bugs are busy

the garden is calling

and everything is growing