month end
April 29, 2017
a cool Spring means the tulips bloom for a long time
daughter-in-law Kathy gave me bulbs last Fall
they were developed to celebrate Canada’s 150 birthday, this year
late bloomers
I can’t resist their internal beauty
planning to plant more this Fall
in the studio tea towels are progressing slowly
#2 – a plum weft
#3 – a raspberry weft
I’m avoiding the obvious orange, not my favorite colour
the single red thread is my cutting line
spinning natural coloured cotton in the evenings
the fibre is a rather plain beige with a slightly green tinge
when finished in washing soda (alkaline) it becomes a soft, mossy green
the Daphne beside the front path is loaded with blooms
the scent is intoxicating
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that cotton is glorious and subtle, lovely.
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Hi Velma – the stash of handspun cotton is growing – slowly. Your new website doesn’t recognize me – I can’t leave a message!
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Love the tea towels but what’s wrong with orange? It’s my favourite colour! The magically appearing green cotton is so fun. The browns do that too but not so dramatically.
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Louisa – I was thinking about you when I wrote the “orange” comment! Don’t worry I’ll give it a try, just have to work up to it. The weave structure and colour changes take time but it is worth it.
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Lots to feel good about–indoors and out!
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Kerry – Spring is springing, good energy abounds.
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Beautiful tulips. Do you replant annually? I have new bulbs in and am wondering how they’ll do next year.
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Hi Lis – no, I don’t have the garden time to replant.There are lovely drifts of red and white that have naturalized and I will see if the Canada ones will do the same, they have done very well for the first year.
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