happy
May 14, 2017
Happy Mother’s Day
the sun is shining
the birds are singing
and all is perfect in paradise
the tea towels are off the loom
washed, pressed and ready for hemming
look at all the empty cones – the stash is happy, too
it was fun to weave a colour study on the end of the warp
as I wove I was thinking about the next project
the same weave structure – with a variation
thick and thin warp of black and natural silk
from Sanjo Silk
the weft – handspun cotton in natural colours
and handspun tussah silk for the fine thread
taking a chance experimenting with all that handspun
keeping my fingers crossed that it works
wish you could smell the lily-of-the-valley
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Those towels really sing.
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Alice – as you know, it is very satisfying to reduce the stash and end up with something fun.
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Your towels look great! And I love the natural colours in your next project too. Looking forward to seeing the progress.
Lily-of-the-valley was my mom’s favourite flower so my dad always grew some for her in the garden. Love the scent but sadly can’t keep it in the house. Allergies, bleh.
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Louisa – fortunately they don’t bother my allergies. Not much weaving time now, the garden demands most of my free time and it is a pleasure to be outside. See you at UVic!
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You sound very content! All’s well in your world–how wonderful! Our lilies of the valley should be blooming soon–they threaten to take over the yard and I love that about them!
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Kerry – my lilies have taken over a large corner but unlike other aggressive plants I don’t mind them.
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