garden notes
a present from Japan
Melodies of Shining Silk
the silk embroidery of Kusano Shizuka
beautifully illustrated and with English translations
a kimono series titled ” Embodying the Soul of Historical Characters” (all woman)
this one honoring Queen Victoria
pages of designs and stitches – silk on silk
tapestry for May
using the wool dyed in the mushroom dyeing workshop
there is a limited amount of yarn
and also only a few colours
the yarn is thicker than I have previously used but very soft
it seems to be working – time will tell
the small tapestry loom is sett at 6 epi
I wanted to try a finer sett so have put a linen warp on the LeClerc table loom
a 6 dent reed threaded 1,2,1,2 gives me 9 epi
this is more suitable for the weight of my handspun
still beating with the pie fork
the weather is warm and wonderful so I’m spending most of my time in the garden
unfortunately so are the deer
so – they ate the tulips and then the pansies
but they’re not snacking on my new Japanese maple
to stop them getting in the fully fenced back yard
I’ve resorted to a barrier of bamboo stakes and plastic deer fencing
I hate plastic but the metal fencing came in a very BIG roll and was expensive
keeping my fingers crossed!