mushrooms to dye for?

searching through the stash for colours to use in the next tapestry

I came to the conclusion that dyeing would be necessary and therefore more fibre was required

local Icelandic

any excuse to buy fibre to spin – as it turned out I’d overlooked one box and didn’t need more colours

 several groups of mushrooms have just popped up in the garden

maybe the torrential rain we had last Saturday facilitated that

the wood bugs are having a feast

with a dark purple-brown spore print they are difficult to identify

don’t worry, I’m not going to eat them – wondered if they were any good to dye with

will wait until they have matured a little more

meanwhile struggling to get a warp on the backstrap loom for June’s sample

it doesn’t get any easier or quicker – I invent a totally new problem each time

lesson learned – do not wind two threads at the same time when measuring the warp

two broken warp threads right at the start – learn how to repair when you are part of the tensioning

what to do when the tension is radically out of wack??

cut the warp (an inch at a time!)

pinch a rod from a table loom and tie the warp as you would on a table/floor loom

lash the rod to the backstrap bar

done – well I haven’t woven more (my back needed to stand up!!) so wait and see if it all works

then – after mowing the lawn and cleaning the fish pond

I surprised this little thief climbing out of the neighbor’s garbage can