drifting along

I didn’t have to go far to find fibre to spin

a visit to Knotty by Nature, a talk with Ryan and

a blend of Merino wool, alpaca and silk, it’s so-o soft

  plus a braid of Corriedale wool to spin on my favorite, rim weighted Turkish spindle

it won’t last long – I seem to be sitting in the sun spinning the days away

I have been doing more stitching and dyeing

scraps of linen from the fabric book project

the circle piece was meant to be a patch on my favorite (only) pair of jeans

but it is too bright and new looking

 I wanted to try the squares again and see how to get a better dye in the open spaces

on the left is the book page where the pattern looks softer and faded

the white squares are stitched, gathered tightly and then capped with plastic wrap

the blue squares get really scrunched up, the dye doesn’t reach into them unless you really squeeze it when in the vat

to be honest, I prefer the soft, faded look

finally, the tapestry loom is warped and weaving started

it is the small leaded window in my front door

looking out on the world as it is today

I’ve been struggling with a design for weeks – so I’m just going with whatever comes

who knows – it might be the mailman!