the goat from her book! It is really quite sweet and wonderfully detailed.
And here is some spinning!
I still know how to do it! Not that I expected to forget mind you. Sometimes I wonder if the knowing some of these things is not an inherited trait, so deep do these things run through me, and all I need is a reminder, an awakening, to know what and how to do things. Not that I do them perfectly. I think that will take a lifetime to accomplish but fibre work comes so freely to my hands. I had marvellous time. Much wool was spun!
After spinning, I took myself off to the fabric store. I almost cannot bear to look in my clothes drawers, so devoid of colour and pattern they are. I tend to simple and for years I have tended to basic colours, worn topped with bright scarves and more recently, interesting sweaters, but summer is soon here and I just want more than plain t shirts. I was hoping for at least one wild print like the Hawaiian shirts Magnum PI made famous in my youth. I wanted wild flora and fauna, ferns and toucans and Bird of Paradise flowers.
I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I wanted soft flowy drapey knits in rayon or cotton polyester with vibrant prints, but there were no fabrics such as I wanted to be had. The printed knits were all heavy, more suitable for skirts or just straight woven cottons. Or kiddie prints and not even too many of those. I found a few things that will add a bit of life though so not at all a waste of time.
There is a really soft flowing wide striped rayon knit fabric and two lovely striped pieces, also rayon, that will make marvellous tops but the real find is this one.
A Missoni like remnant from a bin of 'stuff'.
It isn't very wide so there isn't enough for a top all on it's own, but in truth, I don't think it would show off just how lovely the colour and pattern is as a standalone. It would almost overwhelm itself. I'm going to insert a section of it in some of the black knit fabric to give it just the right amount of punch. There is something about black off setting a strong colour or design that makes my heart beat just a little faster!
The other thing I wanted to show you actually happened while I was off on my knitting retreat though I only picked it up yesterday. I won this sweet bouquet in a silent auction. It's almost too cute to break apart. It's a tiny boozy delight! Not that I drink much. A little goes a long way but this was just too sweet to not try for.
Congratulations on a great fundraiser to the Bruderheim Firefighter's Association entry into the Fire Fighter's Stair Climb Challenge. My daughter in law, Olga, is part of the stair climb team and I am so gosh darn proud of her. But to everyone with the Bruderheim Firefighter's Association, you are amazing people and your work is making hospice care better for everyone.
After spinning, I took myself off to the fabric store. I almost cannot bear to look in my clothes drawers, so devoid of colour and pattern they are. I tend to simple and for years I have tended to basic colours, worn topped with bright scarves and more recently, interesting sweaters, but summer is soon here and I just want more than plain t shirts. I was hoping for at least one wild print like the Hawaiian shirts Magnum PI made famous in my youth. I wanted wild flora and fauna, ferns and toucans and Bird of Paradise flowers.
I couldn't find exactly what I was looking for. I wanted soft flowy drapey knits in rayon or cotton polyester with vibrant prints, but there were no fabrics such as I wanted to be had. The printed knits were all heavy, more suitable for skirts or just straight woven cottons. Or kiddie prints and not even too many of those. I found a few things that will add a bit of life though so not at all a waste of time.
There is a really soft flowing wide striped rayon knit fabric and two lovely striped pieces, also rayon, that will make marvellous tops but the real find is this one.
A Missoni like remnant from a bin of 'stuff'.
It isn't very wide so there isn't enough for a top all on it's own, but in truth, I don't think it would show off just how lovely the colour and pattern is as a standalone. It would almost overwhelm itself. I'm going to insert a section of it in some of the black knit fabric to give it just the right amount of punch. There is something about black off setting a strong colour or design that makes my heart beat just a little faster!
The other thing I wanted to show you actually happened while I was off on my knitting retreat though I only picked it up yesterday. I won this sweet bouquet in a silent auction. It's almost too cute to break apart. It's a tiny boozy delight! Not that I drink much. A little goes a long way but this was just too sweet to not try for.
Congratulations on a great fundraiser to the Bruderheim Firefighter's Association entry into the Fire Fighter's Stair Climb Challenge. My daughter in law, Olga, is part of the stair climb team and I am so gosh darn proud of her. But to everyone with the Bruderheim Firefighter's Association, you are amazing people and your work is making hospice care better for everyone.
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The booze bouquet! And pepperoni too! Too funny,
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