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.
The booze bouquet! And pepperoni too! Too funny,
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