Books on the Edge
The workshop I took at Geelong was called Books on the Edge – That Ain’t a Book! by Marianne Little and Gail Stife. We actually did do traditional book binding as well, coptic and…
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More notes, discoveries and moments from the journal.
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I just returned (a few days ago) from the Geelong Textile Fibre Forum. It truely was a wonderful experience, I made many new friends (I knew nobody at the start of the week), I…
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Another Finished
Pattern: One Skein Wonder from Glampyre Yarn: My handspun, hand dyed merino, very soft. I dyed the top, spun it up and navajo plyed. I was delighted to find it knit to gauge.…
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Kiri - Finished
Kiri Shawl – FINISHED!! Pattern: Kiri (12 repeats of chart 2) from All Tangled Up Needles: 5mm Circs. I used a 7mm straight needle to cast off. Finished size: I haven’t measured,…
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Nearly There
Kiri is finished and blocking. No full shot photos til then, but here’s a glamour shot to tide you over. Another day, another gallery opening. Geez life is tough LOL. Cowwarr Art…
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Motivation
Well, to motivate myself to finish Kiri, I’ve purchased the One Skein Wonder pattern from Glampyre. I’m not sure whether it will flatter me (busty as I am), but I’m keen to give…
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First Rose of the Season
I ventured into the garden in the fading light this evening and was delighted to find a beautiful rose blooming: E’toile de Lyon is Tea rose, quite an old variety having been…
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Kiri - A Sneak Peek
An unfortunate mistake required the heartstopping decision to take Kiri off the needle. But every cloud has a silver lining ’cause this allowed the opportunity to get a preview 🙂…
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I Can Crochet!!
Proof: This is all a bit experimental so it doesn’t sit perfectly flat, but I think I can fix that with a bit of thoughtful blocking 🙂 The Paynesville Spin In went well. There…
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Why it is wonderful to belong to a guild!
The Latrobe Valley Spinners and Handweavers Guild has 12 members. I spend my Wednesday lunch hours with them and it is heaps of fun 🙂 I’m the youngest by a long way, which is…
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A Bit of Dyeing, a Bit of Knitting.... A Lot of Work
What to do with 250g (8.8oz) merino/silk blend top. Dye it orange of course! This was a very expensive purchase, it was a toss up between spinning it white or dyeing prior to…
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Little Gem
The silk strand is actually a silk merino blend I spun up a few months ago. The colours were brilliant but muddied up when spun. Also the silk flew all over the place when handled…
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