27 Monday Aug 2018
Posted in Painting, Plant Dyeing, Show-and-tell
Five years ago I did a brief test of concentrated plant dye baths to see what they were like as watercolours. I didn’t add anything to it as I recall and I’m not sure where my sample is now!
02 Monday Jul 2018
Posted in Chit Chat, Farm Life, Garden, Shop, Show-and-tell
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blogging, country life, crafts, creativity, exercise, fatigue, garden, gardening, health, intention, life, summer, weather, weight loss
While I’m cooking up that promised weaving post, I’m going to drag you through a bit of a general status update of life at the cottage.
17 Thursday Aug 2017
Posted in Plant Dyeing, Yarn and Fiber
I created this post 2 years ago with the intention of writing a series devoted to different procedures. But my woad crops failed and other stuff happened, as per usual, and here we are. So while waiting for black paint to arrive some time in the distant future; in between holiday house chores, I have a bit of green for you.
03 Thursday Aug 2017
Posted in Books & reading, Chit Chat, Garden, Painting, Weaving, Yarn and Fiber
12 Friday May 2017
Posted in Chit Chat, Garden, Photography
Despite cold winds and rain, nature persists in getting on with spring. Last weekend was fabulous which also meant catching up on some outdoors jobs before the next storm, but I managed an ultra short “blind” photo session (as in “I can’t see a bloody thing on the display in this light”) to remind me that sweater and woodstove days will eventually be over.
Today I noticed the rape seed fields are blooming, which means I’ll be scanning the skyline soon for a very longterm project that I’ve pondered for a while but finally begun to organize at least. Too windy and chilly today however and not enough sun. Hopefully it’s still happening when my back has recovered from last weekend!
How is spring coming along in your part of the world? (or autumn, if that’s the case)
24 Wednesday Aug 2016
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country life, garden, life, nature, quiet, relax, seasons, spider, summer, tranquility, video, weather, wildlife, wordy wednesday
I’m blogging you today from my garden office, as we’ve suddenly been gifted with summer weather. So much of it in fact that I realize in a minute I’ll have to step inside for shorts and a lighter t-shirt!
01 Sunday May 2016
21 Tuesday Jul 2015
Posted in Critters, Farm Life, Garden, Painting, Photography
Investigating other forms of plant “dyeing”.
16 Thursday Jul 2015
Posted in Farm Life, Food, Spinning, Yarn and Fiber
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berries, country life, creativity, dessert, funyarn, garden, relax, summer, wool
Not half bad for a day’s work.
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Books & reading, Chit Chat, Garden, Knitting, Yarn and Fiber
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clothing, crafts, garden, life, relax, seasons, summer, weather, WIP Wednesday, yarn, yarn along
I’d almost forgotten, that it’s a thing that I do. In all the weaving frenzy, wips have been sitting hidden and alone in various baskets, no longer interesting. Until I realised, that if we do get summer (which is not a given in years when I have new shorts and skirts) I can’t bring my looms outside. And it’s such a shame to sit inside when you have a garden, isn’t it?
