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Color memories

They say that scents invoke the strongest memories. I don’t know whether or not that’s true for me. I can’t say that I remember having a powerful scent-related experience, but maybe I just don’t remember it. 🙂

Anyway, sometimes colors harken back to earlier times for me. More accurately, color combinations. This one –

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First Rochester wraps mailed

Today I managed to get the first two wraps woven in my lovely Rochester weaving studio pressed, labelled, and mailed. They’re winging their way to moms that I hope will be thrilled when they open the boxes.

On the left is JMC’s wrap, woven with a framboise cotton weft. On the right, AF’s wraps, […]

Finally!

The yarn I’d been waiting for to weave AF’s baby wrap finally arrived on Friday afternoon, as I’d predicted. So today I committed to spend time at the loom.

I liked JM’s framboise cotton, and I also really like AF’s magenta tencel. Both of these wefts work well with every color in the warp.

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A bold choice

My living room rug arrived today. I was a bit, um, apprehensive before I unrolled it. It was a bold choice. Would I like it in person?

Yes, I do!

And now my living room doesn’t echo anymore. It was worth spending all those hours online to find & pick this rug. I […]

Earth mother & a moving tip

I got the last 3 Friendship-made wraps woven, hemmed, washed, dried, pressed, and labeled. One was mailed yesterday, the other 2 will be today or tomorrow. They are very earthy colors of mostly greens, brown, and tans. The impact on the brown isn’t so noticeable, but isn’t it amazing how different the greens look […]