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Putting my feet up

I’ve had a busy few days, and the fun isn’t over yet.

I’ve fringed and wet finished those cotton & rayon shawls (pressing still needed). I did a bunch of manual labor in my garage (don’t ask). I worked this morning at a fundraiser for my library. I’ll be back there for 5 hours tomorrow. […]

Multi-colored cottons

Today I mailed off the baby wraps to ED & WL. They’ll be wrapping their little ones in just a few days!

Then, as planned, I wound a warp for three shawls.

I used 2 shades of green, 3 purples, and 3 blues, along with a variegated yarn that includes green, purple, […]

Just 2 feet more

Those twisted threads have been a royal pain in the butt throughout this warp. Slowing me down quite a bit and making me take more breaks than usual. When I get frustrated weaving, I have to walk away for a while. Plus, when I stand up I’m often distracted by the zillion other things to […]

Pay now or pay later

Here’s a brand new lesson I learned in my weaving: unwind the hard way or you’ll be sorry later.

I was winding the warp for ED & WL. With every gradient I do, there’s a specific sequence of 64 threads I follow. At the end of the gradient I count to make sure I’ve got […]

First things first

Families are the most important thing. My daughter & her family are so sweet. I enjoy going up to Rochester to visit, and to help out when I can. I’m looking forward to my house selling and being able to move up there.

Yesterday the Fed Ex man brought me a surprise – […]