Inside the card was a colorful, rare goldfish silk tie that will be a perfect addition to the silk tie quilt that I have been working on. Thanks so much, Brigitte, for sending this my way. Quilting/fiber folks are just so generous and giving, aren't they?
On the dyeing front, yesterday I was able to rinse almost all of my dyed rug wool skeins, with minimal bleeding, so I was happy about that. I forgot to share with you the yellow skeins that I dyed the other day. Yellow has been an elusive color for me, as it tends to be much too bright (think neon) for my tastes, but I finally achieved the yellow that I like. That's what I'm talking about!!
On the weaving side of things, well, I'll let you in on a secret. I just bought a new to me small loom. Happy early birthday to me! Well, I'll share more details when the loom arrives, but I'm excited about using it to weave some of my handspun yarn that has been accumulating (burying us). And I was able to meet another interesting fiber person who owns the loom and raises fiber animals. More later.
We have a big winter storm heading our way, with Bogus Basin reporting a possible 20 inches of fresh powder in the next 48 hours. Woohooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Here's hoping that you get to spend part of your day playing with fabric/fiber,
Judy
9 comments:
Oh how lovely to receive this unique silk for your quilt all the way from Switzerland, our youngest son lived there for a few years and we visited and had the opportunity to see some of the mountains , incredible country! Lovely yellow yarn , so soft and delicate .Enjoy your snow , that is a lot of snow !!
Wow, you sound like me back when I was surfing and a big swell was coming in, lol! What kind of loom did you end up getting?
What a fun print on that tie! Oh my, that yarn is so gorgeous, such a beautiful colour.....Australia's national flower is the Golden Wattle, it looks just like your yarn.
I agree that the perfect yellow is hard to make,but yours is just lovely.
I LOVE the silk fabric,such a thoughtful gift!I agree,blogger friends are the best,thoughtful people,phyllis
Soooo lucky! and brave working with yellow too. Hope you have a great time with your new loom. Me, I am searching for an 8-shaft double back beam table loom that I can afford!! Not asking for much am I!! :0) Have fun in the snow, a miserly couple of mm here!
Can't wait to hear about the new loom! Lovely piece of silk. I am sure that will take pride of place in your quilt! 20 " of powder....Happy skiing!
Receiving treasures from friends in Switzerland makes going to the mailbox magical. :) Enjoy!
I love the silk and the yellow yarn is wonderful!
Hallo Judy
Dankeschön für deine netten Worte. Momentan bin ich nicht so fit, deshalb sehe ich deinen Beitrag auch erst jetzt. Es ist für mich wunderbar, dir auf diese Weise mit der Seidenkravatte eine kleine Freude gemacht zu haben.
In zwei Monaten darf ich wieder mit dem Training beginnen, damit ich wieder fit für die Berge werde!
Deine Färbungen sind wunderschön, und ich freue mich wie immer auf weitere Taten von dir.
Ganz herzliche Grüsse über den grossen Teich bis nach Idaho.
Brigitte
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