knitting projects
blocks of chocolate
woolly hats
books
packets of marshmallows
dogs
and
children
does one pack for a week of camping?
24 September 2011
how many
bottles of red wine
knitting projects
blocks of chocolate
woolly hats
books
packets of marshmallows
dogs
and
children
does one pack for a week of camping?
knitting projects
blocks of chocolate
woolly hats
books
packets of marshmallows
dogs
and
children
does one pack for a week of camping?
14 September 2011
making and doing
The essay on medieval textiles wasn't actually on the textiles themselves, but focused rather on the use of religious imagery on household textiles and clothing in the pre-iconoclastic period. But it necessitated some very fun research on textiles from that era and I now have rather a large wishlist over on Book Depository on textiles through the ages and some plotting going on in my head regarding future research. If I can stomach the thought of more years of The Juggle, that is.
Other doings :: thinking, writing, working, knitting. Packing another child off to camp - this time it was Son #1 heading off for a week of rock climbing camp with the other Year 11s before they have to knuckle down to end of year exams. Practising the cello as we have two performances looming large (or gigs, as we like to say. We also call our lessons band practice, rather than middle-aged ladies beginner strings group. Sad, yes).
Makings :: a skirt. Linen from Lincraft, doily from the op shop.
Channelling Dottie Angel only without the chickens.
A strippy red cushion cover to go with the strippy red quilt top which will one day be a complete quilt draped over my blue couch.
Another cushion cover which I now realise as I look at this photo, isn't quite as randomly pieced as intended.
And a square of pieced fabrics which was meant to become a sort of patchworked project bag but turned out to be utterly the wrong shape, so will probably become another cushion cover. Or maybe not, as I seem to have made quite a few these days. Don't know what's with that. (Well, probably the lure of small, achievable projects. Unlike say, quilts, or PhDs on medieval textiles).
Other doings :: thinking, writing, working, knitting. Packing another child off to camp - this time it was Son #1 heading off for a week of rock climbing camp with the other Year 11s before they have to knuckle down to end of year exams. Practising the cello as we have two performances looming large (or gigs, as we like to say. We also call our lessons band practice, rather than middle-aged ladies beginner strings group. Sad, yes).
Makings :: a skirt. Linen from Lincraft, doily from the op shop.
Channelling Dottie Angel only without the chickens.
A strippy red cushion cover to go with the strippy red quilt top which will one day be a complete quilt draped over my blue couch.
Another cushion cover which I now realise as I look at this photo, isn't quite as randomly pieced as intended.
And a square of pieced fabrics which was meant to become a sort of patchworked project bag but turned out to be utterly the wrong shape, so will probably become another cushion cover. Or maybe not, as I seem to have made quite a few these days. Don't know what's with that. (Well, probably the lure of small, achievable projects. Unlike say, quilts, or PhDs on medieval textiles).
7 September 2011
scenes from a craft camp
There was a great deal of laughter, an awful lot of cream, plenty of industry, nourishment (spiritual and physical), exchange, book talk, an essay (on medieval textiles, appropriately), knitting, sewing, quilting, crocheting, op shopping and a crossword. All at the wonderful Sewjourn.
J, S, K, K, C, G, T, J and E, thank you so much.
Full set of photos here.
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