MY STUDIO THIS MORNING! -- WHAT A FRIGHT...

It is the morning after Halloween --Can I blame the mess on some apparition? 

so many ideas

so many looms 

so much in the queue

not enough time...

( or why I'm not getting anything else done -- but I surely love doing all this ) 

  

as usual, comments and questions always welcome

FINISHING UP MORE HATS

Doing the finishing work on my hats.

They are first crocheted, then felted ( fulled technically) and blocked.

  Got the electric clippers out to trim the fuzz during the Seahawk game today. 

 

comments always welcome

I'VE DECIDED I LIKE COWLS , or weaving is easier than poetry.

I'VE DECIDED I LIKE COWLS

Cowls stay put

no fringe to drag in things like my soup

or my keyboard 

they don't need fussed with

no twisting, knotting, or tucking 

they keep my neck warm

and décolletage covered.

Cowls are chic to wear and weave.

Weaving is easier than verse.

Ok, so enough silliness. Here are some pictures of the cowls I've been making 
for the Art and Gift Show November 19th. 

sold

sold

sold

BLOCK WEAVE SCARVES

Finished up the fringe twisting and wet finishing this weekend 

on a couple of  twill block weave scarves in fibonacci sequence. 

I used my J Made loom which has 12 shafts, but these only took 8 shafts.

-- both are 100% Tencel, very slinky and shiny.

They are on a burgundy warp. 

One has a dark magenta weft and the other has a  bright red weft.  

They will be for sale at the gift show in November.  

PUGET SOUND ARTISTS GIFT SHOW - NOV. 19th

  Mark your calendars for November 19th 

My handwoven scarves, cowls and felted hats will be on sale here: 

SEAHAWK COLORS FOR BLUE FRIDAYS AND GAME DAYS

DOUBLE TWIST COWL soft Merino wool and Tencel
sized for small neck, I will also be making more with these yarns in other sizes.

SINGLE LOOP COWL with a little sparkle
 lush Rayon chenille
perfect for Blue Fridays at the office
SOLD, but making more soon.

double loop cowl with some sparkle and plaid effects

Soft Merino and Tencel scarf
TWO available now.
One sold, one left.

Lush warm cuddly Rayon chenille scarf
TWO available
one sold, one left

another chenille with plaid effects. 

Rayon Chenille warm, sporty scarf.

GARDENING? OR WEAVING?

It is getting past gardening season, though I do have to keep watering so everything doesn't die in this drought....and it takes up so much time--Aargh!

But it is definitely weaving and felting season. 
And here is a preview of this fall's sale: 

http://www.childspottery.com/puget-sound-artists-gift-show/

More previews on Barb Child's website above, 

scroll to see her slide show of some of this year's artists. 

SPRING HELLEBORE IN OUR GARDEN

Our mild winter ( and maybe last summer's heat and drought?) has provided us with some bright and early color in our gardens this year. 

one of my favorites, I call it a reverse picotee.

The Hellebores especially have been amazing. I've had some interesting blooms from seedlings, too. And for once there is very little disease on them. I hope I'm not speaking too soon with this and last week's deluges. Stay away boytritis!  And with the hail today, there is a reason these face downwards.

white double clump

white double

     

Anemone flowered clump

   

Anemone flowered 

seedling white

seedling grown from one found in a pot 

of Anemone from Edelweiss love these veins.

                           

                               

My clear yellow single from
Heronswood many years ago.

old yellow

                                                                                   

First double available
from Heronswood way back when
don't want to remember what I paid

First time to have a seedling from
that first pink double

Love these picotees

picotee

Mark Hinton's double