emergence

Small finds

I have to work this weekend (and the next!...), but as soon as I get the chance, this is somehow going to be incorporated into cloth and stitches.

A small find. A sand dollar. Entire. Too good to pass up.

And this morning... shibori fungi!

Isn't that cool?

CWB getting larger. Well now... that was unexpected!

Making time to try

 

Nilo tries cloth weaving.

There's something exquisite about small hands making.

A first try on a cardboard loom. Something about a Southern Cross to this one.

Using a makeshift loom (an old quilting frame with 1cm notches cut) I tied some cords as a guide and wove columns of calico.

I thought the cords would make it easier, but in the end I'm not sure how accurate the thought was.

Once columns and then rows had been woven I cut the cords and pulled them through, releasing this cloth.

I like it alot! It's so soft, that it actually feels wooly. Have to leave for town soon. Back to the construction work. Now there's a stark contrast! Sad that there's no time left to try stitching on this cloth.