Here is my own dyed wool from this summer. I finally got around to carding it last week!! Oh how fun it was to card it, to make these luscious bats of sweet soft downy wool!! There is a combination of colors here, some fungus dyes that I got to use at the Klamath Weavers and Spinners guild meeting in June where we had an all day dye party!!! (lovely time and inspiring) yellow dock from Birki's orchard, brazil wood, cutch, maybe some marigold... I've forgotten now all of them and didn't label them. I have been working on a labeling system ad getting myself into the habbit of label everything. I think I will remember because at the moment it seems so obvious but if I don't go back to something for a while I forget. So my motto right now is label, label, label!!

Plant dyed wool

I just received my package of plant dyed wool from slowCOLOR!!! I love it! The colors are nice and strong which I have been wanting! I especailly wanted the blue for a small project I am doing for a customer. So now I can make waves!!! The purple and red are lovely too. The four smaller balls in front are blended colors and give a depth of color and softness! Yum! Can't wait to use them. I have some white balls in the washing machine being felted right at this moment. Later in the week when they are dry I will needle felt designs on them.

My ever faithful friend and comrade. I love Irene!!!

Emilina's book

I finally finished Emilina's book that was started at her baby shower in September!!! I made the big piece of felt for the cover from wool from Justin (coopsworth) and some merrino that I had around. I wet felted it in the bathtub with a big bamboo screen I bought for felting. Then I sewed and needle felted the design. It was very fun to make!! I hope she enjoys it.

carding

I have been busy enjoying my day off by carding lots of wool that I washed this summer. It is now in big fluffy white batts!! I think it may become felt or possibly yarn. We shall see.

dyeing

I've been busy these last few weeks with various aspects of the dye process, and I'm loving it!! My dye garden has been fantastic and I have been drying lots of flowers for future use. I've also been mordanting and dyeing with some dyes I bought at The Craft Studio http://www.threefold.org/fiber_craft_studio/index.aspx. I love the colors I'm getting. What a joyful process, as the colors leave for the winter I am gathering and saving colors in other ways to be enjoyed indoors.... Welcome autumn!!!!!!!

Sylvia's Blanket

I finally finished the baby blanket for Sylvia who is now 1 1/2 !!!! And I actually remembered to take a picture of it before sending it to her. I hear from Nicole that she loves it.
I have also posted a picture of the knot babies I made for the children to use at school. I learned how to make these at Sunbridge College last summer. I love them and the children love them too!!!

It snowed again today!! April 8th! There were about 4 inches on the ground this morning. Very beautiful in the early morning light... but it has all melted away which is good because I really need to keep at the garden preparations!!!!