Almost to the day, two years ago, I found a hand embroidered tablecloth in a local charity shop. The stitches were beautiful. Clusters of flowers, joined by ribbons and bows. I cannot imagine how long it took the stitcher to stitch the whole cloth. It looks like love has been […]
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Pootling – my Sunday photo
(Local drainage, called a rhyne – pronounced reen. Good place to spot kingfishers) Pootling around the little lanes on the Somerset Levels, today. Honestly think I could do this all day. Every day. Before heading home, we stopped at our favourite road side stall, picking up strawberries and asparagus. I […]
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I am notoriously bad at starting a project and not finishing it. A few slip through the net and make it to the end but most languish. Maybe forever. As my husband can testify, I can walk over unfinished projects, for months, without batting an eyelid. At work once, I […]
Read moreSolar dyeing
I’ve wanted to try solar dyeing for a while. Using the heat of the sun to force the fibre to take up the dye. Yesterday was perfect. I had fleece and dye, plus it was warm. Even warmer in the greenhouse. A good day to experiment. I have a few packets […]
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