by carmen | Feb 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
It was a long fruitful day at the studio yesterday. One of things I enjoy most about being there is just walking down Main Street and poking through the shops. I fell in love with this. Textile artist Jen Thorpe just captured something magical for me.
It’s made completely from recycled materials and the heart is just velvety. I’ve done so much cleaning and editing that I actually have the perfect place for it.
An unhurried day today. Just three orders to finish and off to the studio to rinse some rovings and chunky merino.
by carmen | Jan 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
Finally finished my custom order for the folks working in Whistler who do not want to wear gear machine made in China. Thanks for buying hand made!
by carmen | Jan 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
There is no short cut to making a really long scarf.
That is all.
by carmen | Jan 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of the students brought me flowers for the last spinning class. So sweet. Really sweet. I am delighted to send another group of spinners out into the world and surprised and happy to receive such a lovely bouquet.
A surprise visit today had me on an amazing group walk at Jericho Beach. Perfect walking weather and it was the calm before the Olympic storm. Nice quiet, Vancouver.
On top of the fabu landscape, I found this little guy near the Yacht Club. Cute and scary strange.
One more bit of happy. Great Thursday drop in group. Due to extreme fun decided to stay until 10pm. Mostly so I could finish this……Hand dyed cashmere, merino and nylon blend.
100 grams
Plied 148 yards
twist not set
What to knit???
by carmen | Jan 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
In order to avoid the following:
- Paperwork
- Spare bedroom reorganization
- Jury pieces
- Custom Orders
I chose this opportunity to throw away a love seat that I wasn’t really in love with anymore. It was in our dining room under the window. We moved it from Toronto and it has never really fit in the house well. Well, now it’s gone.
And in it’s place, some things I’ve always wanted…
- Grown up curtains
- A bamboo carpet
- A gossip corner (it’s a Turkish thing)
It’s an oasis of coffee drinking and backgammon play. Our marathons have been known to go on for several hours and I think having a station dedicated to it is a nice quirky design idea.
I hope I don’t need any more excuses to not work. I can’t afford to retile the bathroom right now.
by carmen | Jan 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
This piece is moving slowly. At this rate I think it will take at least a week for me to finish. I shouldn’t be surprised since my only tool for this is a 2mm bamboo crochet hook. Fitting that it has the same pace as the island time it was inspired by.
I’ll post completed pictures…….at some point.
And now for something really different.
I helped a friend destash yesterday. It was ruthless. The yarns went into several piles depending on type and function of the yarn. The stacks:
We have a friend who can felt the crap out of anything and make wonderful things.
Another friend does a substancial amount of charity knitting and also makes kick ass socks so this pile was specifically for her.
If there was a specific and doable project for the yarn it was okay to keep. That was brutal. Really.
I really wanted the yarn in that pile. A lot. Drool ensued. This was the pile that had more than one skein of a yarn that might help someone out there in stash enhancement world with just those few extra skeins to complete a project when they came up short. It happens and who was I to deny someone those skeins. Also destashing should offer some small financial reward. It’s a big thing to do.
This pile, was not the super stack, but the quality of the yarn….Yikes. At least three of the skeins were considered for bringing to bed with me.
Hand Maiden 8 ply Camel (2 skeins)
Indigo Moon Fingering Weight Merino (2 skeins, totally MY colours)
Honey Lane Farms from San Juan Island ( 1 skein from a little alpaca named Kaska
Habu—glorious Habu—the silk and stainless steel and a few other bits…if it is poop from Habu I want it!
Hand Maiden – (partial skeins of incredible colours of sea cell)
The strangest part of this was being thanked for taking the wool. It was tantamount to my stealing someone’s wallet and then having them add me to their Christmas card list.
I love the peculiarity of knitters…Yes, I’m including myself.
It’s made completely from recycled materials and the heart is just velvety. I’ve done so much cleaning and editing that I actually have the perfect place for it.
