Tuesday, July 19, 2011
modestly helping the u.s. economy
these are my tally-buys: 4 oz crepe cotton, stamp ink pads, thread, metallic yarn. what's inside the bags was free, windfall lichens that will make a dye pot.
not in the photo: natural indigo both pre reduced and powdered, a pair of shorts and three seed packets which already have been planted.
fingers crossed because if they sprout i'll have long coriander(eringyum foetidum L) and sweet bonnet peper ( capsicum chinense) which means rice and beans, yellow rice, pigeon pea rice, stews....yum yum!
neki desu
Monday, July 18, 2011
flip flop nation
back.
hadn't been to the states in 11 years and the changes are noticeable. for one people in general are much more aware that they share the planet with other people. also there is less reckless buying binges, perhaps due to the economy, but i think it goes deeper than that.
sizes have shrunk in cars as well as in items at the supermarket. an individual yoghurt doesn't feed a family anymore and a toothpaste tube stopped being a landing strip. air con is set at a comfortable temp, not a freeze to death one .
hadn't been to the states in 11 years and the changes are noticeable. for one people in general are much more aware that they share the planet with other people. also there is less reckless buying binges, perhaps due to the economy, but i think it goes deeper than that.
sizes have shrunk in cars as well as in items at the supermarket. an individual yoghurt doesn't feed a family anymore and a toothpaste tube stopped being a landing strip. air con is set at a comfortable temp, not a freeze to death one .
on the not so positive side i noticed a general tendency towards the unkempt and dishevelled. people walk around with mismatched wrinkled clothes and flip flops. little care is spent in personal grooming. and this is across the board, not only in the younger set, everywhere whether it be a mall, the airport or a restaurant.
i'm not saying that one has to be "in gowns", one can wear jeans, a nice shirt with a belt and look smart. but an occasional comb through the hair, a hair or beard trim, some color coordination is not going to hurt.
i have gained a new understanding of the style blogs i frequent. they are rebels going against the grain!
is it just because it was in florida?? i wonder what has happened.
neki desu
Monday, June 13, 2011
yards and yards
seems like occupational therapy, which is more or less what it is. have gathered less than a third of the total and it it not tight yet, just gathered.the color is nice and soft, but thinking that after tightening i'll dunk it again in brazilwood to pump it a bit before painting mordants to shift the color. problem is ( remember when there were problems and not issues?) that i'm traveling to the states due to family issues(irony intended) and won't be around to check the pot.even sun dyeing needs to be watched.
posting will be irregular during this week as i'm rushing to get things done before leaving. it will hopefully be resumed from my sister's provided there are textile news.
neki desu
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