walking around

not only in the forest primeval but also in cyberia.
interesting finds:

•  for those worried and sick of fb. the meat is right after origins.
• another stitching wiz  who makes stitching illustrations.
• speaking of illustrations a portal where one can sell those and graphic design goods.
• and another wiz this one a  washi maker.
• a peculiar weaving machine, for those who thought jacqs were it :)

and the photo's mine, just mine and i hold the rights, lefts and centers if you get my drift ^_^

neki desu
 

chicken

the raddle i have is too shallow for  my silk yarns and consequently these get caught and twisted-if lucky- and do not advance during beaming. they can also, in the worst scenario, break. its also an issue with the way the teeth were designed , they are not straight at the top. no problems with thicker yarns or wool. actually it worked very well while warping my other loom with wool yarns.

 therefore back to front to back warping.( awkward sentence or what??) taking it super slow because i don't want to hurt my cervicals again. if it takes me two weeks, so be it.

the warp is aizome and kakishibuzome  doupioni silk in various  color values.

 lately notice the photos with lens flare? playing with a ps action !

neki desu

my friend the farmer

i have a farmer friend who supplies produce to the organic supermarket where i shop.

he's the gentlest, kindest soul i've ever met and as if he needed more attributes to make him lovable he looks like old macdonald .the one i grew up with, not the modern unattractive version.

some weeks ago i ran into him at the super and he asked me if i'd have any use for cherry branches because he was pruning the trees soon.

i forgot to mention that he supplies me with vegetable dyeing matter as well as incredibly delicious fruits and vegs. his are the walnut hulls, persimmons and carrot tops that i've used.

i jumped at the opportunity of trying cherry branches because i had seen the colors sensei got so we agreed on size twig to be easy on both of us.

last thursday i was handed the cherry twig pack that he had left for me at the super. in one of life's unpredictable connections when i got home from shopping, the latest selvedge issue was waiting in the mailbox. and oh serendipity, it included cherry bark dyeing!

the bad news is that i have to peel the twigs because only the bark is used for dyeing. SIGH! in for another never ending saga.

as the saying goes: beggars can't be choosers.

neki desu