discreetly tooting my horn

would not like to fall into the current self aggrandizing vogue.just want to share this with ya'll.it's a by invitation only exhibit so i am thrilled beyond imagination.
for the whole list of participants go here

and scroll down the page. neki desu
 

he's back

thank goodness. not your usual bowie, this one's very melancholic.
take a walk in berlin and enjoy your weekend





neki desu

and now the warps

most of the colors yielded from the cherry bark came out satisfactorily, except for noºs 1 and 5 that are rather wimpy.this may be due to the weakness of the bath or the yarn or both. 

nº1 is a heavy cordlike silk which always dyes lighter than the rest. considering overdyeing with brazilwood to get a light salmon.

skein nº 2 is organzine silk alum mordanted and dyed, skein nº3 is also organzine alum, but with an iron modifier and so is nº 4. the silk ,however, is doupioni and i've noticed  the colors are brighter and more saturated without scouring. this one was scoured. nº 5 is the other wimp, but this one is shantung silk from george weil and i'm leaving it as is because it will make nice random stripes.

thus all the warp is already dyed.the project is going to be yardage for a skirt, still contemplating wefts whether charcoal grey merino or black merino. i have time though as i am just beginning the ai kakishibu warp.finally!!

it's going to be another crepe, they are very wearable and i don't run the risk of getting tired of the piece.no zara  fashion here folks!

reading  the songlines by bruce chatwin.
few books have widened my horizons more except perhaps  shadows of forgotten ancestors by carl sagan.


neki desu