ingenuity is

                                                               

when you are at the limit within your studio space and cannot fit anything else. every tool needs to perform 2 or maybe 3 functions besides  its proprietary one.

the knitting machine garter bar serves as a warping paddle because with some tape the slot- hole principle holds true. the old wonky warping frame that romantic me has kept as it was built by husband-san before he bailed out from being a handy man , works with some eye screws and a reed as a tension unit. the nice warping board  also serves to keep skeins from untangling.

now i have to go to the other side and see how i am going to fit the other knitting machine, if it ever gets here.

2 days ago i met  thelma smith from planet textile threads who was in barcelona and got talking about how dense she felt the city. we are close to 1.5 million souls plus dogs, baby prams and shopping caddies in 90sq. kilometers, just comparable to the density of calcutta. 

my studio is worse than that.

neki desu
 

structure

few things beat a good workbook and the above are as good as gold. they seem custom made,or as newspeak has it- bespoke, because i learn by doing.

the exercises are well designed ,work by layering in progression  and are interactive.one is required to look at the machine and write down things and refer to the machine manual and copy information.

 after having finished two chapters i am delighted.

i bought them because i felt the need to get some structure before the non arriving machine gets here. ribbers are new to me, but seeing  the delay i'll have time to master them.

hard to believe that i ordered the books on nov 2 and were here on the 8th having flown over the atlantic ocean and done some land travel as well. the %$**& machine is just doing land travel within the  european continent and still NADA.

neki desu
 

which way?

vertical or horizontal?
have you ever tried stitching french knots to relieve stress? it works!
today i have to go to the post office and see what's happening with the knitting machine. it left belgium on the 4th and  although already here i still don't have it. pan european panic: france, belgium and spain. france being a very kind french lady who has been the liaison between the belgian lady and i.
 armed with the tracking number to the post office and let's see how it goes.




neki desu