omamori

おまもり　talisman sold at temples to guard off evil spirits or protect you from illness or other misfortunes. they are also very popular souvenirs for those at home. 

can you see where i'm going?　

neki desu 

 

the ever mathophobe ⋋_⋌

numbers hold no interest for me, actually i see numbers and instantly phase out.don't even take the time to memorize  a sequence  bcse i've always thought that i needed that mental space for other stuff.

however after being seduced by an article on the latest complex weavers journal i've been putting my ganbaru club💪 efforts into that area.

to visualize how 3 layers work i warped in 3 distinct colors and it stopped being numbers. enter color, totally understandable.

after weaving the 3 permutations she suggested i went back to paul o'connor's seminal book on double weave to try out his 6 shaft  multi layer weave. what i found is that the threading suggested by melanie olde in her article is much easier to control and weave. more readable as well. 

however i had to substitute o'connor's blocks and  tie ups for olde's.i won't say that this was effortless,  colors were a great aid for me and my phobia.

look at those pretty little layers.

this is block B on top A in the middle and C at the bottom. and getting ready for CAB .permutations, make way.

neki desu 

 

the benibana chronicles II

enjoying the chemistry of benibana. getting more red color but still have to polish the procedure.

cheating a bit with the light but  it is a pinkish red or reddish pink, 

waiting for better weather so i can go to the brook and do a good rinsing for another batch.where did july go?

neki desu