getting ready

for this awesome 4 day weekend. nothing like catholic countries and their 1,000 virgins and 2,000 saints.

to make this textile related the tablecloth is marimekko  hulivili pattern by kristina isola, 1994.

how do i know that? marimekko prints the information on their selvedges.

ristina, by the way is  the daughter  of maija isola the famous textile designer.

and of selvedges now, rant ahead. i'm having a hard time renewing my subscription to the mag. their pay system is to say the least  is not very people friendly and the e-mails sent to them  are not answered.sigh! 

ps. around 150 threads and i'm done threading. 

today, believe it or not i'm devoting the whole day to setting up the hanging and preparing for shipping plan A. i will disclose as soon as i ship it, don't want to test the devil.

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judeo christian moral

duty

   

 plan a: designing and making set up          finishing threading

 versus

  

         nettle pages waiting to be stitched                         machine knitting wants

fun, and  pleasure.

always thought that after retiring i could do whatever i wanted because i was free of constraining duties.live and learn.
and christmas is 3 weeks away.....
ps: the weekend food drive for the foodbank in barcelona yielded 1400 tons.

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linguistics 101

have a good weekend !
ps. 1/3 of the warp already threaded:)


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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 ^_^

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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 !

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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.

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visual poetry

  
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Projections from Obscura Digital on Vimeo.

have a great weekend!

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