I'm getting better at finishing up projects and not putting them aside when I start something new. I did finish up this travel sewing pillow that has a place for all the tools and the project I'm working on.
click on the images for close-ups...
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| the front and back of the travel sewing pillow |
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| the silk ribbons on the left hold thread cards and the wool stitched onto the pocket holds pins and needles. there is a little scissors case within the pocket and it's big enough to hold a small project. |
Here are the results of the dyeing I talked about last time on the linen/silk cloth.
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| rose leaves, lots of frozen flowers, turmeric, steel wool bits over a copper pipe |
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| the yellow from the turmeric is quite strong in spots |
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| if you click on the image, you can see the beautiful weave of the cloth |
...and I managed to do another bundle this week...
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| rose leaves, eucalyptus leaves, curry, turmeric, copper pipe and wire, steel wool |
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| in a eucalyptus bath |
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| results on habotai silk |
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I've also started a sweet potato to put in a hanging basket. It took this one a long time to get started but it already has some leaves since I took this picture.
Update on the Downton Abbey coat...the left side is finished on schedule, however, I realized that I did something wrong when knitting the right side, so I have to undo some of it to make it right...not a whole lot, so it shouldn't take long and then I can start on the sleeves.
The weather has been beautiful this week....very cool mornings and afternoons in the 70s...my kind of weather.
Have a great weekend.
