tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20439473986928484062024-02-07T07:17:54.026-05:00Homesteadweaver - Looms with a Viewchrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-87469271390489632852012-06-29T18:47:00.000-04:002012-06-29T20:43:57.606-04:00Not too hot to weave ...<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arletta making rag placemats</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">With the Studio and Garden Tour 2012 now behind us and a hot, dry summer
settling in, things are getting back to normal at the weaving studio. This
week, Chris has three women from Illinois who are spending four days taking
weaving lessons and producing their own treasures.
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Myrna making huck placemats.</td></tr>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">The gardens were affected by the drought and nighttime visits from our deer
friends. Chris notes that the weather must make it tough on the deer, too, so
we're cutting them a little slack and a day lily snack or two. <br /><br />Temps around
here have hit 107, and it's been weeks since we've had significant rainfall.
Fourth of July fireworks locally have been postponed until Labor Day. We are managing to keep the veggie garden going with water from the green tank in the middle of the picture below. The tank fills from the gutters and downspout at the back of the studio (when it rains) and from the pond on our property when it doesn't.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We met some interesting folks on the tour, with the first visitors being
from Edinburgh. Scotland, that is, not Indiana, and lots of folks from
Indianapolis, Columbus, Ohio and Louisville, Ky. Visitors trying their hands at
weaving produced two "community rugs" which will be given to local charities as
fundraisers. We raised about $80 from the sale of Chris' mug rugs to be donated
to the Brown County Art Scholarship fund. And some funds were raised by selling
peace flags which we created on the tour last year. We are suggesting a donation of $10, all of which goes to the
local Habitat for Humanity. (We can ship them for $15, and it's an ongoing
project until all the flags have found new homes.) </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;">Peace Flags for your garden - visitors to the studio tour wrote messages<br> on the fabric which was then woven into flags.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Consider the Lillies of the Field" by Douglas Runyan</td></tr>
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clothing to be listed on the Indiana Artisan's new virtual marketplace website. More on
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classes as weather permits. Visitors are always welcome.<br />Bob (and Chris)</span></div>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com36285 Hamilton Creek Rd, Hoosier National Forest, Columbus, IN 47201, USA39.1014088 -86.131554638.904257300000005 -86.4474116 39.2985603 -85.815697600000007tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-65424313288080394182012-06-21T00:06:00.000-04:002012-06-21T09:11:17.266-04:00Big doin's at the weaving studioWith just two days left before the 14th annual Brown County Studio and Garden
Tour, last-minute preparations are under way. This year's tour features nine
working studios and 23 artists. Again this year we will have Doug Runyan of the
Fort Wayne area as a guest artist. Doug will be demonstrating pastels and
promises to have a sale bin of his artwork.
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Chris' inventory for the sale is probably at its best ever. Last week she
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Some of Chris' newest creations, including wall hangings which were on
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the flower gardens less colorful than usual, but we're hoping the zinnias poke
their bright multicolored heads out in time to greet visitors. Tomatoes are just
beginning to set on the 60-plus plants protected by fences behind the studio,
and a couple of the new crops include Margherita tomatoes, Russian kale and Swiss chard. (We're
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Our studio special for this year's tour will feature 10 percent off on all sales over $100, a mist
fan for those who want to cool off, the return of cotton plants to the Weaver's Garden, a sale basket
to benefit Habitat for Humanity, and the usual demonstrations, good music and
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The tour runs 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Get
a map at the Brown County Visitor's Center, many local businesses and any of the
nine tour sites. Or visit <a href="http://browncountystudiotour.com/">browncountystudiotour.com</a> for more
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Bob (and Chris)</div>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-7181243670835932552011-07-31T23:23:00.002-04:002011-07-31T23:36:20.644-04:00So nice to be able to help ...So, I had an email from a woman in Michigan last month with an unusual story. She had a friend who was going to move last fall and had a yard sale where she sold a Cranbrook loom. When she finished packing, she found that she had a couple of pieces left (specifically the cloth beam and the stand for a warping mill). She posted it on C****'s list but didn't get any response so she moved and left her friend, Sandra, with the pieces and the mission to find the rightful owners.<div><br /></div><div>Sandra did her best, but to no avail, and finally wrote me with the story. I composed the following message and posted it on my <a href="http://www.homesteadweaver.com/usedequipment.htm">used equipment page</a>, not expecting too much, because that would be a slim chance for them to read it:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Missing loom parts? Did you buy a Bexell Cranbrook loom, model J-45-7912-573 from a woman named Jane in Michigan last September? If so, you might be missing a couple pieces of the equipment which Jane found when she moved. The pieces are a cloth beam and a stand for a warping reel. If you are the original buyer of this loom, you can contact s******@**** and make arrangements to pick them up in Troy, MI, or pay for shipping. 6-27</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Yesterday I received an email from Sandra with the following good news:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0); font-family: 'trebuchet ms'; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Your Classified Ad worked like a charm.</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >I just turned over my orphan loom parts to the current owners of the Cranbrook Weaving Loom Model J-45-7912-573 who found the information on your website's Used Equipment Ads just last night.</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >The current owners got the loom off e-Bay last September from the people who bought it from the Moving Sale.</span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >Thank you again for your help in finding the owners; it was a long shot that paid off.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" >It just made my day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-64061528918389380802011-07-21T09:26:00.003-04:002011-07-21T18:30:00.849-04:00<div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKljr3UzYFBU6Dqu_E_2PImaoMpHTWbmD2P693znURICLybC3eRvYO00hf8Sajcwt-coxkYLbdqZRh9eq9-etAVXofd2NzUo5f3GQw_0lYRtyqH8OMK5UFd7thDnvgU8gdtHF0A76aokN/s1600/blog720c.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKljr3UzYFBU6Dqu_E_2PImaoMpHTWbmD2P693znURICLybC3eRvYO00hf8Sajcwt-coxkYLbdqZRh9eq9-etAVXofd2NzUo5f3GQw_0lYRtyqH8OMK5UFd7thDnvgU8gdtHF0A76aokN/s320/blog720c.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631791245297656082" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px; " /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; ">With temperatures hovering above 90 degrees and the humidity feeling about the same, Chris has decided it's a good time to clean out the studio's back storeroom.</span><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "><div></div><div>All sorts of lost treasures have been found in this process, and, feeling a little overwhelmed, she has decided to part with some of these goodies, many of which she stuck away long ago for future use. Among the items she'll be listing for sale on <a href="http://www.homesteadweaver.com/usedequipment.htm">homesteadweaver.com/usedequipment.htm</a> in the next few days are:<span class="Apple-style-span"></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; ">2 lamm sets from a Baby Wolf loom. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; ">Not sure where these came from, but they appear to be functional. $25 each/$50 for the pair.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x7B-CBq4WDe2byvuG_RMNoyKAzHkg7SOB7JKrrMIfccJ1UrN8OEeHfBGEVef5AHZ00Acv79bLeTKka-DSLOHdEakZMH06HSi6sLxgf4d6SD5qo20XMdvtoTtvrnykwrMfkDGYVfk9r-U/s320/destash1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631531652807086626" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 96px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; ">a homemade tension box with one reed, $25:</span></span></div><div><div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; " ><br /></span></div><div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9ZOpa_P5XItrNo7KIkLnF8MliGuiQ70tkX9l6Ife7aIwPzX6tBYm0pS1kBtcOX59DnfatnujrScpPhghnJuxeaWVQ8I_sMjjNJGyq9XY7ihLmwfEw-qeypDVquIr1soSJDURbcHYmiwj/s320/destash5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631531682802524194" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px; " /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "></div></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; ">a funny little knitting board for making bags, $5 wit</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; ">h current project.</span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify; "><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ></span></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "></div><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1uOiT7l0ABbafQxDTDA7TkEsfcgT0gmC4oxgk5cdrDMF2ZGPGRVzRnFsLpnNpDgR1hWzX69im2QbaoCp4RHh-A8kPPOKHgY6VAVUl4DLuetg0pflIGYy4ZWSSNjK-81XEp5GYy2vAnhc/s320/destash4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631531677116538466" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 296px; " />A specially made device we think is used to increase tension during sectional warping:<br />Oak wood with aluminum pegs, $15.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0TupgCPfgfGyOvl2rnQDBvw8rie1RwpcLU-YPJUquAn5F77xWut3q0b9Y_QMFs9w7xZTdJR8Um7BmErG9sF133iBMNvfAUro4oCxNJDeTC5x1HFpTQ1vPfVQ75LfhBXVE01vrJtw4gEH2/s320/destash3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631531667916324786" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px; " /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; ">Leclerc tension box, with instructions, almost new condition, $125.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2qELqhhuDbtL4C-wjZtbjz12GQ5XDXKzJJDRf9DLb2uOizbPoJgRFppRvCHiqfnoqz5l6STjG2iDGNKlQ6cNVjdOR40GcvlnmGKxliHxvwP5HvCY7jEeW_SZXpvY2dcMg9rTYbCy1pjv/s320/destash2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631531649296276066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px; " /></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "><div></div><div>Meanwhile, the Indiana summer goes on, with the sunflowers which survived deer snacktime opening up to soak in some of the rays, and a hibiscus we had all but forgotten about bursting into bloom.<span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></div><div></div><div>On the looms are<span class="Apple-style-span"> rugs, loopy mohair for shawls, mixed cotton/rayon in cool blues and purples for clothing, and a jeweltone scarf warp.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div>On the CD player is an obscure little classic album by Terence Martin called “Even Trade” and a new release called “Wilderness Songs and Badman Ballads” from Tim Grimm, an excellent singer-songwriter who lives in Columbus, Ind.</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>The thought of the moment is from poet William Carlos Williams:</div><div>"So much depends</div><div> upon</div><div>a red wheel</div><div> barrow</div><div>glazed with rain</div><div> water</div><div>beside the white </div><div>chickens."</div></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Calibri; "><br /></span></div>Ah well, back to the storeroom and a favorite loom. Oh, yeah, if you're interested in any of this equipment before it goes up on the used equipment page, leave a comment ... or leave a comment anyway just to say hi!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "></div></span></div></div></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "></div></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></div><div><div style="font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: Calibri; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; "></div></div></div></div>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-84257193053273728692011-07-04T16:56:00.009-04:002011-07-04T19:54:30.573-04:00After the tour<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We're recovering from the 2011 Studio and Garden Tour, which was last weekend, and we enjoyed visiting with about 200 people who came to the studio over the three-day event and during the week since then. The numbers were down from previous years, but we had some nice conversations and met some good folks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM2U01rIPrUQt8YjmS8TFs5tJWbzd80lgvj54A4FAtmjsJ-GTNXFuc3OzqjkDcS83u3pAgKQDYA2U2UDCCe0RZUCSiAf2Kyhoh3naPdA9FzboiFf05Q5r7lWUREz5GIvR2bnagVnBLPJFr/s1600/studiotour11p.jpg"></a><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeCi9o7xauQLpWveYTPmEdSHJgK8XLxPdN2gYdv48wgsKgs0mcwd-vn1n_iwsQflNXsuVs8iZDvLVREYSceIf2VjgLHWlRR_Ofwv3nkONLKiNyVGSSh5iAM6S2gLMSHLLZhSS61jOzpnk8/s400/studiotour11m.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 269px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625613795211066098" /></div> <div>Some of the visitors came all the way from Fort Wayne to catch a live painting demonstration by Douglas Runyan, who lives in that area but was a guest artist at Homestead Weaving Studio this year. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIeckRhcFb__upsJ1kdyTIfZp1Ev2x6dCMh-i6FtMFgm54iUzFX0F_YgUmr2CTJQXAwUSKbbrm5qryonecjHb1v8_k7h5Inlod6gKzihdNm7Wq2pCuHgmhWq_H3EudZTkcEnydxVFBAI-e/s400/dougrunyan2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 388px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625609326440839170" /><div>Doug specializes in pastels and oils, and we're fortunate to have a nice sampling of his paintings on display and sale at the studio through October.</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCT83ekinBpgYYM5Uajr09UlgffP0qvNRsF8S2cevS7vOHBjQPfMj4LU4M-SuAcxzSZGdsA6J2vX2KUrgEh7Sq-NVQZzgd5rTwrRDLyhdKdJId4CiHIZ_3z4h3C8528A2zp101iydCgJ8Y/s400/homesteadgallery.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625613786806617362" /><div>We are hoping we can convince him to come back during the fall tour for a weekend pastel workshop. He finished a couple of landscapes while demonstrating during the tour.</div><div> </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDjKwBY5H4NkMenzjooyFC5XlocbMboiaIm7ldVvsrpfo4r4ukozEcVUwdEqOo_2AZOfr6P1Q0ZqrZKCuv3jBPT7tEKdEfAwlPt_jx51t-gb4-KGx29zktuH8E89QNcIPl-lhFE548YKAk/s400/dougrunyan1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 377px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625609305937985250" /><div>Fiber artist Marla Dawson also had a guest artist spot at the studio for the second year</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUE7zvquoaabzkX66mMqtRi0JulF4d16uWAlXh6-qO9td3RSuE8wCsVzg2E_PbCCzg-n0lOPta4Il0H9GlxZz_k-KZohwXbfCCy2laNpgFAk8WBBC5DlCX0Qyg3D2zuQI7TQb09FtnPFx/s400/marla624a.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 249px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625609320338982898" /><div>and provided weaving demonstrations throughout the weekend. Marla is a superb weaver, knitter and teacher.<br /><br />Among the tour guests were a half dozen who arrived in a pair of snazzy Model A Fords. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQVtVLEEYo96zqoA3E1FBM_Ppd_5lBE6UyU40nuoaara_FCwiI8QlZt11ie1DUkNFiqbgLo9F_WoXwOwbMPTL0tfYP9onYaexrJX4UwkFDpJS1_DAbTusbXLNI1PJhyphenhyphenHMRm93MkoYDZuE/s400/oldcarstour11.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 200px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625609338209987906" /><div>We spent much of the time weaving "peace flags," a variation of Tibetan prayer flags. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcV9s3yJ229AOyBQ89a0AVtuhsB3OEZ5w5OtQW9jupjrelxMifbyvlSYNv0eD34hLoCAkoTe4bDxFkd-c018Q3y_uFqHdXMPxKZPtgdelO7fkdobG50jRo80DCsMj5Tov_MLKfC2tbheO0/s400/studiotour11p.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625635346260535570" /> Visitors wrote their thoughts and prayers on strips of fabric which were then woven into a small flag. Here's a sample of those.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5flgb5nAK6W53hOvgHxl9km2ILe4ZuSmWVfC44cGaW0gm7o7bN8Dt7Np4ECfVKFVG5Xs7TRK-_BfokVgnEHdK3iEwNgAbLTOrG_YrKimzL01PkCEtSNCWhXDy23odfvvGQBmzL1l3EQ9X/s400/studiotour11r.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625635341995843938" /> The gardens were in bloom</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRe6jTWXjHEtDPeIyyF_ob0kMFLUnrNeq0vR61ksIHeslN-7DtyD-MBgI_dht9IPJQx2dDfTMRMP29SZj3Y7zj_mOjKKcWd50SIh3J1FQtUa8xLYeEhMCIcCGwaqs1o1tLq5Htg8zoO7Yp/s400/studiotour11q.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625634231350895298" /><div>with a special attraction being this stand of hollyhocks which graces the side of our house.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Icm9443Dvpe3FNkTrZwfCojgg9PMHMbuzNVc7e2Pr_s1PXI1WZ3kjzGBpPuPVBepX5nnPPxiPTzhiuECC2iqLkMePKpxDIChGwupyyzgf6npBp30lKysMrJtE3PkoUkOGUaD2We9Fuds/s400/studiotour11s.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 248px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625641758844732850" />With the studio tour completed, we're able to take things a little easier until the fall tour comes around. But in the meantime, we're thinking about our next show, which is Chautauqua of the Arts in Madison, Ind., in September. If you've never been there, give it some thought. Madison is a quaint little town on the Ohio River, and each year hundreds of artists and food vendors set up shop along the streets. It's a pleasant vibe, and a good way to spend a weekend. The town itself is dotted with historic buildings and artsy little shops, so there's something for everyone.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div>On the looms at this point are placemats and runners, rugs and clothing. We're about half done with a big six-foot wide rug being woven on the two-person loom, a shaggy black and white piece with accents of brown. It will end up being about 6' x 10' long.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizRCYA3uMLnrwlPasTAZK-E1afscBmyaZNd4wiXatX8I2d9JYX0n1aDfMtXRph4yeva12kkY9dYTBet13KJp3QPWbPZRNidE-ApZTwPhKp1WjKUD3qGTY4myvQPZPgj0_fBxvc9PH8kP6Y/s320/chrisstephbigloom.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 269px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625645891451918450" /></div><div>Chris is about to finish up special orders from the tour (hopefully by the end of the week).</div> <div><br /></div> <div>The newest addition to our family of looms is a 50-year-old Norwood 22-inch four-harness loom, made of cherry wood in Baldwin, Mich. Does anybody know when Norwood moved from Baldwin to Fremont, Mich.? This would help us date the loom with a little more precision. It was purchased from a weaving friend in Nashville, Ind., but the loom saw a former life at the University of Wisconsin's weaving classrooms. This becomes Loom No. 24 for Chris, with about half of them in use for current projects.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div>Speaking of cherry Norwood looms, our daughter Erin, a child psychologist living in Minneapolis, has decided to give up her four-harness workshop loom, a great little loom with artistic lines and great portability. It's listed for sale on our used equipment page on</div><div> <a href="http://www.homesteadweaver.com/usedequipment.htm">homesteadweaver.com</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>Check it out: You can't buy these anymore, and there are few available in this nice condition.</div><div><br /></div><div>Chris has also been busy handing out free advice to new loom owners who like the idea of weaving and buy a loom but don't have much of an idea how to do it. She calls it the Weaving Crisis Hotline, and it's open on an as-needed basis. It goes hand-in-hand with her used equipment page, where individuals wanting to sell a loom can list it free of charge and make a donation when it sells.</div> <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div>Stay tuned, and remember that we wouldn't have naught to wear if it wasn't for the work of the weavers. Or something like that.</div></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q1taBINzmj6P3ip1aGG3YQgU01trtRre0H6nibhyXdeR1PAMnibRK8LlogBPY4OoVBsJZ2Lxmhuov-cOMMerCyxk2CxqH79JY0V8SjtvhwbdXKp92keRu94nWX6snQ2d28_zUNslaWi4/s1600/studiotour11n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Q1taBINzmj6P3ip1aGG3YQgU01trtRre0H6nibhyXdeR1PAMnibRK8LlogBPY4OoVBsJZ2Lxmhuov-cOMMerCyxk2CxqH79JY0V8SjtvhwbdXKp92keRu94nWX6snQ2d28_zUNslaWi4/s400/studiotour11n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625613801738015282" /></a>People visiting at the studio during the tour ...<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzJXw-UPnFXhArwZgRfwe1sFg-37VARdxjVg8fHjdxcGLRSOcD6TO0WfmUcthzEhEZapihJdKrlOfNcpe510M8Nq8K-lH_omtKS46ELTRTBoexUAtN2shyphenhyphenwDix6lD6F-55UodckPyLF5A/s1600/chrisloom11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibzJXw-UPnFXhArwZgRfwe1sFg-37VARdxjVg8fHjdxcGLRSOcD6TO0WfmUcthzEhEZapihJdKrlOfNcpe510M8Nq8K-lH_omtKS46ELTRTBoexUAtN2shyphenhyphenwDix6lD6F-55UodckPyLF5A/s400/chrisloom11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625609295817111026" /></a></div>A common sight ... Chris weaving and talking~!chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-55540845310703822972011-06-22T13:10:00.014-04:002011-06-22T19:18:17.064-04:00Too busy to blog?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5h_bfk4RgyQVEGLsz5vwT2h_6Q2Vi5g60Xg4YLR3ravcOVzUk4djMfd9S41y4Jy4urkpbQlnOeXr3bDetHfDuyj83eENgGpLtDhNVYK1pRfizGbhWcaH1JGa0yqpWlsdWkAgvPwInrGT/s1600/weaversgarden6-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5h_bfk4RgyQVEGLsz5vwT2h_6Q2Vi5g60Xg4YLR3ravcOVzUk4djMfd9S41y4Jy4urkpbQlnOeXr3bDetHfDuyj83eENgGpLtDhNVYK1pRfizGbhWcaH1JGa0yqpWlsdWkAgvPwInrGT/s400/weaversgarden6-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621173454761435874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">It's been months, faithful followers, and we apologize. Did I say "we"? Yes!<br /><br />I (Chris) now have a RETIRED husband and he has jumped in to help with the studio. I'm thrilled. He's also agreed (since he was a newspaper editor in his pre-retirement life) to help with this blog so you'll be hearing from the Homesteadweavers more often.<br /><br />We're almost ready for the 13th annual Brown County Studio and Garden tour, which we'll be a part of for the 11th straight year. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-obgqykJdItDfx7SV8-mY64yaBalWhk4DEP7f_9b1URjS_TKT2XhhD-lhEABY5EvaZlTXkthNHyfKeCHH8FdEFT_9CNx7BrAozge8aat1QPmRt7RRCFIk1UZQfiaERgBJqAJvTbMn4kU/s1600/marigoldbag.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr-obgqykJdItDfx7SV8-mY64yaBalWhk4DEP7f_9b1URjS_TKT2XhhD-lhEABY5EvaZlTXkthNHyfKeCHH8FdEFT_9CNx7BrAozge8aat1QPmRt7RRCFIk1UZQfiaERgBJqAJvTbMn4kU/s400/marigoldbag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621170012632919122" border="0" /></a> <div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The forecast is calling for cool afternoons and only a small chance of rain (YEAH!) for the tour which goes from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m_LJQHQw1fkJdfQ71soWm2Za9p9fzb8CZt0LHBX2FqaFDq2CjrBOn5j2hg-1daVgGq1qQvBKIjWQFek4V_NZL2vrcMKUMWIRhbGIHkcqxHQWLiurWoyz58q1IFPgGTWkUwkbI1mzAM1h/s1600/studioracks6-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3m_LJQHQw1fkJdfQ71soWm2Za9p9fzb8CZt0LHBX2FqaFDq2CjrBOn5j2hg-1daVgGq1qQvBKIjWQFek4V_NZL2vrcMKUMWIRhbGIHkcqxHQWLiurWoyz58q1IFPgGTWkUwkbI1mzAM1h/s400/studioracks6-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621171635582564994" border="0" /></a><div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We'll have a full selection of rugs, placemats, clothing and all things woven, including the Mobius shawl, named after the famous Mobius curve, which is a two-dimensional plane with a twist in it, meaning it has no beginning, no end, no inside and no outside. The shawls are finely woven pieces made of carefully selected cotton, rayon, bamboo, silk, and polyester yarns. Stealing a line from The Who, this year we're encouraging people to "touch them, feel them" and enjoy them.<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO6LibxU5DUsY8jt4NUP3jC6rmy5AHG_L9lQj6PFKaJuyEpsrTkkt8UD46avYZGkXdt6mqbkiMHaoag61DBubWMBXYoW8IJWPV9q-o6AxD8MoEnwMURfP5GnjYI4nZoxQsfDbc-At3sYP/s1600/mobiusshawls6-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 275px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMO6LibxU5DUsY8jt4NUP3jC6rmy5AHG_L9lQj6PFKaJuyEpsrTkkt8UD46avYZGkXdt6mqbkiMHaoag61DBubWMBXYoW8IJWPV9q-o6AxD8MoEnwMURfP5GnjYI4nZoxQsfDbc-At3sYP/s400/mobiusshawls6-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621172689343671442" border="0" /></a><div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We'll have two guest artists again this year: Painter Doug Runyan from the Fort Wayne area, who will be demonstrating his plein aire style during the tour, and weaver Marla Dawson from Ellettsville, who specializes in clothing items, including hats, scarves and gloves. Doug, who recently had work accepted into the prestigious IHA show, has an impressive assortment of his paintings on display, while Marla will have a full contingent of her work available.</span></div> <div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We'll be demonstrating weaving for anyone who's interested, and we're making peace flags, our own version of Tibetan prayer flags, as a special feature this year. These are weavings with messages. All who are interested can write their thoughts on a strip of cloth and weave it into the flag. We hope this is a meaningful work of positive energy to wave in the peaceful breezes of Brown County.</span><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8rYtz5-oe0h1wNV_RXBZOtP5XORjgqqgcOJKnlQyNGPDI0j6VZAeXbFoo4Yn-G3uCOyKNGRNAiTN4lFhkxjldGs2gzuPD73obIdL4JCVV4EuWN5mXxXL4Pav9Fzv-dMg6csthGM2kC8d/s1600/peaceflags311.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM8rYtz5-oe0h1wNV_RXBZOtP5XORjgqqgcOJKnlQyNGPDI0j6VZAeXbFoo4Yn-G3uCOyKNGRNAiTN4lFhkxjldGs2gzuPD73obIdL4JCVV4EuWN5mXxXL4Pav9Fzv-dMg6csthGM2kC8d/s400/peaceflags311.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621180355784316066" border="0" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;">As usual, we'll have the "community rug" set up on a loom where all who are interested can take a shot or two at weaving. When completed, the rug will be donated to a charitable cause and auctioned off, with all proceeds going to the charity. In the past, the rugs have been given to auctions for Habitat for Humanity, UMC missions, and the annual soup bowl benefit, which funds Brown County's "Mother's Cupboard" soup kitchen for those who otherwise would not have nutritious meals on a daily basis. Most years we end up with two or three rugs to donate.<br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFVxI_Od98AhmBrVZfvtu_Fzrn-7gBHRsVt_IU0ZKs0TCqqav1LEydxy_tAi-9x7-Uimm_hD1FfYrc8ftbAg66YTFMQBHcdtXylgTBU9mps4ICZ1wik2Vuv5iVb_0MVHGrL2uhIc2d2ja/s1600/communityrug2010.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiFVxI_Od98AhmBrVZfvtu_Fzrn-7gBHRsVt_IU0ZKs0TCqqav1LEydxy_tAi-9x7-Uimm_hD1FfYrc8ftbAg66YTFMQBHcdtXylgTBU9mps4ICZ1wik2Vuv5iVb_0MVHGrL2uhIc2d2ja/s400/communityrug2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621185143049774162" border="0" /></a><div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">As usual, our gardens are in bloom, with red, orange and gold day lilies, multicolored zinnias and hostas, and a few surprises thrown in. Look for a new shade of zinnia in the front yard, </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXpP9A-zLhsCcYwVkmWA7uvtKBOf6V9KzPvaPKTj02TY8KV-DIdftoEh3mGo-mp9EkTjQHWToDB4V-2WClXLc-HprvbYvMNAGRDhTmzfwntCRv4nff0wkwRzXM_F_SNS_wS_-IZsG4u1k/s1600/limerosezin.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 353px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXpP9A-zLhsCcYwVkmWA7uvtKBOf6V9KzPvaPKTj02TY8KV-DIdftoEh3mGo-mp9EkTjQHWToDB4V-2WClXLc-HprvbYvMNAGRDhTmzfwntCRv4nff0wkwRzXM_F_SNS_wS_-IZsG4u1k/s400/limerosezin.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621173457334079922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">and some new additions to our plate garden, with the border collected from garage sales and thrift stores.<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilze6IxeUqrr-GnrMGa1hda9Vfhd-xXdWjcmZuRNMxhM6SC9rbZss8os7lyQlX4Auh_ZhkZU4_shffauH0iusYUHEUMUuc4Il-L_JdFupXxIjmuRL4mE4FPYPWKuDYL7wLGRvN4eV1cNAe/s1600/plategarden6-22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilze6IxeUqrr-GnrMGa1hda9Vfhd-xXdWjcmZuRNMxhM6SC9rbZss8os7lyQlX4Auh_ZhkZU4_shffauH0iusYUHEUMUuc4Il-L_JdFupXxIjmuRL4mE4FPYPWKuDYL7wLGRvN4eV1cNAe/s400/plategarden6-22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621167702615920290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">A whole wall of hollyhocks is attracting the </span>bees and butterflies ...<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXpP9A-zLhsCcYwVkmWA7uvtKBOf6V9KzPvaPKTj02TY8KV-DIdftoEh3mGo-mp9EkTjQHWToDB4V-2WClXLc-HprvbYvMNAGRDhTmzfwntCRv4nff0wkwRzXM_F_SNS_wS_-IZsG4u1k/s1600/limerosezin.jpg"></a><div style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_eVwuravK2ECQlKjgfLlwJTigDK_nIwZA9IcOzqP4YwEI-j2HrIiMcKAKIq9mxKSTZXIP7j6_xYGkT-qwle7vIFUTCZH8o_QxHbZRVNdvp_FsypY02m-yTs60-kchhYGSqnZYU6ylnbH/s1600/whitehollyhock.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 292px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy_eVwuravK2ECQlKjgfLlwJTigDK_nIwZA9IcOzqP4YwEI-j2HrIiMcKAKIq9mxKSTZXIP7j6_xYGkT-qwle7vIFUTCZH8o_QxHbZRVNdvp_FsypY02m-yTs60-kchhYGSqnZYU6ylnbH/s400/whitehollyhock.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621173468990642338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Free goodies include chocolate chip cookies, healthy turkey and ham wraps around lunchtime, iced tea, chips, trail mix, and as always, freeze pops for the young and young at heart. If the weatherman is wrong and it turns hot, we'll have the misting fan going to cool you off. And we're offering a 10 percent discount for cash purchases, plus a free mug rug for each $50 spent on rugs.</span></div> <div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;">We're one of 12 studios on the tour this year with 27 artists to meet. It's a free, self-guided tour and the drive is gorgeous this time of year through the gently rolling hills.</span></div> <div face="georgia"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;">We hope to see you out here sometime this weekend. Visit the <a href="http://www.browncountystudiotour.com/">website for the tour</a> and print off a map or pick up a brochure at one of the map pickup sites listed on the website. Don't be intimidated by our steep driveway. It seems to be a little easier to navigate this year than in some other years (<i>less gravel on it!</i>)<i>, </i>so just put your car in low gear and come on up.<br /><br />See ya here!<br /></span><br /></div>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-81890368271897195002011-02-08T18:02:00.004-05:002011-02-08T18:19:25.259-05:00Out from under the blankets!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_-tANoz7CRwr25Dj2pAodayxk0yQcrm2sxZQb0PnhpqV5eTGkyE-Vju22X5ogstxIw6Y-pggZ_R8rZITIdtEd_uIMOAIDM_ch5F_CDr4K7jJEtLxLH3WBPFMxxhyn_vsZ2zJ1ybGVfH-/s1600/stopglobalwarmingcow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 383px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY_-tANoz7CRwr25Dj2pAodayxk0yQcrm2sxZQb0PnhpqV5eTGkyE-Vju22X5ogstxIw6Y-pggZ_R8rZITIdtEd_uIMOAIDM_ch5F_CDr4K7jJEtLxLH3WBPFMxxhyn_vsZ2zJ1ybGVfH-/s400/stopglobalwarmingcow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571459830645841138" border="0" /></a><br />Are you sick of snow/ice/winter pictures yet???<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFRRt5Mi9FFQaN2KqrTfBzoZu8NrhqTO59B42-qHgYLS3BfIwHfxHOGfdVWifxRLacF7izCiWyED01qK9XcTC-J7VGQHsM79JJKPZh5g-MM488GMnfRg1-adjUwTYfS-s4AmBeEsPJpsm/s1600/astermoe.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFRRt5Mi9FFQaN2KqrTfBzoZu8NrhqTO59B42-qHgYLS3BfIwHfxHOGfdVWifxRLacF7izCiWyED01qK9XcTC-J7VGQHsM79JJKPZh5g-MM488GMnfRg1-adjUwTYfS-s4AmBeEsPJpsm/s400/astermoe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571459816539160818" border="0" /></a><br />The dreaded baby blanket warp is finished. The shawl above is my favorite piece off the warp.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH_tqEOeYYnuqZP8g9LDQ2EmSyChXH2XVhpviOwGN8kicllCwtGJSW5fikV1gH9hrv7YTumrJHuv3EZtBBI0kyi5VhGC2zDSUfieBM0KkGe3WX0Qr7dWiza5VFY9RDGU6G9OMpXqD2qHk/s1600/babyblshawls.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnH_tqEOeYYnuqZP8g9LDQ2EmSyChXH2XVhpviOwGN8kicllCwtGJSW5fikV1gH9hrv7YTumrJHuv3EZtBBI0kyi5VhGC2zDSUfieBM0KkGe3WX0Qr7dWiza5VFY9RDGU6G9OMpXqD2qHk/s400/babyblshawls.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571459809766938754" border="0" /></a><br />These two are adult-length shawls ... peach is cottolin and rainbow is acrylic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gZNuqsjqikQYXPtXt10UHNtTvO2coB2bmw_yBIeQqtbSZ3oa7LjNjzw8FiUHMUxtMqm8SsI3rO6QA9oNoIS5V5xJqlJQay_u_WUwow5F9OsZBtJVrnkpBh7kX2i7Kj7wUbKEZPWUa_An/s1600/babyblankets5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gZNuqsjqikQYXPtXt10UHNtTvO2coB2bmw_yBIeQqtbSZ3oa7LjNjzw8FiUHMUxtMqm8SsI3rO6QA9oNoIS5V5xJqlJQay_u_WUwow5F9OsZBtJVrnkpBh7kX2i7Kj7wUbKEZPWUa_An/s400/babyblankets5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571459798924052306" border="0" /></a><br />These five are the actual baby blankets and there were two more that were woven at the beginning. These are cotton, cottolin, or acrylic. I'm very pleased to be able to move on with my next, very belated project which should have been started in November.<br /><br />I hope we all have safe, happy, productive days this week because I know spring can't be far off now.<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;font-size:180%;" ><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);">Chris</span></span>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-15337454155584322802011-02-04T09:59:00.006-05:002011-02-04T11:04:58.802-05:00Lament of a production weaver ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyNcRlN0WWihFzxpo0PL-Ui8A3e5NM6cyp13PelIfJUjIe7VmICh3qY6myGxCfWGxhdgBomostSHAHyQvAQB7AZo5YrxX8p0SBdNJJ5K3fIu-7JyPSK4a86duLGR3wGIFOI5hsG1EGXE8/s1600/studiofront232011.jpg"><br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmuqWfW3orP23AWYpzMsuflP5iE0ApNm2OBa6TgJUVgFCJg0hFZ2DUemKdqXMZSaSrHMO6CGO1aTFdTl5YjxKYOKJ_o6WmcxGXP9CFYn4mqp1SJvk0Bp-tz3yQxfE9CiLXNUN507rMM2w/s1600/frozenclematis.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 323px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmuqWfW3orP23AWYpzMsuflP5iE0ApNm2OBa6TgJUVgFCJg0hFZ2DUemKdqXMZSaSrHMO6CGO1aTFdTl5YjxKYOKJ_o6WmcxGXP9CFYn4mqp1SJvk0Bp-tz3yQxfE9CiLXNUN507rMM2w/s400/frozenclematis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569860878320370290" border="0" /></a><br />The trouble with being a production weaver is, well, sometimes you get tired of some of the projects. I'm there right now.<br />I haven't made baby blankets in years and, after getting some requests, put on a thin cotton flake warp last summer. About 20 yards. About 12 baby blankets. What was I thinking?<br />I am SO SICK of this warp. I'm not having any problems with the warp, I'm just over it. Pastels. Who would have thought it? I actually have changed my focus on this warp and I'm making shawls on it instead of baby blankets ... that's helping some, but it's still slow going.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z7B-bw6EUBJFZ80kAEpUt3t8tqGn_CswgJWkkB07yhoICtfWO5cfFg3NDjMRw2a46PIv2JwM1HR0ueVMdkHFlS393qimW7VNC9tlOv8_JWgP5QZjS3zz90spfoPtt4mwZOQUObvcntlF/s1600/babyblanketwarp.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2z7B-bw6EUBJFZ80kAEpUt3t8tqGn_CswgJWkkB07yhoICtfWO5cfFg3NDjMRw2a46PIv2JwM1HR0ueVMdkHFlS393qimW7VNC9tlOv8_JWgP5QZjS3zz90spfoPtt4mwZOQUObvcntlF/s400/babyblanketwarp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569855838985823602" border="0" /></a><br />I'm not allowing myself to cut the finished pieces off because I know if I do, I won't want to go back to it. As it stands, with 7 or 8 pieces already woven, I'm *slightly* motivated to keep going. I really want to use this loom for my next clothing warp. I love this loom. It's in the living room with all the family pictures and a nice little TV for entertainment or music. Only 6 yards to go ... give me strength. Or maybe just another cup of coffee ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGI_wqA2hOSXlzCjJD1KttHdDfAh6-X77atg2smcAvuVcR2pFqMJDsVMsHEn9dimuD9VLYCY_gUHV144jV-4v5jxGE9ewO7EO5QxaJXA3sW29dBS2wjLyyC1AW6vUjfZ4tcWSwe7l15_G/s1600/babyblanketwarpdet.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCGI_wqA2hOSXlzCjJD1KttHdDfAh6-X77atg2smcAvuVcR2pFqMJDsVMsHEn9dimuD9VLYCY_gUHV144jV-4v5jxGE9ewO7EO5QxaJXA3sW29dBS2wjLyyC1AW6vUjfZ4tcWSwe7l15_G/s400/babyblanketwarpdet.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569855850325101394" border="0" /></a>Weatherwise, I'm still stuck on the hill, or at the top of the luge run, however you choose to look at it. Perhaps just a touch of cabin fever ... I haven't left here for over a week. My sweet hubby brought home a pair of Yaktrax for me yesterday so I will be able to walk on the ice now. What a guy!<br />There is hope of an early spring, if you believe groundhog prognostication. Here's the view from my back deck this morning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQiMn6kf62ECNriOEfgIl-QC6yVD9dHteSH_3R2AYadTCCmycIWYMDmWiK5rTDnGSofiaevrWy-UYEqe3xmR-AoqmSdqscG_YdC7_A3HOzsj_jcjsxUDntfapivv6Tx4gIHrC5QBDn-Uh/s1600/sunrise232011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQiMn6kf62ECNriOEfgIl-QC6yVD9dHteSH_3R2AYadTCCmycIWYMDmWiK5rTDnGSofiaevrWy-UYEqe3xmR-AoqmSdqscG_YdC7_A3HOzsj_jcjsxUDntfapivv6Tx4gIHrC5QBDn-Uh/s400/sunrise232011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569860870129605810" border="0" /></a><br />The studio is closed for business for the time being ... no rugs being woven on the porch this week for sure. I think the cow needs a scarf.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikSy1HyVed9LVro1-bGbebrSvMy1BZKyguhbww2xN9ArRIcLu-8RcQ80pM1zJpQ3XWItUKn8uafXCoEtGeKnq5GYevLcKZL20HTmpVE1FyYrlRsG7Jb0r9M6seWMIwh2HfcyvIIDPQrhOx/s1600/studiofront232011.jpg"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyNcRlN0WWihFzxpo0PL-Ui8A3e5NM6cyp13PelIfJUjIe7VmICh3qY6myGxCfWGxhdgBomostSHAHyQvAQB7AZo5YrxX8p0SBdNJJ5K3fIu-7JyPSK4a86duLGR3wGIFOI5hsG1EGXE8/s1600/studiofront232011.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCyNcRlN0WWihFzxpo0PL-Ui8A3e5NM6cyp13PelIfJUjIe7VmICh3qY6myGxCfWGxhdgBomostSHAHyQvAQB7AZo5YrxX8p0SBdNJJ5K3fIu-7JyPSK4a86duLGR3wGIFOI5hsG1EGXE8/s400/studiofront232011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569864572219038818" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, back to the loom. At least I'm inside.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-73623315211468420282011-01-30T21:10:00.007-05:002011-01-30T21:41:44.656-05:00Cairns and giving thanks<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OKWBvwnuU7_sq4wUa-iXKonwiSYfHusIkyFfl2FcXh5lrWFwRf7LsCJr7-_RDb7dTktWMBsx3ubbI86vIPRvfLTMlbIuqQHzmXEUEbFMCrOV38_nzksn7QrA0uUx5jGltYD0z2IKsGy_/s1600/pikecairns.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8l3b1cm_mtv9eYB6mWMo4FDFmDaO1CLdLSSDMKUX7vvzaLOJPzJyKI1YtheHxOr4wRVAs60tdm99Qxr94cvSg7kT2pcKBppAcaQvs1-D8Bd_kDFwF8qDAySpBVkpSW-utRjrhW5tqpgr/s1600/snowcairns.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8l3b1cm_mtv9eYB6mWMo4FDFmDaO1CLdLSSDMKUX7vvzaLOJPzJyKI1YtheHxOr4wRVAs60tdm99Qxr94cvSg7kT2pcKBppAcaQvs1-D8Bd_kDFwF8qDAySpBVkpSW-utRjrhW5tqpgr/s400/snowcairns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568169769044874690" border="0" /></a>Cairns<br /><div style="text-align: left;">Two years ago, we had to pull a tree down because it was leaning and almost fell on the studio. My husband worked on cutting the base and then put a tow strap around it so we could pull it down. Once it was on the ground, he cut it into chunks, which he placed around the meadow by the studio.<br />Around here we have many wonderful rocks. A heavy rain a year ago broke a whole bunch of them loose from the creek bed so my husband brought them up the hill and built cairns. I had just been waiting for a nice snow to take a photograph. So these are Bob's cairns ... don't they look like statues? Pike likes them.<br /></div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OKWBvwnuU7_sq4wUa-iXKonwiSYfHusIkyFfl2FcXh5lrWFwRf7LsCJr7-_RDb7dTktWMBsx3ubbI86vIPRvfLTMlbIuqQHzmXEUEbFMCrOV38_nzksn7QrA0uUx5jGltYD0z2IKsGy_/s1600/pikecairns.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OKWBvwnuU7_sq4wUa-iXKonwiSYfHusIkyFfl2FcXh5lrWFwRf7LsCJr7-_RDb7dTktWMBsx3ubbI86vIPRvfLTMlbIuqQHzmXEUEbFMCrOV38_nzksn7QrA0uUx5jGltYD0z2IKsGy_/s400/pikecairns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568169743992320610" border="0" /></a><br />While weaving today, I found myself ruminating about things for which I'm thankful. Yes, I did that in November, but I'm doing it again.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqeup-i-U3pJfW6UqfhsVG-BXJV-PruCVxYwAPlLJFNAGulZWccyb3PA9O57N5rF8i8wYyCObHhve-62t9TpcNcwS96g0qLILQJ-pjnp8uWFpliUOM91jLU_7M7Ditr44tHTj_1oINMsA/s1600/amaryllis.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwqeup-i-U3pJfW6UqfhsVG-BXJV-PruCVxYwAPlLJFNAGulZWccyb3PA9O57N5rF8i8wYyCObHhve-62t9TpcNcwS96g0qLILQJ-pjnp8uWFpliUOM91jLU_7M7Ditr44tHTj_1oINMsA/s400/amaryllis.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568169758245260642" border="0" /></a><br />So as not to belabor the point, I'll just name a few, in case you're interested.<br />I'm thankful for my family (my long-suffering husband, my doctor-daughter and brainy son), for my weaving business and the good health to continue to pursue it, for the wonderful piece of heaven where we live, both house and land.<br />I'm thankful for my friends, especially the ones that don't sound peeved when I call them on the phone.<br />I'm thankful that although I could draw Social Security, I don't need to so I'm not. And I'm thankful that I am able to ask for senior discounts and not be doubted.<br />What are YOU most thankful for? Does it change as we age?<br /><br />So, here is the rug that was woven yesterday ... blues for an early spring. With just a hint of snowflakes ...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknJm3YzPR5vmrbQa9y2oTOSyoibwF-WKUKmHGBmZQ9uJfhJwtqDPyIyprCiQZEO5tcuSklirdD5YxpmvpNybsBYxFRu8UU-YHXO54wevLjKxriME00HBid8eN07moKSI9d4enO7cpd-JQ/s1600/bluepurpleshag.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjknJm3YzPR5vmrbQa9y2oTOSyoibwF-WKUKmHGBmZQ9uJfhJwtqDPyIyprCiQZEO5tcuSklirdD5YxpmvpNybsBYxFRu8UU-YHXO54wevLjKxriME00HBid8eN07moKSI9d4enO7cpd-JQ/s400/bluepurpleshag.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568169747842475266" border="0" /></a><br />Chrischrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-72490650467094604602011-01-29T23:06:00.007-05:002011-01-29T23:33:33.614-05:00A brief breath of spring<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvklNaXpPfiKIXjrNdqHb76w1HqOFcPUc-wofspgu742uF0d57a8ohjJxU3D6RHONzF-hWw_5ImvuPe87AtP_k0c2WDq83lBqFcaH2uccGJFZ7taFk1HHN9QGJV7KX-642OWAUOx-dLxn/s1600/studioinsnow10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 478px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvklNaXpPfiKIXjrNdqHb76w1HqOFcPUc-wofspgu742uF0d57a8ohjJxU3D6RHONzF-hWw_5ImvuPe87AtP_k0c2WDq83lBqFcaH2uccGJFZ7taFk1HHN9QGJV7KX-642OWAUOx-dLxn/s400/studioinsnow10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567832045572092018" border="0" /></a>It was a nice winter day. Some sunshine, warmer temperatures ... enough to thaw some more snow. I had projects at the studio, and one of them was on the porch.<br />Since I weave A LOT of rugs, I try to keep the mess outside the studio ... as in outside-on-the-porch. It's easier to clean up when I'm done weaving, and often I just get out the green leaf blower and round it up that way.<br />But today the porch panels were shut tight and the only heat you get is that which you make yourself. In my case, it's an old heating pad on the loom bench.<br />The rug I wanted to weave was shades of blues, greens and lavenders; just what I needed for this time of winter. I was determined to finish it and I did. I had on three pair of wrist warmers and a pair of those tiny stretchy gloves. I must have looked pretty funny, but it got the job done.<br />Never mind the cold feet.<br />The cats wanted to see what was happening at the big bird feeder ... here's Smitty having a conversation with the birds ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-cRD310oxFD7KbkPRj8Xx3rcJuMTZ5VxerghP_u8TQyJ2gDjRVK3pOih_fXicpBe_PG5ZkIL5uuLUoOk-WbdDVGtOyLNHmGri5nNWHtDdyK71xBjjGqn4Moz5dO40oildC0cSGXSuupw/s1600/smittybirds.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-cRD310oxFD7KbkPRj8Xx3rcJuMTZ5VxerghP_u8TQyJ2gDjRVK3pOih_fXicpBe_PG5ZkIL5uuLUoOk-WbdDVGtOyLNHmGri5nNWHtDdyK71xBjjGqn4Moz5dO40oildC0cSGXSuupw/s400/smittybirds.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567828630940544482" border="0" /></a>Perhaps tomorrow a picture of the rugs that came off the loom today?<br /><br />Chrischrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-45905353178518316832011-01-13T10:55:00.009-05:002011-01-13T11:53:05.236-05:00Thoughts for a snowy day"Weaving is a handcraft which, with a comparatively small expenditure of money, can give almost limitless outlet to a person's creative urges, and, at the same time, the creation is thoroughly practical since every throw of the shuttle helps produce something both beautiful and useful. It has the advantage over many crafts of appealing to almost countless types of personality and interest. The current enthusiasm for the craft almost proves the lightly made statement that handweaving is a highly contagious disease for which there is no known cure." ~ Harriet C. Douglas, <span style="font-style: italic;">Handweaver's Instruction Manual</span>, 1949<br /><br />Amen, Harriet!<br /><br />While many months have elapsed since I last posted, I have been keeping busy. We have had an unusual winter, with snow coming earlier, after months of drought late last summer. The birds have been prolific and here is one of my favorite, the Pileated Woodpecker, although he's usually hard to catch with the camera.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FvzqfxjH7BIYkWl0TBVJmrm-GI1sS7bNDvzJ5ym3qy7_7SKxNGIjAaVNLIREgyMzp30Yui3Tqjp8h1yd78a-kkBfJAUbT6wZK0lx-6YqS95txywTWFMsKaHdY5g01ry8fPLO8_j-TQzb/s1600/pileatedsnow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1FvzqfxjH7BIYkWl0TBVJmrm-GI1sS7bNDvzJ5ym3qy7_7SKxNGIjAaVNLIREgyMzp30Yui3Tqjp8h1yd78a-kkBfJAUbT6wZK0lx-6YqS95txywTWFMsKaHdY5g01ry8fPLO8_j-TQzb/s400/pileatedsnow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561702816983991426" border="0" /></a><br />If you have never seen one, these guys are BIG!<br /><br />I have been doing some weaving, too. My plan was to retire my plastic bag rugs in 2010 and the last of the old bags were woven last week. After working with the bags for 12 years, I've noticed a difference in how they "hold up" and while I'm glad that steps are being taken to help the bags biodegrade more quickly, I don't want them to do that in a rug. If you want to know more about why I even bothered to weave plastic bags, <a href="http://www.homesteadweaver.com/plasticbagrugs.htm">here's the scoop</a>.<br />The last batch of rugs were very colorful, here are two of them:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IxoWnZbwnAPjdvyW0XHciQHtGp4P8p2fR303DE_Wz0IQfkTqi1sfL14pqxEKYGhi_xLJXimg33YwMQwB3-qe2JiVM1St15CzJmb-3oB2G5mNKixVQp9HGWkkEll8ho-V4chZ3E6UKeiB/s1600/plasticbagrugslast.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0IxoWnZbwnAPjdvyW0XHciQHtGp4P8p2fR303DE_Wz0IQfkTqi1sfL14pqxEKYGhi_xLJXimg33YwMQwB3-qe2JiVM1St15CzJmb-3oB2G5mNKixVQp9HGWkkEll8ho-V4chZ3E6UKeiB/s400/plasticbagrugslast.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561711967919657010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />These will be kept as examples of plastic bag rugs along with a wallhanging which has not been completed yet (but I will post pictures when it is).<br />On another note, my work and mission has been turning up in numerous blogs recently ... here is an <a href="http://feelgoodstyle.com/2011/01/13/recycled-rag-rugs-reduce-waste-with-style/">example</a>. This is thanks to the blogging of Delia Montgomery of ChicEco so thanks, Delia!<br /><br />It would be very easy for me to keep going today, posting pictures, bringing this blog up to date, but my office calls ... come do your filing! Come clean off the desk! Come sew (yes, my sewing machine is in the office)! So, hopefully it won't be another six months before I return ...<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 0, 204);font-size:180%;" font="Papyrus" >Chris</span>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-55224954306951371452010-06-29T19:12:00.007-04:002010-06-29T19:51:46.109-04:00Ahhhh, summerAfter all my preparations, complaining, weaving, gardening, and brow beating, the Studio and Garden Tour is OVER! A big sigh of relief and on to summer.<br />We had about 280 visitors over three days of miserable heat. What troopers they were.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVjgwYZtgJge1oL8VphwzVprsOpxA1LpCgCADCiFjJzbAmgvt1oa6ferSqVzuMKtTGV7LlAPQafX0aw2Rl7C96acHJqF7Km9dqMBkaCfRGZuQzBJ6sXnqHeAo-0fRiCYOOczLUy2tOUqW/s1600/tour2010j.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVjgwYZtgJge1oL8VphwzVprsOpxA1LpCgCADCiFjJzbAmgvt1oa6ferSqVzuMKtTGV7LlAPQafX0aw2Rl7C96acHJqF7Km9dqMBkaCfRGZuQzBJ6sXnqHeAo-0fRiCYOOczLUy2tOUqW/s400/tour2010j.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488339608041471218" border="0" /></a>I had a guest artist, Norene Mara, that paints and makes jewelry:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFK3p_6VMBHNAdjws2wO4GSxp2L-AAdie7WgPjK4G75FhXFwtivpew6qkU_j2M-LXYN6InuyOWsxo62s9R54FDzKURBHirIeDjV3FM8w_QmeVwgA2g3xZrl5zTau3pmAyZOx6Te7wXWnf/s1600/tour2010d.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggFK3p_6VMBHNAdjws2wO4GSxp2L-AAdie7WgPjK4G75FhXFwtivpew6qkU_j2M-LXYN6InuyOWsxo62s9R54FDzKURBHirIeDjV3FM8w_QmeVwgA2g3xZrl5zTau3pmAyZOx6Te7wXWnf/s400/tour2010d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488342810482939794" border="0" /></a>I also had a guest artist, Rose Poe, that makes beautifully colored baskets and also weaves.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh821G09Vf1S12SFgSx0-leXgSQa1oEVD9AZL5sp9_QISbiD99w2FQjUZ5wzdAv5E8y7AIc8vJoaxU1QTTJLWCeDT89N-CiKmr6zQ0Nchm0EWQipz-R1aqj5uVOEz9VXKp-WYNM6Ul1oq/s1600/tour2010e.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmh821G09Vf1S12SFgSx0-leXgSQa1oEVD9AZL5sp9_QISbiD99w2FQjUZ5wzdAv5E8y7AIc8vJoaxU1QTTJLWCeDT89N-CiKmr6zQ0Nchm0EWQipz-R1aqj5uVOEz9VXKp-WYNM6Ul1oq/s400/tour2010e.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488342820966749026" border="0" /></a>The gardens could have used more work, but at 90+ degrees, not that many people were taking time to look at them ... out of their cars and into the air-conditioned studio!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxRpav7asCjuOExyYmWbGvPfo7T2AQdnveOxzXRb_plLsSqwbrj13fftMgNxct4xyttkl6ndL2I3ZXb2-sqsuEB_4zO2ijbKeJKdwksjGr5Oq8s95I1rxaCb8ertdarE4bxX2yYCbllFD/s1600/tour2010q.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCxRpav7asCjuOExyYmWbGvPfo7T2AQdnveOxzXRb_plLsSqwbrj13fftMgNxct4xyttkl6ndL2I3ZXb2-sqsuEB_4zO2ijbKeJKdwksjGr5Oq8s95I1rxaCb8ertdarE4bxX2yYCbllFD/s400/tour2010q.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488339618556725442" border="0" /></a>The "weaver's garden" had a new umbrella for shade and some cute purse pots (an idea I stole from a friend) hanging on the shepherd's crooks. The purses got a LOT of comments.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClSj2se7jKkq3fl08H7b3AebA4QsmmeqUDa4rTJzrfmOMNTUVq6pkRk66ZFd8e5sCXSRBvynk5TsQSmoFg4sPtKhnB5c94nEEV9mZB__DwiRC7m0R4u5_TAnAKwvT47knmRj2tDdlrD4k/s1600/tour2010a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjClSj2se7jKkq3fl08H7b3AebA4QsmmeqUDa4rTJzrfmOMNTUVq6pkRk66ZFd8e5sCXSRBvynk5TsQSmoFg4sPtKhnB5c94nEEV9mZB__DwiRC7m0R4u5_TAnAKwvT47knmRj2tDdlrD4k/s400/tour2010a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488339637754328210" border="0" /></a><br />The loom room was a demonstration and display area:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sB75N_dHr5Vc-JiM_yjgJj2etwPnon43ossRiJZIT-k4wZc3An61nP8RBHGhX7iQGRakQ1AdSKwLLYrt5wgtT3RK0wevzpH24sf2bbHtf6q11jOXjttDYXiXX9G9mOGi4s7_iJV51QaO/s1600/tour2010g.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sB75N_dHr5Vc-JiM_yjgJj2etwPnon43ossRiJZIT-k4wZc3An61nP8RBHGhX7iQGRakQ1AdSKwLLYrt5wgtT3RK0wevzpH24sf2bbHtf6q11jOXjttDYXiXX9G9mOGi4s7_iJV51QaO/s400/tour2010g.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488339626944974146" border="0" /></a>The plate garden needed washing ... too bad. Pike was watching for cars ...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PqH74IDSP-1XnNJhiVh537AGaISTLzEzEAhIt1QH-_qfx0cYFpRwgkblh9r0esPnvcmOrEFsuQZcwz96LIXcKUMpt9BFgOhjDOpmbH4BIOfVbHn8SWAY0V3NkLkbxPUXYb5GuIDV4VZL/s1600/tour2010c.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8PqH74IDSP-1XnNJhiVh537AGaISTLzEzEAhIt1QH-_qfx0cYFpRwgkblh9r0esPnvcmOrEFsuQZcwz96LIXcKUMpt9BFgOhjDOpmbH4BIOfVbHn8SWAY0V3NkLkbxPUXYb5GuIDV4VZL/s400/tour2010c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488346880425575330" border="0" /></a>Too hot to sell clothing ...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4sB75N_dHr5Vc-JiM_yjgJj2etwPnon43ossRiJZIT-k4wZc3An61nP8RBHGhX7iQGRakQ1AdSKwLLYrt5wgtT3RK0wevzpH24sf2bbHtf6q11jOXjttDYXiXX9G9mOGi4s7_iJV51QaO/s1600/tour2010g.jpg"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI6a7UJ1Qj0hwOqBO7EqiT6YWJFCmQySCwMEMON4KlvOjnkb2jE4pIhwmhQVD5yMTriiJEaVxJOVzwTGvWVU6O7C1wf15-YNIa8nPf5176GXIs8lnDRfJhKfw79MMEG16JkFCUbyxyawI/s1600/tour2010f.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLI6a7UJ1Qj0hwOqBO7EqiT6YWJFCmQySCwMEMON4KlvOjnkb2jE4pIhwmhQVD5yMTriiJEaVxJOVzwTGvWVU6O7C1wf15-YNIa8nPf5176GXIs8lnDRfJhKfw79MMEG16JkFCUbyxyawI/s400/tour2010f.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488339631240571426" border="0" /></a>The positive comments make all the preparation work worthwhile. But I'm ready for pool time and to get back to weaving for the fall shows.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-29307485096314590262010-06-17T08:47:00.010-04:002010-06-18T09:17:07.297-04:00Studio Tour preparations<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNRVAsLAxMaWqdkZQugSsPPARy4PigxRgIqLgb9J3Y72uCv3XzW1EwEhgVvW280HTeYACaDPASzRhiueQYP-KapD6qskTsalyOodrtFdEOCd2A-iwW6UOqst-peXk-2y8x3848Bfiw2AO/s1600/tour08a.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNRVAsLAxMaWqdkZQugSsPPARy4PigxRgIqLgb9J3Y72uCv3XzW1EwEhgVvW280HTeYACaDPASzRhiueQYP-KapD6qskTsalyOodrtFdEOCd2A-iwW6UOqst-peXk-2y8x3848Bfiw2AO/s400/tour08a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483777529303414578" border="0" /></a><br />Every year, for the last 10, we have taken part in a county-wide tour of artists' studios. It's called the Brown County Studio and Garden Tour. Originally the tour included spectacular gardens in addition to the studios and then morphed into gardens AT the studios. Many of the artists (32 this year) already had gardens at their studios but we pretty much started from scratch. ... and kept going. The gardens now are a big part of the preparation for the tour and take about 4 months of my husband's and my time.<br />Meanwhile, we have been having odd weather ... high temperatures and lots of thunderstorms, tornado warnings, high winds. Just keep the good thoughts for those of us living here in the tornado belt of Indiana.<br />The studio is being cleaned and rearranged to make room for my two guest artists on the tour: Rose Poe, who does baskets and weaving, and Norene Mara who is a painter and jewelry artist.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujcvuM9i3sSucxmlYL_vIM9c7jAkZVipt2RmAqDon6b0vJFppBLjpRW8Tq4WfQNBx-yXAUAbNBhmDY05mCw7Z_BDJxqOUAVpkyGvXTWTbEIb8GvcwHLNdQ5iDK6kUMVPcEhU-TN8qZDE4/s1600/studiointblog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujcvuM9i3sSucxmlYL_vIM9c7jAkZVipt2RmAqDon6b0vJFppBLjpRW8Tq4WfQNBx-yXAUAbNBhmDY05mCw7Z_BDJxqOUAVpkyGvXTWTbEIb8GvcwHLNdQ5iDK6kUMVPcEhU-TN8qZDE4/s400/studiointblog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483778996385401058" border="0" /></a>We usually have about 400 people through the studio during the 3-day tour. Lots of fun and meeting and greeting.<br />On another note, our primary phone line, which also includes our Internet service, has been down for one week. As I write this, it still isn't repaired and AT&T has missed three chances to fix it by their "estimated" deadline. I will be briefly borrowing a family member's dialup number to upload this, which I have written offline.<br />I guess the bright side, if there is one, is I've spent less time online in the last week than any other week since we went on vacation last year. I have been using this extra time to organize and make room in the studio for the guest artists.<br /><br />As a final note, I received an email this morning from an overseas company who was wanting to sell me rugs. I was particularly intrigued with their salutation:<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >Hope you are leaving life with great pleaseure.</span><br /><br />Well, I hope so, too.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-74784073414915740502010-05-31T13:20:00.009-04:002010-06-01T10:28:34.217-04:00More gardening and meditatingWhen we bought this house in 1999, the landscaping was pretty minimal, although there was a nice picket fence along the front.<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwSfBEfMrAM85Uzu3ZNmUpC1k-Fqhw0WT2G_-YGgfI5lUvOCtndzSSG-JAmYmMWegx-Hkcm_HHyxAoyJkSOs1A8Ws8IaNG1kXWpzDCoDdySG2-3rsRggAx3olFhPItPXNbXPMYX6Q04SXl/s400/copperwood1.gif" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477514040241696946" border="0" />After me moved here, a local woman befriended me and gifted me with an enormous amount of perennial plants: hostas, Siberian iris, miniature Japanese iris, day lilies and other items she was thinning from her beds. Every June, when the day lilies bloom, I thank her for her generosity. She was also very helpful with getting beds started all along the inside of the picket fence ... about 150 feet of flower beds ... and that's just one of the 16 gardens or beds on the property. Another friend has given us many varieties of day lilies which she and her husband collect and grow.<br />Here's what it looks like now.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4m5W81BWcRnW_6108Wnx6C0c1kSdmO0dAowXDME2jUGk5iuLqC-KnwZE1wOEU3YbE0tpH8kdlArSJqHfrJuCzVrFdYfO_GwB8_90sko8n_dKhI8XbH1VVp1UoW6MOd_CJSsHfjQDmjbZ/s1600/copperwood610.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 446px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4m5W81BWcRnW_6108Wnx6C0c1kSdmO0dAowXDME2jUGk5iuLqC-KnwZE1wOEU3YbE0tpH8kdlArSJqHfrJuCzVrFdYfO_GwB8_90sko8n_dKhI8XbH1VVp1UoW6MOd_CJSsHfjQDmjbZ/s400/copperwood610.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477807900645577682" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxGj7NnyntySt-BSELR4Yn02cHFyqc0TPlCbrulaemMoKtzu4tw2gGNsdc5LSRMDRm_FioJHYrGJ0sTZ6ITThrMa_56gS0eHjp2pQAgowaXPL7qhydbVGMosDOvDKm2rlE-k_IA2Q52UI/s1600/copperwoodfence610.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 572px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhxGj7NnyntySt-BSELR4Yn02cHFyqc0TPlCbrulaemMoKtzu4tw2gGNsdc5LSRMDRm_FioJHYrGJ0sTZ6ITThrMa_56gS0eHjp2pQAgowaXPL7qhydbVGMosDOvDKm2rlE-k_IA2Q52UI/s400/copperwoodfence610.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477809706462597410" border="0" /></a><br />Getting back to the meditating ... as I've been thinning the beds, it's given me time to reflect on lots of things ... getting older, taking control, and how tangled parts of our life can become. It has been a very cathartic exercise because there really IS no plan ... for the gardens, for life, for the future. It is whatever we make it, good or bad. Do we control our own destiny, or was it decided for us before we were born? What do you think?chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-74554646066507499682010-05-29T23:27:00.003-04:002010-05-30T09:30:24.074-04:00Gardening and meditating<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaDsFegHEY0wiBKZX_mtDPQBwN9WZfNokQ_YLdfxf0jb3evmDlR-IyuUspfYSTwDOYFfdCZ1v6Y7Q4hod4YOYsQzmsTHFXanaofxq2Lk7GYEbAv9S31abIX9DysgNvaV60ERrBpg6e_BR2/s400/plategarden5-10.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476899811019073794" /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE1KFNZyeJOc_rk8box3Ha4UtucMoBMrK85Zc-6s2xVkx1ohyjawbWCqkTvRllC9hy8JJ3FS8V0WIBNdLHKloAGtQr7DkV4w5syAWikv04itudXrGKkSGGowntUf28Xn8854QynIpxXkNB/s400/tritoma.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476900937117112114" /><div style="text-align: center;">I've been working in the dirt. Nightly. Daily. Whenever the heat was bearable.</div><div style="text-align: center;">We have had a lot of rain this spring and weeds are everywhere. But so are flowers ... so many that I'm thinning out the beds. If you want to stop by, there's iris, day lillies and hostas to the first comers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The pictures are the newly reworked plate garden. I've doubled the plates so that it's pretty from both sides now (sounds like a Joni Mitchell song!) ... the gate is a wrought iron creation of cattails and iris from an Indiana blacksmith, Dean Howard. </div><div style="text-align: center;">More pictures later. Back to the weeding.</div>chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-25065295636044471692010-05-28T08:07:00.000-04:002010-05-28T09:04:34.672-04:00Apologies to my followers ... both of them!I had the most wonderful surprise visit this week from Ingrid and Richard from Wisconsin. We had emailed a couple times and I knew they were coming to the area for a vacation and wanted to see the studio, but they really just "dropped in" Tuesday around lunch time. She was "technically" here to buy some rug warp, but we had a great time discussing looms and jobs and travels and anything else that came to mind.<br />Ingrid is a fairly new weaver and hasn't found other like-minded fiber folk in her area of western Wisconsin so relies on the Internet for support. Including my blog ... who would have thought that? I didn't think anyone was reading this! So, Ingrid, this post is for you!<br />And Ingrid's visit really made me realize why I have the open weaving studio. I want to be a place where people can come and ask questions and get advice about problems they are having with their looms and weaving. I don't know all the answers, but I definitely have opinions on a lot of topics and do my best to help.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-84532283555923919352010-02-19T10:02:00.000-05:002010-02-19T10:27:40.806-05:00Enough of the snow already!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MTEyG4VMRDq3_tmMH74yMRkqf529HRN7K9r63LlfBU6noTSFv3FVcIl2UAbpVxT34J0PZeaC89dRhU-q4PYsLyDB4y5Y49pShFmI5r04CXDw7WJkz8WeQlv6lxezC-e1N4ITeYhYyEKf/s1600-h/meditationcircle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 284px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MTEyG4VMRDq3_tmMH74yMRkqf529HRN7K9r63LlfBU6noTSFv3FVcIl2UAbpVxT34J0PZeaC89dRhU-q4PYsLyDB4y5Y49pShFmI5r04CXDw7WJkz8WeQlv6lxezC-e1N4ITeYhYyEKf/s320/meditationcircle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439974001727448034" border="0" /></a>This is my meditation circle. It's an area in the woods across from the house and studio that has paths through the trees and a few places to sit and think. There has been plenty of time for that this winter, but it's not been happening out in the snow.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzm2tWa5GIJuClBKxJHWOb50cAqc11OuULvCosevjq9RfWN7s3YL03g_evM4kG72gSrG1m1tq1j0Qq98zvOWw9IYroZDwKgeW-KhUPhwCyMieLSRZEtS3hxTi4iRHpC-OMC3z8TWam-7b_/s1600-h/stfrancissnow.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzm2tWa5GIJuClBKxJHWOb50cAqc11OuULvCosevjq9RfWN7s3YL03g_evM4kG72gSrG1m1tq1j0Qq98zvOWw9IYroZDwKgeW-KhUPhwCyMieLSRZEtS3hxTi4iRHpC-OMC3z8TWam-7b_/s320/stfrancissnow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439972962044718146" border="0" /></a><br />Dear Saint Francis looks like he has his work cut out for him.<br />Everyone has probably seen their fill of snow pictures this winter. So that's it from me.<br />I've been weaving in the house for the last month because I have an <a href="http://www.indianamuseum.org/visit/events/eventview.asp?eventid=206">art show in Indianapolis </a>tomorrow and Sunday. Hoping for good weather and to see some friendly faces ...chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-37666490341100644232010-01-27T00:19:00.001-05:002010-01-27T12:23:41.565-05:00Hungry for color<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uiPUOR0S7Pxq0m3D8MjqgsVeBA4Z_fuO5lkZQlXp2ZXaQnFVchZ2QhgNcaoPSpd269Awe8Nkv37M7LoLmPEqsAhJnDTviKbQNZszccadK4Z8opRn1zE0VcPwREoLcIxNR07sUU6XNZsH/s1600-h/scarfloomwalnut.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6uiPUOR0S7Pxq0m3D8MjqgsVeBA4Z_fuO5lkZQlXp2ZXaQnFVchZ2QhgNcaoPSpd269Awe8Nkv37M7LoLmPEqsAhJnDTviKbQNZszccadK4Z8opRn1zE0VcPwREoLcIxNR07sUU6XNZsH/s320/scarfloomwalnut.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431286245722095106" border="0" /></a>I have a new toy. It's a walnut scarf loom. I don't usually warp without a sectional beam, but this one doesn't have one so I wound a "spool-cleaning" warp where I get rid of odds and ends of yarn left from other projects. This is a rather southwestern colorway, and it feels warm. It helps that the loom is right in front of the wall heater, too. Pike, the studio cat, loves the loom.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvUDIKhMpX5LE8piBwywOTqp2MZUJV0GP72fjCgHhrW-zffMQ4SBqyGX9wSCbPv-LGyxw40qXUJNVTrYZ0y6SIzocuAK5PnF3VFlYJz_n9Hdj_Ewg5R-estnhpYou0ICaJ4SijYscksa2/s1600-h/snowtailsquirrel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvUDIKhMpX5LE8piBwywOTqp2MZUJV0GP72fjCgHhrW-zffMQ4SBqyGX9wSCbPv-LGyxw40qXUJNVTrYZ0y6SIzocuAK5PnF3VFlYJz_n9Hdj_Ewg5R-estnhpYou0ICaJ4SijYscksa2/s320/snowtailsquirrel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431286071748710482" border="0" /></a>The snow was coming down in big puffy flakes when I spotted this gray squirrel hunting for missed acorns. He'd walk a bit, dig, walk some more ... all the while dragging his tail behind him. It just kept collecting snow on top of it. When he got some distance from the oak trees, he flicked the snow off his tail and scampered away.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-27882204731232141432010-01-19T23:57:00.000-05:002010-01-20T00:18:33.446-05:00Winter respiteWe've been having a mid-winter thaw here in Indiana. Always welcome this time of year. Our driveway was snow-packed, then ice-packed, and is now just muddy.<br />I've been exploring more uses for these organic dyed T-shirt scraps ... quite small pieces and odd sizes, like maybe they were neck opening cutouts? Not sure. But very time consuming. I had been through the box once and what was left was up for grabs to anyone who wanted them. Until <a href="http://crazyasaloom.blogspot.com/">Hilary</a> asked if I had ever made a rag rya rug. Which got me thinking ... with a little bit of effort (like just a few more hours) these remaining scraps would work for that. So, here is the end result, front and back:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr4Ri4TaTNDcadAcwEGp6nh0xUQn7uEYWjB-KdEy5ceYY9Q35j9Z7RPDoEFHNdRtsfERmqVmMOmIG0lwQ4uRkD6Msrgp4aeC4yx09wPD7OZ5acmly8kwvmvJ4H0DwiGh_-puREMb4wxLi/s1600-h/90222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyr4Ri4TaTNDcadAcwEGp6nh0xUQn7uEYWjB-KdEy5ceYY9Q35j9Z7RPDoEFHNdRtsfERmqVmMOmIG0lwQ4uRkD6Msrgp4aeC4yx09wPD7OZ5acmly8kwvmvJ4H0DwiGh_-puREMb4wxLi/s320/90222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428684085984433058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKsZ2-ZXVbaevfEnICVAHEIKiipFJFlZt4t_Pj_5Z7UNbQEXa8UxenVgZ2VLW4jdsuXMnP3lnPw9Id6KQKU-aTdHx1ltKe3HdFZyw_iPFnjqgbHnpWlGOU4R4cBNdzPaAabb5ZuO8ifZM/s1600-h/90222back.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 204px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKsZ2-ZXVbaevfEnICVAHEIKiipFJFlZt4t_Pj_5Z7UNbQEXa8UxenVgZ2VLW4jdsuXMnP3lnPw9Id6KQKU-aTdHx1ltKe3HdFZyw_iPFnjqgbHnpWlGOU4R4cBNdzPaAabb5ZuO8ifZM/s320/90222back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428684412733132386" border="0" /></a>There is a dark blue ground weft that is constant throughout the rug and the cotton scraps provide the alternate rows. If my blue weft had been thinner, I might have included the short pieces in each row. As it was, I only put them every other row, overlapping by a few threads and leaving the ends to stick out.<br />A fun project for a winter day. My husband says it looks like a flower garden ... I think he's thinking spring, too!<br />You could also use quilting scraps or pieces of clothing for the rya.<br />If you try it, send me a picture!chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-56469581501520482822010-01-11T17:05:00.000-05:002010-01-11T17:52:16.039-05:00No time to weave?January is not a productive weaving month for me ... all the chores I've put off in the fall finally get shoveled through like the snow on the sidewalk. Filing, put off for more than six months, must be dealt with before taxes can be started. Seemingly small projects of sewing seem to pile up in their corner of the office and are some of the biggest time-suckers I ever deal with. Do you have any idea how many seams there are in a 25 pound box of organic cotton t-shirt scrap when cut into one-inch strips for rugs? It would boggle your mind. Suffice it to say that these rugs are going to be EXPENSIVE.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MltjjOZdRfpOJXiA5Nb6RpVJGqRRUrZ9IW6gNs1lBktjIUcpRg4GrW4LL3m7z67XTAglFMIssJs0ubUkKv4xkNyyuNniWaFkJ3m5rWXx1HK1yZks5aQK3H9K6R3tAISOOmFk5YkZhq_S/s1600-h/tshirtorganicrugsdetail.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MltjjOZdRfpOJXiA5Nb6RpVJGqRRUrZ9IW6gNs1lBktjIUcpRg4GrW4LL3m7z67XTAglFMIssJs0ubUkKv4xkNyyuNniWaFkJ3m5rWXx1HK1yZks5aQK3H9K6R3tAISOOmFk5YkZhq_S/s320/tshirtorganicrugsdetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425608163629313778" border="0" /></a>Long ago, I began pricing my rugs based on the amount of preparation time needed. Thus, rugs from jeans, corduroy pants, and small pieces of whatever that require sewing are at the top of my price chain. Does that seem fair?<br />Then, there are the "ideas" that get piled in the office. If they are still in the office and not relegated to the garage, they must be great ideas, right? Well ... eventually, even the good ideas have been moved out there, and now there isn't room to park a car. My poor husband!<br /><br />Another issue I've been pondering is whether or not to continue weaving rugs from plastic bags. In an effort to make an environmental statement, I devised a method about 10 years ago that allowed grocery store bags to be chained together so that they could be woven on a floor loom ... taking used plastic bags out of the waste stream and creating long-wearing rugs in the process. I've shared <a href="http://www.homesteadweaver.com/plasticbagrugs.htm">my system</a> with many other weavers and am glad to see others making the rugs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9iZXYEEciD-nITF1-4rDRs6cvMoptRjTQaEBIJSooBjDtSyG6c4GtoFr-7LEEs4TvePkX1w6IPXAGEDqr5l_kCKVBvhHPTpQITdFWZMoJJ4hVCf18IM_CCKY7h2vwGjowilxybHSJKxh/s1600-h/93051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz9iZXYEEciD-nITF1-4rDRs6cvMoptRjTQaEBIJSooBjDtSyG6c4GtoFr-7LEEs4TvePkX1w6IPXAGEDqr5l_kCKVBvhHPTpQITdFWZMoJJ4hVCf18IM_CCKY7h2vwGjowilxybHSJKxh/s400/93051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425617128887364882" border="0" /></a>The reason I'm going to stop making them is simple ... in the last 10 years, there's been much debate on the plastic bag issue. Some states have banned them, some stores charge for them, but most importantly (to me) the bags aren't as long lasting as they used to be! On a bag that someone dropped off at my studio recently, from Canada by the way, I found the following info:<br />"Oxo-Biodegradable<span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:georgia;">TM</span></span> <span style="font-size:100%;">Bag - The plastic used in this bag will convert to water, carbon dioxide and biomass in the presence of soil, moisture and oxygen. Like a fallen leaf, it will disappear over time."</span><br />Hallelujah!chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-74336996000140789392010-01-05T17:41:00.000-05:002010-01-05T18:11:20.646-05:00Five days of sunshineToday marked the fifth day in a row of sunny (but frigid) weather here in Indiana. I feel recharged. Something about January and February ... even if we have storms, I feel optimistic because we have crossed the threshold of December and are headed downhill into spring. I know that's not necessarily true, but that's HOW I FEEL.<br />I spent some time warping a little loom and weaving in my new sunroom. I love it. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOgveoXjUQgDAgEz3XI5tzAjzOOhbXgZSywLXR1hWfSf7FsVJZIrqz3q-ND-OdAkZ7A0cBxUSBnKH9dh28PgMQe9rMz2aZANhtw_OewUYPYg0vdu10OxhyphenhyphenOo-91ynoqBRDQ3Ja_9saJDl/s1600-h/sunroomoct.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifOgveoXjUQgDAgEz3XI5tzAjzOOhbXgZSywLXR1hWfSf7FsVJZIrqz3q-ND-OdAkZ7A0cBxUSBnKH9dh28PgMQe9rMz2aZANhtw_OewUYPYg0vdu10OxhyphenhyphenOo-91ynoqBRDQ3Ja_9saJDl/s320/sunroomoct.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423391667077831586" border="0" /></a>You can't see it in this picture, but the loom is in front of the chair on the right. The large windows face south west and the room warms up nicely on a sunny day. The cats love it, too. However, they have their own area on the screened portion of the porch when the weather is warmer. They spend most of their day there.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOjdKQUOpOvnIW1k7OFJ5jREhL6jNoHj1s_fQPPGJ7i8Vujj6OhvGoFcq5J7Bg98uTGfP7e2swbA7X02YDsU5NFcTtkArx27NRJB41EfMhixXjMxnXiH56crOCUxxaKB1UeOy2PquIAgw/s1600-h/catsporch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOjdKQUOpOvnIW1k7OFJ5jREhL6jNoHj1s_fQPPGJ7i8Vujj6OhvGoFcq5J7Bg98uTGfP7e2swbA7X02YDsU5NFcTtkArx27NRJB41EfMhixXjMxnXiH56crOCUxxaKB1UeOy2PquIAgw/s320/catsporch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423392439144512946" border="0" /></a><br />Smitty, the sweet Siamese, joined me in the sunroom today.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnyypEgoxf3JP_ImLjxDWt-dkvVRDY_4NoljWE4yrI8XrQ-du0VFdhwXXlIGWCPlg7Stz4tpzcMIQcAWbySO-DbAf3INCdwG69yhpcg5FEIYNVFcBmxR1w3kdcVpQWu-9HMmDFagADr7k/s1600-h/smittypulleys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAnyypEgoxf3JP_ImLjxDWt-dkvVRDY_4NoljWE4yrI8XrQ-du0VFdhwXXlIGWCPlg7Stz4tpzcMIQcAWbySO-DbAf3INCdwG69yhpcg5FEIYNVFcBmxR1w3kdcVpQWu-9HMmDFagADr7k/s320/smittypulleys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5423393509259240114" border="0" /></a>This porch project was born of necessity. We had water damage to the back of the house and had to replace the doors to the deck. We also needed to replace the decking so my husband and I settled on a plan. We turned our 9' x 32' deck into an 8' x 11' deck, a 16' x 11' screened porch, and an 8' x 11' sunroom. We repurposed the doors and sidelights from the house and turned them into the windows of the sunroom. We used composite decking instead of wood and installed a rubber roof because the slope is minimal. Once the sunroom was finished, we closed the floor gaps by putting down a large sheet of vinyl and filling part of the gaps underneath with insulation. Today, for instance, the temp outside was 23 degrees but the sunroom was about 65. Since I often work on the porch of the studio, even in the winter, 65 degrees in balmy to me.<br />Happy New Year to everyone. Stay safe.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-27752361876237454712009-12-15T16:43:00.000-05:002009-12-15T17:07:29.488-05:00Bird-brained thoughtsDriving home from a meeting this afternoon, I saw a flock of wild turkeys along side the road. They are a lot like families at Christmastime ... huddled together, pecking through the dried grass for seeds. I love seeing them in the sunlight when their feathers glisten, but it was cloudy today.<br />I read <a href="http://crazyasaloom.blogspot.com/">Hilary's post</a> a couple days ago about photographing the red-tailed hawk and was drawn to the <a href="http://people.tribe.net/fannyz/blog/a3af850c-4f6b-45ce-9c5a-8065e23a8d15">symbolism</a> ...<br />I'm probably giving myself too much credit, but I really feel like I'm doing my best to help Mother Earth with my recycling.<br />When I rescued the young hawk after the storm in August, I wondered what it meant ... why the hawk was trying to get my attention ... and now I am glad I didn't just ignore his cries. As it turned out, he was able to be released in October to migrate with other Broad-Winged Hawks. So he's probably down on the beach in Florida by now ...<br />The runner I was working on is finished and ready to be a Christmas present. It's 15 feet long. Here's a bad picture of how it turned out:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9rK19xGi1GMZxMzGCf9qlT3_uRS5vHiEe3jmo0Dm5x1jw86NnXLnVb1w0__6S12X2-u5HLWp8qxVsU84vYafhs7-9WHA462ZH9oE1H7cxQzHLczkBgwAjz4p2Xf2U8JRMmcBcoxl9BzA/s1600-h/brownrunner15foot.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR9rK19xGi1GMZxMzGCf9qlT3_uRS5vHiEe3jmo0Dm5x1jw86NnXLnVb1w0__6S12X2-u5HLWp8qxVsU84vYafhs7-9WHA462ZH9oE1H7cxQzHLczkBgwAjz4p2Xf2U8JRMmcBcoxl9BzA/s320/brownrunner15foot.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415587100395277394" border="0" /></a>It's a gift for a man ... think he'll like it?chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-9339286846968380612009-12-07T18:23:00.000-05:002009-12-07T19:07:44.098-05:00The busiest monthFor lots of people ... not so much for me. By the time early December comes around, most of my work is done for the year. Earlier in 2009, I've experienced two studio tours (one a month long), a vacation by car to visit our daughter in Minnesota, an assortment of first-time weaving students, a magazine interview, a television interview. I've sold rugs and clothing through my studio, the craft gallery, and to my wholesale accounts, done a handful of art shows, and taken some "special" orders for people needing certain sizes or colors that I didn't have available.<br /><br />So today, one week into December, I'm trying to finish up these specials. I'm finally closing in on them ... an extra long shaggy runner in autumn colors:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkgc3HyRQSLJensOKk6-Ds3re40PTQmB-IV2x4NADHRoM5KOrfORpxCflcumzSa1f34oBEVp85cQLVB3SF_lQyopHrMbzRvWF8mi9-YBLaAzG7rgGMiEoITT3pRZwVhV5KYZjVo4g_FdD/s1600-h/dianesrunner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCkgc3HyRQSLJensOKk6-Ds3re40PTQmB-IV2x4NADHRoM5KOrfORpxCflcumzSa1f34oBEVp85cQLVB3SF_lQyopHrMbzRvWF8mi9-YBLaAzG7rgGMiEoITT3pRZwVhV5KYZjVo4g_FdD/s320/dianesrunner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412644900525226722" border="0" /></a><br />A red rayon chenille wrap:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHvsjRFPgGzTvNxsfJiFuVGIO8-neSOmkPAE-WZqvqJ7_-EAeYMv2ZU19gEs2WaP7plvhz9iM7aZzcLdYAVJU3o1JSrlZ5BOXIpCPI8FyB3SzyaS5zzhyphenhyphengnKE-YGKCQnlFvt9dLO018vL/s1600-h/redchenillewrap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHvsjRFPgGzTvNxsfJiFuVGIO8-neSOmkPAE-WZqvqJ7_-EAeYMv2ZU19gEs2WaP7plvhz9iM7aZzcLdYAVJU3o1JSrlZ5BOXIpCPI8FyB3SzyaS5zzhyphenhyphengnKE-YGKCQnlFvt9dLO018vL/s320/redchenillewrap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412645858394794034" border="0" /></a>(this is NOT the special order, but it plays one on this blog)<br />There are a few others small jobs that don't have to be done for Christmas so I'm feeling rather relaxed because these two should be done this week.<br /><br />So, now, I can start Christmas shopping!chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-31800822697899481392009-11-10T08:57:00.000-05:002009-11-10T12:47:49.336-05:00Shorter days, but more to doI thought when we turned the clocks back last week that I would have some more time to get caught up on stuff ... didn't happen.<br />I make myself crazy in October and November anyway. The month-long studio tour sounds like a great idea ... it forces me to be at the studio every day, supposedly creating rugs and clothing. But this year I had about 400 visitors for the month and that's a lot of talking, demonstrating, and, yes, selling. Mind you, I'm not complaining, but I did get a little behind in the weaving.<br />About mid-October, I got a call from a reporter for the local PBS station ... would I like to be on TV, talking about my Recycled Rugs? That was a hard one, seriously. It meant extra effort to make the studio look nice (thanks, Stephanie!), thought about what I should say for the interview (how can you plan ahead for that?), and just having to finally admit that I am now a senior citizen and look the part. But, of course, I ended up saying yes, and here's how it turned out:<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzUON9T_YlLhl2MxBbM2pzbabgXUp4FM44LgcCM_qXOSKpazSlq3akVXs-PHXTCM99HFP6267KqzN2ltlsRrQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />You'll love the scene at the end with Pike, the studio cat.<br />More later ...chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2043947398692848406.post-33281099029980342412009-09-08T23:14:00.000-04:002009-09-08T23:36:12.008-04:00Critters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbd1j_T5FnvjxvASWWaaDOVnV14jCIL9uGEcYd0BSXkkL72m1SjWtVIWMkAZG9-l0NS06s1CZ9QUfkhxqbyxfb-Glrb8pxo5U9leqVvrjBBPn7MXhQo7kA-x2tTOi2xW0vCAwXfFACV__/s1600-h/mantis1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbd1j_T5FnvjxvASWWaaDOVnV14jCIL9uGEcYd0BSXkkL72m1SjWtVIWMkAZG9-l0NS06s1CZ9QUfkhxqbyxfb-Glrb8pxo5U9leqVvrjBBPn7MXhQo7kA-x2tTOi2xW0vCAwXfFACV__/s320/mantis1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379304099232154178" border="0" /></a><br />Nature fascinates me. Birds, cats, deer, even insects.<br />My latest encounter was with some praying mantises (manti?). I went to fetch something from the pole barn and noticed one inside the building. I held out my hand and she climbed on and I took her up to the garden. I put her down in what's left of the day lillies and she stuck around ... and then I noticed another one, larger and darker. They must be getting ready to make their egg cases before the weather turns cold.<br />Driving to town last week I noticed something that made me smile ...<br />a flock of gold finches were gathered beside the road. I've never seen so many in one place. They took flight as I drove past and their gold and black feathers caught the morning sun.<br />Take some time today to notice the little things. You might smile, too.chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16226794991164579923noreply@blogger.com2