Well, Inside I have been lured by the loom, - doing all the winding and beaming and threading and sleying and finally to the process of throwing the shuttle back and forth, in rhythmic mode.
I have been taking an online course in Colour and Design, and it's kept me rapt and head down over the four harness LeClerc. This has been such a fun warp to weave, - marvelous colours, great symmetry and little blocks all over that have a chameleon effect as you change shuttles.
Having finished the assigned sample and a few variations I decided to resley the warp and use my imagination to make a nice drapey scarf...
Anyway, I hope it will be a nice drapey scarf!!!
For the weft I am using a lovely combination of silk and wool, but I am still a little ambivalent about the effect, and how the design will evolve....
So I decided to take my book and a cup of tea Outside into the garden, and relax and think a bit!!!!
While my tea cooled I ventured into the garden - that great explosion of greenery and the dratted ground cover of wild and viral violets (the kind that don't bloom). They do have a flower of sorts..
Mr. Google says "weird, pale flowers resembling mung bean sprouts that hide at the soil line" and they sow their blasted seed all summer without the need for pollination. These are called Cleistoganious flowers, from the Greek, which means "hidden". Alas, the only recommended method of removal is on your hands and knees with a knife, to dig out the roots!!!!
It has been a late spring. The tulips are still blooming, and the beautiful coral blossom is just beginning to cover the Quince bush.
I found the rhubarb had grown to monstrous size, - great fan-like leaves that would have been entirely adequate for Sally Rand. Hiding under the leaves were the sweetest lilies of the valley, which I saved, and also divested the plants of the baleful violet!
Eventually we returned to the cold tea, and the book I had brought with me - Callie and I. Bruce had given up and gone back into the house to keep a look-out from the front window, in case someone should come to call!! And he could sound the alarm!!!!
I read a few pages (Brene Brown's 'Gifts of Imperfection') before I nodded off (which I am inclined to do these days). And besides, I know all about imperfection and how I have learned to appreciate it...
I am so grateful for the garden and for the ways and means that allow me to weave. I have reached the point in my life where my mobility is not quite what it was, - nor my hearing. And I have lost all of my dearest friends, including my darling husband! So my social life is not what it once was......
However, the garden and the looms provide me with great inspiration, and the weaving especially keeps my brain active as I make lists of all the things I want to make and the math associated with planning these projects.
And then there is the Ukulele ........
My favourite piece to play before breakfast!
If I have posted this before I know you will enjoy it again!!!
