Work Log

[ursulas_alcove]

It was a rough morning. You know, one of those days where you realize everyone has clean clothes except you. Laundry happened. Then some weaving. I'm really enjoying myself, listening to the Thriving Farmer podcast. Michael Kilpatrick interviewed Glenn Elzinga, who is a regenerative rancher in Idaho. It was absolutely fascinating. I still have a half hour to go. Glenn is a great story teller. I realize not everyone is into farm podcasts, but Glenn explains what they are doing differently to mimic nature and how that effects the soil. Here's a link: https://www.thrivingfarmerpodcast.com/tag/idaho/


I don't know if I have enough brown to finish the shawl. If not, then I undo the whole shawl and rebuild it at a smaller size. I have my fingers crossed. Mohair is a bear to unweave. Hopefully, it won't come to that. I can't find my locker hook so the final bits are going to take more time than I want. I should know tomorrow if I can finish it.

Ball winding did not happen today. I did make a ball out of a sari silk yarn to see if there is enough for a shawl accent. There is enough but I will do a wash of the silk first. I don't want to find out it bleeds the hard way.

Then there is the memory of Loren. I dyed some yarn for a shawl in her honor. Loren had had a beautiful emerald green shawl from Ireland. She was working in a daycare center, maybe in Milwaukee. Her coworker took it upon herself to throw Loren's beautiful wool shawl in with a load of the kids' things. She thought she was doing Loren a favor. Loren was given a postage stamp of a shawl back. Her coworker had no idea. Nor had she ever apologized. She still felt that Loren should thank her. Ya. I had always meant to make Loren an emerald green shawl to replace her loss. It never happened. You only have today. Tomorrow is unknown. Loren is gone. But, I decided to dye my next shawl of handspun grey wool in emerald green.



The Columbine shawl has been washed. It's being blocked at the moment, waiting to dry. That is about all for today.

Comments

[dantesspirit]

That is going to be a gorgeous green shawl. Wear it in her memory.

Not my color

[ursulas_alcove]

The dye turned out well. But since Loren, like me, created to sell, it will go on the rack for sale. That is actually the best way to honor her memory. I just may add more greens to my rep. She’d be the first to say we are merchants first. She had even sold garments off her own body before, changing into something else.

Re: Not my color

[dantesspirit]

That's an even better way to honor her memory.}:)