Wool Wax Silk and Bones. I often go into dark woods, and go far to see brilliant things. I am surrounded by wonderful people, and am lucky to have found a familiar in an old black cat.
Monday 30 July 2012
Sunday 29 July 2012
Thursday 26 July 2012
Tuesday 24 July 2012
SIX!
The darling one and I have been married for six years now... so he picked up something for me today to commemorate.
IT was a bronze femur bone necklace from Votum.
It is the most lovely thing!
And the two people that make/sell them are so terribly nice! They make amazing things!
I first saw their studio on the East Side Culture Crawl.
I'm in love.
IT was a bronze femur bone necklace from Votum.
It is the most lovely thing!
And the two people that make/sell them are so terribly nice! They make amazing things!
I first saw their studio on the East Side Culture Crawl.
I'm in love.
Sunday 22 July 2012
Now to wash... What to do with your Knit Social jars....
So there was a yarn retreat put on by the women of Knit Social. They are super-amazing people that put on exciting events! (psssst.... they're putting one on called Knit City in October... here in Vancouver!)
At the yarn retreat last month they had Felicia Lo of Sweet Georgia there. IF you haven't used her yarn or fibre... you're missing out on one of the best things in life!! I just signed up for her fibre of the month club! DUUUUDE! That means that October/November/December I get fun new fibre!! WIN!!
But I digress....
So I gave swag for it.... Small jars to be put in windows to let them cook. They had Logwood and Lac colours in them, and they had alum as a mordant.
I LOVE solar dyeing!
So here are the instructions for what tehy (The people with the jars) need to do to make their yarn washed!! (Sorry for the lack of photos... i'm not at home right now... i'm out on an adventure with my darling one. It is our six year wedding anniversary!! YA!!!)
SO here come the instructions!!
1. Put on dish gloves... or some sort of rubber gloves. The dye WILL stain your hands. For real. Trust me.
2. Open Jar
3. Dump the contents of the jar into your sink... (Metal sink is best... easier clean-up!)
4. Rinse the yarn out... just like you would rinse hair dye out! SO add a little liquid soap to the yarn, and gently agitate the yarn. Be mindful that it is 100% wool... and will felt if you have it in super-hot water.
5. Hold the yarn in your hands, and allow the water to run over it until the water runs clear.
6. Hang the yarn to dry somewhere.... like over a railing... or on a dish towel.
Please note... this yarn is the Briggs and Little Softspun. I love this yarn. A lot.
I will post photos of me rinsing my yarn. And when you rinse yours... want to send them to me?
Love love love
At the yarn retreat last month they had Felicia Lo of Sweet Georgia there. IF you haven't used her yarn or fibre... you're missing out on one of the best things in life!! I just signed up for her fibre of the month club! DUUUUDE! That means that October/November/December I get fun new fibre!! WIN!!
But I digress....
So I gave swag for it.... Small jars to be put in windows to let them cook. They had Logwood and Lac colours in them, and they had alum as a mordant.
I LOVE solar dyeing!
So here are the instructions for what tehy (The people with the jars) need to do to make their yarn washed!! (Sorry for the lack of photos... i'm not at home right now... i'm out on an adventure with my darling one. It is our six year wedding anniversary!! YA!!!)
SO here come the instructions!!
1. Put on dish gloves... or some sort of rubber gloves. The dye WILL stain your hands. For real. Trust me.
2. Open Jar
3. Dump the contents of the jar into your sink... (Metal sink is best... easier clean-up!)
4. Rinse the yarn out... just like you would rinse hair dye out! SO add a little liquid soap to the yarn, and gently agitate the yarn. Be mindful that it is 100% wool... and will felt if you have it in super-hot water.
5. Hold the yarn in your hands, and allow the water to run over it until the water runs clear.
6. Hang the yarn to dry somewhere.... like over a railing... or on a dish towel.
Please note... this yarn is the Briggs and Little Softspun. I love this yarn. A lot.
I will post photos of me rinsing my yarn. And when you rinse yours... want to send them to me?
Love love love
Japaneese Indigo seeds!
Yesterday I taught a natural dye class about solar dyeing...
I told one of the ladies in it that I would find a source for her...
And I did!!
Check it! Yaaaaa!!!
I told one of the ladies in it that I would find a source for her...
And I did!!
USA
elizabethanonymous@earthlink.netCheck it! Yaaaaa!!!
Friday 20 July 2012
Thursday 19 July 2012
Cold Spring
The ever-amazing Nicola published a pattern on Ravelry.
Check out this awesome cowl pattern!
It is called Cold Spring
Also, the lovely Sylvia took the photos.
Super dream team!! ♥
Check out this awesome cowl pattern!
It is called Cold Spring
Also, the lovely Sylvia took the photos.
Super dream team!! ♥
Thursday 12 July 2012
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Sunday 8 July 2012
Knee highs!
Seriously! The most beautiful knee high socks knit out of yarn that I dyed with onion skins and an alum-iron mordant.
The woman that made these is amaze-full! Such a great knitter!
She also is running the Yarn Harvest this September in the Vancouver area!
The woman that made these is amaze-full! Such a great knitter!
She also is running the Yarn Harvest this September in the Vancouver area!
Friday 6 July 2012
Room!
The darling one and I have had the moose head from the John Candy movie 'Uncle Buck' in our living room for almost a year... Fixing it up.
It got hung at Gastown Tattoo Parlour last night! Now I have so much more room in my life!
It got hung at Gastown Tattoo Parlour last night! Now I have so much more room in my life!
Fire
This fibre is the color of fire!
It is dyed by Two Sisters with String, and is Colonial sheep fibre.
.... I'm in love!
It is dyed by Two Sisters with String, and is Colonial sheep fibre.
.... I'm in love!
Wednesday 4 July 2012
In the woods
The darling one and I went adventuring in the woods yesterday.
We left for Squamish I the morning. There was a small walkabout trail that is where the salmon spawn in the fall. There I saw a small snake! Also beat prints... So I meow-sang loudly to alert any bears of our presence.
Then we went to Cat Lake. It is SO beautiful there. The tiniest little lake. We walked around it, and played in the woods around it.
Good wood day.
We left for Squamish I the morning. There was a small walkabout trail that is where the salmon spawn in the fall. There I saw a small snake! Also beat prints... So I meow-sang loudly to alert any bears of our presence.
Then we went to Cat Lake. It is SO beautiful there. The tiniest little lake. We walked around it, and played in the woods around it.
Good wood day.
Tuesday 3 July 2012
Bathroom renovations
My darling one tiled the bathroom... I painted.
I'm still pretty unsure about the yellow...
I'm still pretty unsure about the yellow...
Sunday 1 July 2012
Colour...
What colour should I dye my hair?
This is really a vain question... but I am asking it anyhow...
Here is my Pinterest board about hair... which one should I choose?
This is really a vain question... but I am asking it anyhow...
Here is my Pinterest board about hair... which one should I choose?
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