I could not stand to throw away this ‘loom waste’ and finally got inspired and got out my 14″ triangle. It turned out just the right size for a cut-length tri and wove into a nice little napkin. It’s a bit small for a scarf, but there are many more thrums left so I could put several together. This is some nice soft linen left over from the upholstery material I wove for BIL’s chair. The loom has a 1/4″ sett but weaving this way gives me about 8 epi. I could also double it up a bit more to make it a little tighter if I wanted. The yarn is about 14 wpi to give you an idea, if you are thinking of your own left-overs.

I haven’t washed it yet so I’m not sure what is going to happen to it then. It’s a little open, but still a nice triangular napkin.

Just got Barb Herdman’s new tri weaving book and she has done a really great job. The book it worth the price, whether you are new or have been at it for some time. It will certainly rekindle your enthusiasm for tri-weaving. 🙂
The photo above is a weave called Althea and was made to help with thinner yarns, but I just grabbed the first two I came to in order to try it and they were nearly worsted weight but I think this makes a great little check. I can hardly wait to try it with that linen ‘thread’ I bought! And that’s just one of the techniques she illustrates in the book.
And thank you, Barb, for listing us as a resource.
You’ll find the book here. It doesnt take long to get your hard copy, so if you don’t have really fast internet, I recommend that route. 😛

http://www.lulu.com/content/792110

Dunno if anyone’s coming tomorrow but if they are, I’m ready. Well, I will be once I run the vacuum. I got all the wintering plants back out to their summer habitats and just have the winter’s detritus to clean up. You can see two of my antique chairs. Wish I had a bigger room then I could have my love seat in there, too. And I have a great eclectic collection of wooden dining chairs that would look great in a dining room, but alas… no room in the studio and my dining room has space for three chairs and a possible 4th if we scoot the table into the center of the room.
I hear the pileated woodpecker knocking. I went over and checked my neighbor’s house, he’s replacing the siding where the flicker chewed it up in his early spring courting frenzy! Noel was not happy, nor was his bank account to replace all that nice cedar siding! Anyway, he was safe this time. This big guy is out in the woods somewhere, doing as he ought. 🙂

Since I mowed these guys down with the lawnmower this afternoon I figured I may as well add them to tonight’s spaghetti sauce. The rain and sudden warm spell has made it a good year for morels. And nobody got around to raking the leaves last fall and I think they like that, too, even if the grass doesn’t! 😀 Oh well, can’t please everyone, huh? It’s 83 degree this afternoon and I have to say I like it.
Going to spend a few days in Rogue River with my sister and catch up on the grocery shopping while I’m at it. Taking the new truck, which I only today got to drive. Compared to his 17 year old ‘work’ truck, this one drives like a dream! It’s a diesel, the first one of those I’ve driven, but I think I have the hang of it. Winter might be challenging… :O
But that’s a long way off. The baby Jays in the rose bush outside my window should be fledgling any time now. I’ll have to keep an eye on the cats.
Hope you’re all enjoying the sunshine. 🙂

Sister Rosy showed up with Calamity Jane, a retired breeder Pomeranian (Thank goodness for spell checker!). She’s two years old, if I remember correctly, and Rosy took her to the ‘beauty parlor’ and got her a butch. Well, she’s cute even with short hair so I guess it doesnt matter but all her red is gone, she’s just a blond. (No offence to any who may also be just blond 😉 )
She is a cutie, tho, and quite a nice lady but my cats did NOT like her. Cori & she pretty much ignored each other.
But Rosy and I had a very pleasant visit.

Sorta. I finished the weaving projects for the lady’s book but I still have to write up the project. And I finished my final for the painting class but now I see that big black hole in the tree is right smack dab in the center of things. A no-no in composition. It wasn’t suppose to be right there but there’s nothing I can do about it now. I could paint another picture. I may. It’s not due until the 23rd so there’s time. I’ll think about it. Meantime this one is entitled “Taking a break Under an Old Ponderosa on the Pacific Crest Trail One Hot August Afternoon When The Resident Didn’t Appear to be Home”.
It’s been drizzling rain most of the day and got cold enough I had to build a fire. Himself is finishing up a rush job so will probably be late and hungry and tired so it’s a perfect day for that pot of veggie soup I made yesterday. I can heat it up whenever he arrives.
But the world is sure green out there. Hope yours is, too. 🙂

Randy remembered that I wanted dogwood and Redbud to decorate the church for our wedding and nothing was blooming the end of April that year, it was one of the late winter ones, unlike this year. So the other day he brought me an anniversary bouquet that he cut in the woods on the way home. Wasn’t that sweet?! 24 years! How time flies! 😀

This is Joy Wiltsee, a local watercolor artist of some renown, giving us a workshop today. We painted some local-ish scenery in a lovely spot down-river. for those few of you familiar with the area, it was at Big Bar on the Trinity, west of Weaverville on 299. A nice lady, a nice lesson, a lovely setting, and lunch was also nice.
I managed to roll with my chair down hill, showing my wrong side to the group and managing some nice bruises but all in all, a pleasant day. My painting isn’t finished so I’m not posting it here yet. Joy says that when you are within 10 minutes of being done, go put it under the bed for a week, then when you get it out you’ll see exactly what you need to do to finish! Seems like good advice to me. 😀

We got back from San Rafael last evening and barely unloaded the cars. Randy is unloading the tools out of mine so I can go on my filed trip later and he can go to work earlier. I brought this little bouquet back from his Dad’s place. I will see if it’ll root tho I don’t expect them to winter over. Never saw ice plant used a a house plant, but it might work, may start a new rage! 😉
Randy has his ‘new’ truck. Our first diesel, but it has all the stuff he’s been wanting and the price was good. His old one was only running on three ‘squirrels’ and they were not feeling well any more so it was time.
But it’s good to be home. Sis is coming down later this week to spend a few days. She hasn’t been down in quite a long time now so I am looking forward to that.
Oh yeah… the artichokes are also from Dad’s. They are really pretty thistle plants.
Looks like the sun might shine today, which is good because it’s al fresco painting today! No, lets see… my artists vocab says it’s plein aire… I think! :laugh: