Happy LouLou!

Look what came in the post this morning.  Jubilate!!

Flo joins in the general rejoicing.

Where Am I?

I ran out of the pale grey Shetland yarn on Wednesday, and am waiting for a parcel with fresh supplies.  "Curses and naughty words"* about my failure to plan ahead! No progress on hayyah as a result, which is a tad worrying, but I will catch up.  I have filled the time with walking, admin. and other making (two little coats in progress; one knitted and one stitched, a customized jacket for me also in progress).

Tonight is Burn's Night and we are having Haggis, Tatties and Neeps (and maybe a wee dram) in the seminar room at WD, sharing the cooking.  The original plan was to meet here and for me to cook, but numbers grew.  Think there will be Lamingtons too, for Australia Day.

Tomorrow I am going 'home' for a few days - a family funeral on Friday and then a couple of days with Mum and Dad, which will be lovely.  We are hoping that Flo and Chester (M&D's Poodle / Crested cross) will be friends and play together...  I am taking my mini tapestry frame with me to work on a small piece.

Monday will be back to studio weaving full time, and keeping up the pace.  Yeehah!!

*a line from The Goon Show

Weaver's Dog (and Log): Stardate 150112

I made her this little coat from a 50s remnant (I have a few of these!) and cut up an old fleece of mine to line and edge it.  I took the pattern from a waterproof coat that I picked up in a sale for her (her semi-hairlessness means that she does need protection from cold and wet - not just me being silly, honest injun!).

She is settling in well, both at home and in the studio, where she occasionally ventures out into the garden without me.  We have a dog love triangle; she is enamoured of Henry the live-in standard poodle, and she is adored by Beano the visiting Jack Russell.  What fun.

And I have been doing some work.  nefesh is complete, and I have begun the next.  I decided that neshamah needs a wider warp, so am working on hayyah (= life) instead.  Yesterday I finished the selvedge, made the cartoon and stitched it in place, all ready to start weaving properly tomorrow.

This afternoon we (Flo and I) are off on a long walk, taking a flask and a sandwich.  It is a beautiful day - cold, crisp, sunny and blue skies - ideal for blowing away cobwebs.

And the flask has tea in it, not gin.

Finished!

(apart from the soumak, selvedge and half hitches...

..which I will do tomorrow)  Funny how it has taken me so long to get it finished; the last few days have been like walking through treacle in many respects.  Hopefully I will now have the energy and will to speed on with the next one.  And the next, and the....

Weaver's Dog; Stardate 020112

Her name is Flo (short for Floella), she is a 2 year old Chinese Crested.  I only met her this morning, and by this afternoon (after a nice walk in the woods) she was perched next to me on the bench while I wove.  The Hebrew text is finished, the centre of the fingerprint too - and that is the top edge in the centre.  I did not go into the studio on New Year's Eve (opted for a completely lazy day!), but I am not too far behind.

After Six Days Away from the Loom....

...went into the studio today.  Finished all the English text and a lot of the fingerprint background, and am only about five inches from the top.  This bodes well.

Weaver's Log, Stardate 221211

7 pm Yesterday

5.30 pm Today

I am about 2/3 of the way through this first panel, which is great, as it means that it is possible to make five panels in the time available.  No more weaving on this until 28th; I have my Boy home and we are visiting family for Christmas.