Good Crafternoon
Back in December I was delighted to find out that a past co-worker from the rock gym that I really like, Molly, is one of Fjiorlief’s neighbors. She wandered in while we were doing our holiday sale and we ended up geeking out about crafty fun stuff, sewing, fiber arts, and more. We decided that we should get together and do a modern sewing/project/craft day and last week was our first go. We both worked on some mending we’d been meaning on getting around to which was excellent.
This week Fjiorlief joined us. She worked on cutting out some of the items she’ll be sewing for SWAP (sewing with a plan) this year. Molly did some work on the Navaho rug she’s currently making. She learned how to dye, spin, and weave traditional Navaho rugs from her grandparents. Molly also helped me evaluate some fleeces I inherited, dye one a tangerine color, and gave me some beginning spinning lessons on a spinning wheel. Too much fun! I’m trying not to spend all of my time today geeking out on fiber-goodness, but it is hard… luckily if I really have the spinning bug Molly has a mostly restored second spinning wheel that she said she’d be willing to lend me - squee! Next time I’ll try to remember to bring my camera and take a few pics of projects people are working on.
Now I’m at home picking and carding wool… doom!!!
This week Fjiorlief joined us. She worked on cutting out some of the items she’ll be sewing for SWAP (sewing with a plan) this year. Molly did some work on the Navaho rug she’s currently making. She learned how to dye, spin, and weave traditional Navaho rugs from her grandparents. Molly also helped me evaluate some fleeces I inherited, dye one a tangerine color, and gave me some beginning spinning lessons on a spinning wheel. Too much fun! I’m trying not to spend all of my time today geeking out on fiber-goodness, but it is hard… luckily if I really have the spinning bug Molly has a mostly restored second spinning wheel that she said she’d be willing to lend me - squee! Next time I’ll try to remember to bring my camera and take a few pics of projects people are working on.
Now I’m at home picking and carding wool… doom!!!