Comments | alby_mangroves: as long as we're together

alby_mangroves

as long as we're together

Mar 16, 2016 21:41

Last weekend was Labour Day here, and as well as getting the Monday off, I took Friday too and drove up to craft camp - an annual meetup with some bloggers-cum-RL friends.

( the rest can go to hell )

textiles, village idiots are people too, craft camp, stucky big bang

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alby_mangroves March 16 2016, 23:49:42 UTC

Thank you, I'm so lucky to have this! I wish everyone could go and do that once a year. It's so good for your soul. I think it's my happy place, making stuff, I'm not great at relaxing, I like to be busy :D

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alby_mangroves March 16 2016, 23:51:03 UTC

I'm not good either! I can't make garments or anything complicated with a pattern, I'm terrible at it. But just zipping up and down in a wave pattern? I can SO do that! Haha :D

thalialunacy March 16 2016, 16:31:13 UTC

oh my goodness this sounds delightful. and QUILTS ahhhhhhh I LOVE THEM. my mom and I are going to be in a cabin doing nothing but knitting and writing for the next four days. we'll see what transpires. Not quit as awesome as this, but hopefully good stuff. :D

alby_mangroves March 16 2016, 23:52:04 UTC

OH YOU LIKE THE QUILTS DO YOU? HMM THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW :D

I hope you have the most wonderful, happy, productive, positive and relaxing time! ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

thalialunacy March 20 2016, 01:17:29 UTC

lolol YES MA'AM I DO YUP. no but seriously, quilts are amazing - art plus function, and one can never have too many.

It was an EXCELLENT time. I finished a Star Trek fic I started literally six years ago, and finished a knitted baby sweater, and bonded with my mom, and slept a lot. it was fab. :D

geekslave March 16 2016, 20:00:07 UTC

Sounds like a really peaceful and wonderful time. It's great that you can just devote so much time to being creative. Glad you got so much done!

Stacey

alby_mangroves March 16 2016, 23:55:08 UTC

Thanks Stacey! I try to make as much time as I can and not let the other balls drop ;)

kath_ballantyne March 17 2016, 00:55:07 UTC

It sounds amazing. I love the idea of just going somewhere with room to make. I live in a tiny 4 room cottage filled with books and yarn and fleeces and there's no room for anything. Anything I make needs to fit on my lap in my arm chair as it's all the room I have ( ... )

alby_mangroves March 18 2016, 05:54:32 UTC

I'm not a very skilled sewer but I bought myself this machine for my 21st Birthday so it's ...old as balls though not as old as yours! Haha. It still goes, that's the most important thing.

I sympathise with your lack of space! It's so hard when you can't leave your stuff out and have to pack everything up in between bouts of creativity :///

I get itchy too! That's why I normally work on 4000000 things at the same time :D